Finishing a fretboard

[kells80aus]

I don't buy new strings I just build another guitar.......

LOL PK

[dave.king1]

/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from ultpanzi on July 25, 2014, 18:10
+1 that bassists dont change their strings. Im a bassist and Ive had the same bass for 5 years, play it live twice a week every week, sweated on the strings, licked them once to prove I can play with my tongue to a friend and still never changed the strings. I think the closest to string changing I ever come close to is the great quarterly tuning where I bump the tuning pegs by half a nanometer.

Amateur effort, I don't remember when I changed the strings on my Yamaha bass but I haven't been in a band since 1981 and it was well before then :P

Back then we were playing six nights a week

Pictured here with my 1976 Shergold Masquarader, still have and play both and they both hold tune like there's no tomorrow


Here's my last band at a club gig and if you suffer guitar envy look away now, the two acoustics are Martin D35 & Martin D28 ( father and son respectively )


The young bloke is Warren Derwent ( google is your friend ) who won Starmaker at Tamworth 1992, we as a band got pi55ed and got beaten in the final in 1980

Back on topic.

I am getting the lemon Oil / Dingo Wax on a rosewood board but what about and all maple jobbie, I also have a tele build in progress ( from a different supplier so flogging is acceptable and expected )

The tele will get some build pics elsewhere for interest sake because it is a bit different with vintage Schaller HB pups wired without tone control and a 4 way switch.

[dingobass]

Post that build in non Pit Bull gear...

No tone controls? I love it! Tone controls are redundant in this day with all the graphic eq on board most amps..

[Shoota]

Is the wax you are talking about a silicone based wax?

[Gavin1393]

Before DB comes on here and murders you, no, the wax is Carnuba Wax based, not silicone.....you don't want to use silicone on a guitar. makes it impossible to repair if it ever needs it.

[Shoota]

Ok. Just checking. All this talk of wax I use kitten creme auto polish on my snooker cue which is English ash. Just wondering if it's the same effect.

[Brendan]

Dave,
Dingotone would be fine for maple as well, cant see DB coming up with something that's not flexible... if you're talking fretless though, you may want to give some thought to CA'ing the fretboard (especially if it's maple) to stabilise it and reduce damage from the strings.

[Brendan]

Gav - DB would never murder someone - maybe ensure that their next kit turns up pre-stained with and Amaranthine - Conch Girl reversed burst, but never murder someone...

[GeneralKaos]

if you are a bassist, at least once every three months.......for we all know bassists NEVER change their strings!

You can change the strings on a bass??!!???

[stan]

I thought bassists kept the strings and replaced the guitars as they wore out...