So I got the refret back on Friday. Amazing that it was done earlier than they said it would (Thursday, just couldn't get out there). All looks well, I asked for narrower frets so there's a few chips in the fretboard around 2 frets from where the original ones dug in a bit too much, but a great job otherwise; nicely dressed and polished.
Anyway, threw the Rotos on and no good. E string has a weird vibration (I thought something was loose in the control cavity) and unless I mashed down as hard as I could with my fretting hand and got my fingers perfectly placed, there was way too much fret noise (especially as you release). Suspecting that this was due to the high action (bridge can't go any lower, old neck reset not helping) + higher string tension, I changed the Rotos out for an old set of TIs, and there's my girl! Not quite buttah; but that's not possible on this ole girl.
I'll try the Rotos on the RD; being the eldest of the herd, Lucy appears to need a lower tension string or she starts complaining.