Musicman Fret wear

[slystewart]

I have a 1977 Musicman maple neck that I got a few weeks ago...the frets seem worn and low but not worn out
What are the first signs sound wise and in playing that they will need to be replaced... the guitars I have had in the past have always been fairly new... any help Stewart

[nig]

I got a 78 stingray new back in the day, I twice had the frets dressed,as they were rutted out and I got alot of fret noise, in the end I had it refretted but the luthier changed them without the need to refinish the neck so its original appeal was kept in tact, the original mm frets were soft thin wire frets, the ones I had put in were the flat gibson style frets, obviously not standard but they have lasted the test of time.