'73 P bass refret -- what kind of frets?

[hudpucker]

Hey all.


My bass player has finally come up with the dough to have his beloved '73 P-bass refretted (it has the original frets and wow, are they worn down).

I'm taking it to a top notch luthier in these heah parts but I'm curious as to what the long-time P or J bass players feel would be the 'best' type of fret for the refret. Vintage? Something a bit larger like 6105's or 'medium' jumbos? Is there a 'usual upgrade' in this area or is OEM just fine?

FWIW, he uses flatwounds and fingers. Just straight into his G&K amp.

thanks for the input.

[chuckocaster]

to be brutally honest, i can't really tell the difference on bass. guitars i can, but not bass.

i'd suggest something on the med to low side since his frets are so worn to begin with, he's probably used to it.

[hudpucker]

thanks. He's going with Fender Standard frets.

[chuckocaster]

that seems like a good idea.

[refin]

Since bass is pretty straight up (no bending,ect.),low frets are good.........just tall enough to intonate the note.