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    Overlord of Music Fretworn's Avatar
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    Tru-Oil has a slight yellow tinge. This will alter your pink colour, so you need to be prepared this will happen.
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    First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
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    JBA-4
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    Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck

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    Overlord of Music McCreed's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fretworn View Post
    Tru-Oil has a slight yellow tinge. This will alter your pink colour, so you need to be prepared this will happen.
    Good point Fretworn. I can't picture what that might look like, but we've all seen examples of blue turning green with Tru Oil.
    Worth doing some test pieces if you can get some scraps of ash. If not, Tasmanian Oak might work as a readily available substitute.

    I have invested in a few tools, particularly for doing the frets. So I will have them, just no experience using them yet. I think I may grab one of the real cheap ebay necks to experiment with before starting the real one just to build some confidence.
    An excellent approach. That's how a lot people get started (myself included).
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