Jumbo Freets

[Big Harry]

Hi Jumbo SS Frets owners !
Are you happy with them ?
It must be a great feeling , jumbo stanlies steel on TAG neck .
I have YJM strat with etremely scaloped freetboard and Jumbo frets , but nickel ones .
Problem with YJM strat is once you get used on Jumbo frets and scalloped neck , every "normal" guitar looks like you play over glass -no feel- looks like no grip ! :eek:
I don't think I 'll ever have a guitar without Jumbo frets .
What about you ?
Thanks ,
Zoran

[Devnor]

I have Malmsteen and I know exactly what you're talking about. I guess heavy = jumbo in TAG speak? All my Anderson/Suhr guitars have jumbo frets but its not the same thing as the Malmsteen. I rarely play the YJM (its the 60s version) but its got a unique tone compared to the rest of my guitars.

What would be killer is a Andy Classic with Blackmore-style scallops. That could be a gamechanger for me.

[tom]

heavy does not = jumbo. jumbos are taller, wider and rounder than heavies. many moons ago i was into scalloped necks with small frets. i personally like to feel some wood under my fingertips but i get why some people like jumbos.

[Pietro]

I like tiny frets anymore, but some of my guitars have rather big ones.

I honestly can get by with either...

[pdicristina]

I started playing on jumbos back in 1984 with a Charvel Holdsworth model. It also had an extremely large radius fretboard. Both of these factors really facilitate a legato technique. I have a guitar that I scalloped years ago and I'm not wild about the way it feels. For me, jumbos work way better than scalloping. I like to bounce off the wood a bit I guess. I've got two Anderson's now with jumbo stainless frets - awesome.

[LearnedHand]

What I like about having different fret sized guitars is that it gives me different options to play depending upon what I want to play musically and how my hand feels that day. If I am going to try to impersonate YJM et al. then I am pulling out my TAG with jumbos. If I am going for a 60s rock vibe, then it is going to be my TAG with smaller sized frets.

[dugjustdug]

"For me, jumbos work way better than scalloping. I like to bounce off the wood a bit I guess."

I'm with you on this one. Have jumbo's on the Drop Top and they feel great.