First Ever Build - SV1

[a_novice]

Not keen in the yellowing but if it’s 10 plus yrlears then not fussed. Silly question but do you need to do anything to the fretboard (finish wise) as it seems pretty good already.

[FrankenWashie]

Not keen in the yellowing but if it’s 10 plus yrlears then not fussed. Silly question but do you need to do anything to the fretboard (finish wise) as it seems pretty good already.

For the rosewood, you generally leave it and then after the rest of the finishing is done pop some lemon oil on it and buff it back, then re-oil when it starts to look dry as maintenance. You can also use fretboard wax over the top of it.

For the maple boards they typically get some truoil or what ever finish you use on top.

EDIT: My Fretboard started off like yours, but i couldn't deal with the florid inlay and the pearloid scratchplate, so I stripped the original board off, made my own from ebony and added the MOP basic fretmarkers. I scuffed the scratchplate then blacked it out to contrast the PE logo. It was a lot of work but the paint was worse!

[a_novice]

Cool thanks for that. Can be confusing as everyone has their own methods they swear by.

Well it turned out awesome.

[Bakersdozen]

For the rosewood, you generally leave it and then after the rest of the finishing is done pop some lemon oil on it and buff it back, then re-oil when it starts to look dry as maintenance. You can also use fretboard wax over the top of it.

Hey FW, do you mean wax over the top of lemon oil or instead of? Is there any particular lemon oil that's recommended? Is lemon oil also good for ebony fretboards?

[FrankenWashie]

Hey FW, do you mean wax over the top of lemon oil or instead of? Is there any particular lemon oil that's recommended? Is lemon oil also good for ebony fretboards?

I use the lemon oil on both Rosewood and ebony, no problems in the last 20 years. I know some also use a fretboard was, instead of and over the top of, but I have never felt the need to do this.