Brain picking time. No doubt this has been answered before but never having owned or built a guitar with a maple fretboard i need some help. Im looking to build a jazz bass with a maple fretboard but im unsure how to finish it. Is it usually finished the same as the back of the neck? Any advice greatly appreciated
Hi Thigg, plenty of ways to do it from using wax, lemon oil, or same neck finish all over which is my preference.
On my J Bass and the Swampy Tele Tru Oil was used. Didn't tape any frets as once finished I just used those slotted metal fret polishing guides with 0000 steel wool to strip finish off the frets. Came up looking like a typical F style maple board.
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Waz
Builds # 4 & 5 in signature were maple boards done with Tru Oil.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
Cheers waz. Do you need many coats of truoil on the fretboard?
I reckon minimum of 6, maximum of 8-10
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# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
Thanks mate helps heaps. Glad the tru oil will be suitable. Great to work with
A 'stupid' question... But I'd rather sound stupid than be sorry
You don't sand the maple fretboard prior to applying tru-oil, do you?
or you do?
No mate. Put it straight on
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