Jumbo Frets: What style are these used for?

[l31itz]

What's the difference between jumbo frets and traditional?

How do they feel different?

What style are they used for?


Thanks,

Rob

[stuco]

 

Jumbo frets are basically what the word suggests. they are taller and fatter than the medium(average) fret you will see.  I had jumbo frets on an electric and liked it except you have to be careful how hard you push down because the fret is so tall that you can easily bend the note to a different note. That's all I know about them.  I'm not sure that they are intended for a specific style of music although I could be wrong.

[Steve]

I know that my Martin guitars have much smaller frets then Larrivée uses.  I like the Larrivée size fret much better, what size would these be called?  Medium, or Jumbo, or ?.

[ronmac]

Larrivee use medium sized fret wire.

[Steve]

My favorite fret size is medium! :GRN>

Thanks Ron!

[HangFire]

I've had the jumbo frets on a few Strats, I think they make bending notes a bit easier, jmho;-)

[Ratishna]

A lot of guitarists playing heavy rock use jumbos.  I had an Ibanez electric that had frets like railroad cross ties.

E.Shoaf

[jimmyd]

Some people really like them. If you have a heavy touch with your fretting hand they can be difficult to get used to.