The PRS website doesn’t mention anything about the 594s fret-wise, but it says the Santa and Paul’s guitar have jumbo frets.
Simply so, are extra jumbo frets good?
The main advantage of jumbo frets, is that when playing lead guitar runs, riffs and licks and solos, it is easier to bend the note by pushing the string towards the edge of the neck while fretting. Most frets classified as “jumbo” are both taller and wider than standard frets.
Subsequently, are jumbo guitars harder to play? This means that some players find them easier to balance on their knee. Jumbo guitars are larger than Dreadnoughts so may be uncomfortable for larger players. The smaller body size of the Dreadnought means that some players find it easier to play with whilst standing, compared to the Jumbo shape.
In this regard, what are PRS frets made of?
Another example of this would be that PRS uses extremely hard nickel frets on their instruments (such as the beautiful Custom 24), which are on par with a lot of stainless steel frets out there. Stainless steel frets are well known for their corrosion resistance and extra long-lasting alloy.
What fret size is PRS guitars?
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I’m led to believe that PRS guitars use Jescar fretwire. The standard is 47104 while DGTs use 57110.
What guitars have jumbo frets?
Guitars that have them: PRS Guitars have been using them all along, Jackson, Charvel, Ibanez, and many other Shredder type guitars have these frets as well. Tall Height and Wide Width frets tend to be called Jumbo Frets.
What size are jumbo frets?
However in contrast to vintage jumbo frets, jumbo frets are also tall. They have a width of . 110″ and a height of . 055″.
What size frets did SRV use?
The guitar featured frets that measured 0.110″ wide by 0.055″ when new, similar to Dunlop 6100 fretwire. String height was measured to be 5/64″ on the high E string and 7/64″ on the low E string. Each string had three full winds for the best angle at the bone nut.