Sensible price for refret on fender 7.25 radius neck

mar10

Afternoon all, So yeah 

I’ve got 2 or 3 people I’m going to get a quote from
 but what do you all think is a fair price for a refret on a 1979-81 strat?
 
I’m okay at fretwork but I don’t want to ruin my baby  (it’s maple with poly finish) < this is my main concern I’ve seen some less than good work with these thick finishes

id like it as ‘factory’ as possible eg: vintage small frets like it originally had
 the neck is in good condition & doesn’t need refinishing etc. So it should be a straight forward job

whAt have u guys paid for tip-top refrets?

thanks in Advance. Soz if there’s already such a thread or I’m posting in wrong sub etc

mandosteve

You'll probably get a lot of contrary opinions on this but if I were you I'd spend more on a place with a good reputation. I've seen people go for a 'cheaper' refret with some horrendous results. My go-to is always Charlie Chandler's Guitar Experience in Hampton Wick (they do a courier service too if you're far away). They did an amazing refret on my Fender Nocaster Relic a few years ago and it's way better than the factory work imo. According to their website the current price guide is £300-370. They are very good at matching vintage style fretwork and can tailor it to you too. The PLEK machine isn't a myth either. It's really amazing. People often judge it by Gibsons 'PLEK'd' factory offerings but they used 'simulated' string tension whereas CCGX use actual string tension. 

p90fool

I paid Rob Williams £250 for a perfect refret in stainless steel last summer. 
He does have lower overheads than city centre guys though.

sweepy

Always going to be more due to the refinish f the fretboard and removing and installing the frets from the side etc 

mar10

Cheers for the input so far gents, I had about 250-300 in mind so that’s good

playing guitar now & its worse on the higher frets where it’s had a fall away done when it’s been levelled previously by last owner

mar10

sweepy said:

Always going to be more due to the refinish f the fretboard and removing and installing the frets from the side etc 

Yeah not got the nards to do it myself because of the inch of poly & sideways frets

JD50

Leon at Grizzly refretted and installed new nut on a guitar of mine for £200.
http://www.grizzlyguitars.co.uk/repairs.html
He also rewired it for me. The guitar is an early.70's Mustang.

bingefeller

Doesn't @FelineGuitars  do refrets?  

mar10

I’m in Brum unfortunately  
 looking at diggins at the mo, says 195£ for lacquered neck refret + new nut £35
 (I’d prefer the old nut shimmed a tiny bit but will discuss when I phone them this/next week)

nice one all

FelineGuitars

Remember that the frets will need to come out SIDEWAYS on a Fender of that era if it has not been refretted before
£195 including refinish of the board  is a very good price

meltedbuzzbox

I got the nut replaced and a refret on a 67 fender with a bound board for £180.
Ex Chandler's/Fender technician based off the a14 about 50 mins from the centre of Birmingham

sweepy

FelineGuitars said:

Remember that the frets will need to come out SIDEWAYS on a Fender of that era if it has not been refretted before
£195 including refinish of the board  is a very good price

That's what I was getting at, they are not as straightforward to do as people think, I have seen a few bodge jobs that would make you wince, choose wisely and distance really is no object when its your pride and joy

maw4neu

I think that I paid about £200 for the refret on my Stratocaster from our very own Manchester Guitar Technician but I asked Steve to fit Med Jumbo's back in rather than skinny frets and he also did a Service & Setup at the same time  . . . The change in the guitar was amazing . . . The guitar was with Steve for just a couple of days  . . Excellent