Author Topic: Finish question - rough on back of neck (Read 390 times)

richardloz · « **Reply #15 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:07:31 AM »

Hi Kris

Bass is awesome. Still getting used to its size after playing the Warlock for so many years as the Essence is quite substantially smaller.

Gave the back of the neck a light going over with some fine steel wool and it has improved 100%. Still not perfect but you really cant expect that after so many years of being played I suppose.

Still have that annoying fret buzz on the 3rd fret E string, which I will get seem to by a trained and recommended luthier. Fret dressing is not somewhere that I really want or need to go to right now.

I have been playing it most nights which has been great, albeit only through headphones as SWMBO will not let me fire the amp up at home

After 14 years of basically not playing we have just started rehearsing a cover band, doing all of the really bad hit songs of the past 30 years or so, with many coming from that 80's keyboard era. These days its just for some fun and some pocket money, but we are planning at breaking into the corporate market here which does pay much much better than the pub scene. I have done my research and have not found another band here in Perth playing anything like we are looking to do.

You know the song, you know all of the words, you know all of the lead guitar and keyboard solos, you played air guitar or air keyboards to most of them, but you would never in a million years let anyone know that you actually liked that song. Does that give you an idea of the type of material we will be covering.....lol

Have also acquired a new loose change tin and currently saving for my next Alembic....lol. My wife keeps on asking why I need so many guitars, what can I say as I dont think she will ever understand

Cheers

Richard

jacko · « **Reply #16 on:** February 17, 2008, 04:23:53 AM »

Just tell her you love her and buy her some flowers/chocolates/diamonds* Works every time;-)

Graeme

* delete as appropriate

richardloz · « **Reply #17 on:** February 17, 2008, 06:12:02 AM »

Graeme

DOnt you mean just tell her I love her and buy her a new Roland Fantom / Korg Oasys / Yamaha Motif / New video camera.......

She cant complain too much I suppose as she already has the Motif and a Triton and an older Roland. Now if she would just learn to use midi she would have unlimited sounds.

Richard

texangerbil · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2008, 03:39:32 PM »

Since this thread is sitting here I'll add my 2 penn'orth (that's cents to our American friends!).
As you can see from attached pic, I have a very sad Spoiler which is not being played because of the patch on the neck - worn back to bare wood and rough to the touch.

I looked into getting a refinish job done professionally but it would cost almost as much as I paid for the bass. I'm currently toying with the idea of stripping it and refinishing myself with Tung oil, but does anyone else have any suggestions for dealing with this sort of wear that don't involve a complete refin?

freefuzz · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2008, 11:35:18 AM »

stewmac.com sells lacquer for this kind of thing. sand it down first, then finish. it'll be noticable visually (unless you're really lucky), but you won't be staining the wood by playing it, and it'll feel similar to the rest of the neck. the finish is #3881 and it comes in a spray can. great stuff!