I've made a few builds with maple fret boards and without any finish, they look horrible after some playing. I was always under the impression that fretboards should not have finsih on them, but I must be wrong. The last couple, I've put a couple coats of Tru-Oil on as I'm using that for the necks. Sure seems to stand up better to the grime that makes my maple look awful.
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Either that or footprints of the gods.
You can spray some poly on the fretboard and let it cure but as stated before...the funk is funky. JMHOYMMV
I love that Eric - never came across it before!
3 is my favourite
I believe someone here led me to Captain Beefheart's 10 Commandments of Guitar Playing. Probably a couple years ago.
I still remember the first time I heard Captain Beefheart. I was 12 and on an unofficial trip to the New York State Museum in Albany for the day. My mom had some kind of meeting there which was 3 hours drive from our home and I got the day off school. Free to just roam around I went to kill some time in the Rock n Roll temporary special exhibit and there was a small movie room where they had a few music videos playing. I heard Ice Cream for Crow with the video about a dozen times that day.
2, 3 & 5 say a whole bunch about the process. Good advice Eric.
I find that some of those G strings get a little too slippery!!! snk snk ;-)
I know I'll get blasted for this, but a light coat of boiled linseed oil, cut 50% by mineral spirits works for me. Just let it soak in for a minute and wipe it clean...
Damn CA, I can't get tru oil...
My trick for and fret boards is wipe on Tung oil applied with a foam brush. Let it sit for several minutes and wipe off the excess. I let it dry for at least 12 hours. Follow this with a thick paste made of beeswax and olive oil. After applying the paste, heat it with a hair dryer and wipe off the liquified wax. Then buff when cool.
So far my fret boards have stayed pretty clean.
It's hard to add anything more than what Bad Finger said but I equate this to recording engineers trying to get the "squeak" out when guitar players change finger position on strings.That's what's real and that's the way it IS! Don't try to erase that.This is the real deal, dirt and all! Embrace the funk and love the fact that it looks like it's been played!
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