I bet roasted prevents this...

[LisaIs]

Check out the wear on this guys maple neck. He obviously shreds up and down that thing. Time will tell, but I bet roasted prevents a lot of this.

 

[Vodka]

yeah, looks awful
you mean laquer on the roasted maple neck, not roasted itself
and wasn't there is only ebony board roasted necks, or?

 

[DrKev]

'Lickage' is not a cromulent word.

 

[ScreaminFloyd]

It looks Relic'd like someone got crazy with a Dremel. Mm did release a couple of
Roasted Maple finger boards on a couple of Bass guitars. Works of art!

 

[matty76]

my main axe, up until recently I can't put down the Music -Mans I've aquired, is an Ibanez 550, fretboard looks almost that bad
I never clean it, I just play it. probably just me but I think all that dirt and crap makes it sound better

 

[Roubster]

This is also the reason why I like rosewood fretboards hehe. You dont see Steve's #1 neck looking like that after more than 20 years of daily playing.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Lisa
Interesting post this, and it reminds me of when I read about Leo Fender first seeing wear such as this on what was then the "new fangled TV". He was concerned that a maple neck would show up such wear on TV. Which was I understand one of the reasons why rosewood boards became an option.
Some players see such wear as a "badge of honour" and like having their guitars showing up this kind of wear. You and everyboby here realises that with a modicum of maintenance this kind of wear can be minimised.
My guitar that I used for 30 years shows loads of battle scars - and with prevention could have looked like a 9 out of 10 guitar.
now I exclusively use EB guitars and with the benefit of years of experience i can assure you that they will be 9 out of 10n in years to come.
As I say a good thread though.
Spud

 

[NoUse121]

I just find it funny that many people out there pay lots of $$$ for brand new guitar and fret board to look like that.. By no means am I judging but hey whatever floats your boat!!

 

[LisaIs]

Thanks for all of your posts. I enjoyed and learned from all of them.

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Yah, that's a fully finished neck that's been worn through. If that were a Musicman neck with just the gunstock oil/wax, it likely would have actually been better taken care of. A neck like that....or any coated neck can be simply waxed with a good car wax on occation and then the wear literally takes place on the wax, not on the neck/fingerboard finish. I am not a fan of worn looking guitars myself. I wish the few nicks and checks in my 42 year old guitar had never occured and I take good care of that guitar. Maybe not so much through high school and college.

 

[Spudmurphy]

I wish the few nicks and checks in my 42 year old guitar had never occured and I take good care of that guitar. Maybe not so much through high school and college.

ahhhhh but we were young and impetuous - would not change those days though!!

 

[littlephil]

Yah, that's a fully finished neck that's been worn through. If that were a Musicman neck with just the gunstock oil/wax, it likely would have actually been better taken care of.

And even if it hadn't been, worn oiled necks look better. I don't really like any worn looks, but oiled necks look much better worn. Worn lacquer looks gross when it goes that orangey colour

 

[DJB]

Crazy! I know some people really love the look and feel of a worn maple neck/fretboard. I don't happen to be one of them, but to each their own.

 

[straycat113]

No one hates that phony relic craze more than I do but that fretboard looks good to me as that is natural wear. I can never forget when my first maple neck Tele actually started to show wear like that which made me feel I was puting the hours in. On an EB neck because it is not finished I personally do not like the filthy no up keep dirty fingerboard though, but on a finished maple neck their is nothing you can do as your wearing the finish off and their is a difference, as I like to take care of my gear the best I can. But as some guys stated about Rosewood necks you will really never have issues and outside of my EB guitars all my Fenders have RW necks as they are my preference as I like the feel of wood under my fingers which is why I love EB necks as I never knew maple could feel so good.

 

[lukeuser78]

Dunno, i do like the finger funk look but on fenders!

 

[Stu-Pendus]

Guys,there is no better feel that a neck and fingerboard that has been finely honed,worn and treated naturally by hand but just incase here's a guy that kind of shows this(sorry to all that have already seen this guy and this track))PS,watch it in HD and you will be shocked by the condidtion of the board.

YouTube - ALEX HUTCHINGS - JUST CRUISING

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