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Fretwire For Rickenbacker Refret

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:52 am
by admin
From the Rickenbacker Forum Mailbox
"I am going to be doing a refret on a friends Rick Bass and wondered what size/brand of fretwire you would reccomend?"


Any recommendations on a gauge of fretwire and anything else to consider in refretting a Rickenbacker Bass?

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:46 am
by beatlefan
I am ready to do this too, on my '73.....

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:20 am
by jaymi
Ask Ted, he did the frets on the Cheyenne that I have and it is really nice..

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:31 am
by rickfan60
For a newer Rick, Stew-Mac #149 is a close fit. It is a bit wider and taller than the wire used on the older Ricks. I have not tried matching the older wire yet but I am sure Stewart Macdonald has some that will fit.