Gold Fret wire?

[freakout]

Anyone have any experiences?

[Ibateur]

as in "real gold" ? I would think that real gold, along with being extremely expensive, would also be extremely soft and short-lived.

The reason steel is used mostly is because it is damned hard.

[scotte_za]

Also, wouldn't gold fret wire look a bit tacky? Just my opinion

[markg5150]

For the reason Ibateur says it would have to be gold colour plated steel that would probably wear off in use - so will probably end up looking pretty crappy.

It would look nice on something like the gold RG that was posted a week or so ago or maybe against a solid black guitar with gold hardware.

[brothersnowgone]

I think he means gold colored frets. http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/...=fretsize#gold

I have no experience with them BTW. Although they say the color is solid through so at least the color wont wear off.

[Ibateur]

Makes sense to have it "colored steel".

If that's the case, I would think along the lines of scotte_za.

[DEADTUNES666]

With gold hardware it would look damn sharp...IMO

[IbanezFreak777]

anyone know where i can get gold strings ??

[Dee]

Look for a brand called Maxima.

[newbieguitarmaker]

Originally Posted by brothersnowgone

I think he means gold colored frets. http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/...=fretsize#gold

I have no experience with them BTW. Although they say the color is solid through so at least the color wont wear off.

that makes sense, since as you guys said gold is damn expensive and soft