Greg.Bassman Posted October 5, 2020 Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Hello. I have a fender jazz bass at the moment, but am looking into purchasing a sire v7 bass. The former has medium jumbo frets and the latter has medium small [I think!]. What difference can I expect to find between the two basses in terms of feel and performance because of this? Also, what is the purpose of different fret sizes in general? I am curious to understand the science behind such. Thank you. Edited October 6, 2020 by Greg.Bassman Quote
hooky_lowdown Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 They have no impact on feel, I've found jumbo frets makes more of a clanky noise when you play a note, because theres more metal on metal string contact. Thinner frets are better imho, less clank and more precise. 1 Quote
Greg.Bassman Posted October 7, 2020 Author Posted October 7, 2020 23 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: They have no impact on feel, I've found jumbo frets makes more of a clanky noise when you play a note, because theres more metal on metal string contact. Thinner frets are better imho, less clank and more precise. Interesting. Thank you for your feedback. Quote
Drax Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 The frets on the Sire won’t feel different to your Fender , they might even be the same size. There’s a variety of fractionally different sizes that get labelled Medium Jumbo. Sire uses 2.4mm, which is often called MJ. 1 Quote
Greg.Bassman Posted October 7, 2020 Author Posted October 7, 2020 9 hours ago, Drax said: The frets on the Sire won’t feel different to your Fender , they might even be the same size. There’s a variety of fractionally different sizes that get labelled Medium Jumbo. Sire uses 2.4mm, which is often called MJ. I see. Thank you. I should have specified that I have a ‘player’ [mexican made] series fender jazz bass. Does this make a difference? Quote
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