Getting that EBMM neck feel?

[kestrou]

One of the reason I love my Morse Bluebursts so much is the maple oil and wax finish on the necks - far preferable to me than necks with a more traditional spray finish that seems "tacky" to my tactile senses!

Problem is I have a guitar with a finished mahogany neck - and it's an "off the beaten path" guitar (doesn't start with F or G or I) so a replacement maple neck isn't an option unless I have it custom made...

So, first option: anybody ever oil/wax a mahogany neck? I'm thinking the more open grain of mahogany, as compare to maple, wouldn't make this a viable option.

Second option: can anybody recommend anybody GOOD at making a custom maple neck with rosewood fretboard? Fair warning, it's a bolt-on neck, but the pocket is unique.

kestrou

 

[Lou]

Much cheaper alternative. Give your neck a satin feel by following this method. How to make your guitar neck 10 x faster - www.fr…: How to make your guitar neck 10 x faster - www.frudua.com - YouTube
You can use a 3M kitchen scubbie to do it.

 

[guitvai1]

One option would be to get all the lacquer off with coarser grit sand paper and then gradually take it down to about 400 grit. Then use a grain filler like "Timber Mate" mixed with water to a pretty thick consistency (oil thick) and apply a good coat of it. Let it dry overnight and then sand it completely back to the wood with 400 grit. Once you finish all that - apply the oil and wax finish as described by music man in a youtube video. The timber mate or other grain filler should take care of the pores.

 

[uOpt]

The big question is whether the original neck is nitro or poly. Both can be sticky, but for different reasons. Different players have different sense of what "sticky" means, exactly.

If you prefer nitro you can spray it over poly.

The reason why mahogany is usually not truoil treated is that it has open pores that need woof filling before putting on paint layers. Once you have the filler on it is kind of pointless to then come in charging with tru oil.

Of course you can do it like G..... with the faded and "satin" series and simply omit the wood filling step before spraypainting.

 

[DrKev]

The reason why mahogany is usually not truoil treated is that it has open pores that need woof filling before putting on paint layers. Once you have the filler on it is kind of pointless to then come in charging with tru oil.

Yes, mahogany is a poor choice for unfinsihed.