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2007-02-09, 17:25
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New Blood
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Richmond, VA
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Unfinished Neck
What can I put on an unfinished maple neck to make it really smooth and some what glossy. Is it some type of clearcoat lacquer or oil of some sort? The neck is also scalloped so I ultimately want it to to be smooth for my fingers to glide up/down the neck as well as using huge bends/lots of vibrato.
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2007-02-09, 18:04
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: West Coast
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You dont even need to put a finish on it, just sand it. I would probably go in this order of grit: #200, #400, #600, #1000, #1500. That will get you a super smooth neck that will feel great to play on.
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Originally Posted by the_bleeding
buy a stick of graphite (art stores) and rub it into your nut
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2007-02-09, 18:29
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New Blood
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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It won't take too much sanding will it? You are referring to just the back of the neck right? If you are talking about the fretboard too then that's a lot of sanding and time I have to dedicate. I don't want the scalloped frets affected and any more concave/deeper than they are now if you are referring to the fretboard. I know scalloping and the sanding that is done to achieve this is an entirely different process too but I just don't want the scallops to be affected because I really like how it is now.
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2007-02-09, 18:41
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Senior Metalhead
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia / Montreal, Canada
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No he's just talking about the back of the neck.
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2007-02-09, 18:52
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yeh just sand off the alqwuer, and then sand up to like 1200 grit (could even do a higher grit)
after that, put some linseed oil onit, let that dry for 3 or 4 days) lightly sand again with 1200 or higher grit, and oil again.
your gonna get the fastest feel thatway, also, the linseed oil will dry up on the surface, so it will actualy seal the wood from moist, so this way the neck is protected pretty good, not as well as laquer i guess, but the protection will be good enough and the feel is simply amazing.
downside to oil finish is that the neck gets dirty after a while, but you can simply whipe that off with some dmped cloth. and also the linseed oil takes a while to dry up properly.. i believe bioled linseed oil dries alot quicker, but ive heard thats less protective.. but thats probaly a minimal difference.
anywya, i did this on my telecaster wich i just sortof finished, and iev had this on 2 other guitars i owned, and i can highly recomend it.
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2007-02-09, 23:11
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I'd use tung oil.
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