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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Aug 21, 2020 18:53:46 GMT
Staining/dying any wood is not really difficult to do just mask the neck and where fretboard/neck join the body. I was not trying to put you off doing it hallon just didn't want you to get a result that you didn't want. If you do one thin coat at a time you'll be fine. Like I said before have a practice on a piece of scrap wood if needs be. Best of luck with it. 👍 |
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Post by hallon on Aug 21, 2020 18:55:38 GMT
A couple of pics of my 550 (jatoba fretboard). I do wonder if the Jatoba used in Vietnam & Chinese madw HB guitars varies? I was lucky and have a fairly dark Jatoba. I know it varies from which part of the tree it comes from as Donut posted. I have a friend who has an Ibanez that has a quite light Jatoba fretboard calebz were all the ones you dyed light in colour? As a side point I was in a guitar shop a few weeks back looking at some Fenders that had pau ferro and they were all colours!   Looks really nice! Would be really interesting to see a before pic? Yes do Vietnam and Chinese made guitars have different jatoba fretboards? Interesting question I would also like to know. My jatoba fretboard which is very light is Vietnam made. Also Calebz were your fretboards light? What did you mean pau ferro fretboards were all colors? As in all different colors? |
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Aug 21, 2020 19:04:31 GMT
Just to add what I should have put in the last post.
Any suitable fretboard oil/conditioner will give it shine/luster after dying. What brand or type you use is down to personal preference. I use Dr Ducks axe wax which isn't wax but mineral oil based and is also a string lubricant. But you or others may prefer something else.
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Aug 21, 2020 19:09:39 GMT
With regard to the pau ferro fretboards I mentioned. Some were actually multi coloured so the speak but no 2 were the same. If that makes sense.
The photos I posted of my 550 fretboard were taken about an hour after it came out of the box. I've oiled it since and it's pretty much the same 18 months later.
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Post by hallon on Aug 22, 2020 16:07:33 GMT
Staining/dying any wood is not really difficult to do just mask the neck and where fretboard/neck join the body. I was not trying to put you off doing it hallon just didn't want you to get a result that you didn't want. If you do one thin coat at a time you'll be fine. Like I said before have a practice on a piece of scrap wood if needs be. Best of luck with it. 👍 It's all good, don't worry, I appreciate the info!👍 I am asking because I want to know. Much better to be informed than just be ignorant and destroy the fretboard. yeah I will do some tests on a piece of scrap wood before if/when I am going to do it. |
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Post by hallon on Aug 22, 2020 16:10:30 GMT
Just to add what I should have put in the last post. Any suitable fretboard oil/conditioner will give it shine/luster after dying. What brand or type you use is down to personal preference. I use Dr Ducks axe wax which isn't wax but mineral oil based and is also a string lubricant. But you or others may prefer something else. Thanks for info. |
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Post by hallon on Aug 22, 2020 16:26:25 GMT
With regard to the pau ferro fretboards I mentioned. Some were actually multi coloured so the speak but no 2 were the same. If that makes sense. The photos I posted of my 550 fretboard were taken about an hour after it came out of the box. I've oiled it since and it's pretty much the same 18 months later. Aha that was what it looked like right out of the box? Cool, it looked great. Did not know Jatoba could be that dark. Is it Chinese or Vietnamese made? |
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Aug 22, 2020 16:32:09 GMT
With regard to the pau ferro fretboards I mentioned. Some were actually multi coloured so the speak but no 2 were the same. If that makes sense. The photos I posted of my 550 fretboard were taken about an hour after it came out of the box. I've oiled it since and it's pretty much the same 18 months later. Aha that was what it looked like right out of the box? Cool, it looked great. Did not know Jatoba could be that dark. Is it Chinese or Vietnamese made? Vietnamese made, jatoba can vary a lot I just got lucky with a dark piece. |
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Post by hallon on Aug 23, 2020 8:04:52 GMT
Aha that was what it looked like right out of the box? Cool, it looked great. Did not know Jatoba could be that dark. Is it Chinese or Vietnamese made? Vietnamese made, jatoba can vary a lot I just got lucky with a dark piece. Yeah it looks nice. My fretboard is very lightbrown/red-ish |
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