I'm in the process of trying to restore my first bass I tore apart in wood shop in H.S. and left her that way. Her name is Besty, like the horse from that Three Stooges Episoid. Well I'm having fun and being experimental with certain parts that effect the Timbre'(sound qualities) of the instrument. In one aspect of this I'm concern with the fret wiring materiel used because diffrent metals resonate diffrently, so if you need some fret wire or fret ex.http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting_supplies/Fretwire/Stewart-MacDonald_Fretwire.html?gclid=CNeivIi29IcCFQ_rYAoddWhijAClCK ABOVEUPGRADED THIS POSTING JUST TO SHOW YOU SOMEONE ELSE WHO WORKS ON HIS INSTRUMENTS...