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[EsquireEsque]

Took a plunge and sandpapered the back of the nut down - I had done this previously with the plastic nut (on the first build) so I took that as a guide.

Possibly still a tad high - but only in comparison to my Telecaster.

Immediate change in tone....

Capo'd at the first fret, the string bottom is about 2mm above the 12th fret. Tiny bit of fretbuzz if i really try to get it - or hit the strings very aggressively.

So I'kll see hwo that goes with time.

For now - I'll just see about moving the bridge 1/2 to 1 mm "to the left" so that it lines up perfectly with the neck..

Once that's done I'll need to decide on teh pickup, volume control and a switch for tone caps......

Meanwhile I'm experimenting with Whittles hard wax oils and stains - I think a translucentish White (the Douglas Fir is rather "stripy, so I'll have to see


I suspect the Pittbill neck "rosewood fretboards" are dyed - does anyone know if it's possible to remove this - I had a though of staining the neck including the fretboard "Jarrah" to make a contrax=st with the whitish body.

[Trevor Davies]

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I suspect the Pittbill neck "rosewood fretboards" are dyed - does anyone know if it's possible to remove this - I had a though of staining the neck including the fretboard "Jarrah" to make a contrax=st with the whitish body.

The rosewood is not dyed. I cut through a PB neck (to get the truss rod) and the fretboard was a solid dark colour all the way through. Not sure if it is true rosewood though! You could definitely stain the maple wood of the neck a jarrah colour to get contrast.

[EsquireEsque]

The rosewood is not dyed. I cut through a PB neck (to get the truss rod) and the fretboard was a solid dark colour all the way through. Not sure if it is true rosewood though! You could definitely stain the maple wood of the neck a jarrah colour to get contrast.

I see.

I thought it was dyed as when I oil the fretboards I noticed a dark colour coming off them... must just be a wood with a lot of tannins.

I think Jarrah probably doesn't look good against the fretboard...unless the fretboard was also dyed darker....