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Hey all...

Maybe this is a completely dumb question. Has anyone used, or thought of using, different fretwire at different locations along the fretboard--i.e. using lower height fretwire after the neck joins the body? It would make the action higher there, but you I don't hang out on my acoustic above the 14th fret much. I guess with perfect setup it's a moot point, but it might give a little more leeway when setting things up?

And which fretwire are you guys using (brand, width, height?)?

Tj

what may be wrong with this thinking is that the higher the fret wire the more sharp you will pull the strings and in theory , the top of the fret plane should be the bottom of the nut slot. The key to a good fret job is proper fret board prep. If the fretboard is true to the geometry of the body it is going on , the frets will be easy to get in plane . If the fret board is not preped you are going to make things more difficult that they should be.
sounds like a good idea for a video