easy bending frets

[blackmusic]

wut are the easiest (smoothest) frets to bend on?

 

[BrettB]

what a strange question The higher on the neck, the easier the bend, or isn't that what you mean? or is it?

 

[blackmusic]

thats what i figured, but does the width of it have to do nething with how easy it bends?

 

[blackmusic]

oh yeah! and what kind of material would be easiest to bend on?

 

[Tom Hicks]

Ease of bending depends more on your bridge than the frets.The straightness of the bridge conflicts with the curvature of the neck,so you get a scraping as you bend.Adjust the bridge saddles to follow the curvature of the neck exactly.Also,putting (via trussrod adjustment) a slight upbow in the neck (called "relief") helps to eliminate the buzz when bending strings across the neck.

 

[TexRoadkill]

Jumbo frets can help a little also.

 

[eyeslikefire]

Fret material if I am not mistaken is composed of nickle, copper and zinc. There 15% & 18% nickel the ladder being the hardest of the two. I personally agree with Tex, jumbos for me are better for bending than the mediums or thins.

 

[Fangar]

Jumbo frets. Thsi allows the string to steer clear of the actual fingerboard. Or a scalloped fingerboard which for some reason has always struck me as extremely gay. (In a viking way).

Fangar