Roasted Maple neck...

[joshua_helm]

I'll be getting my EBMM JP15 Blueberry Burst in a week or two, just wondering what is the best practices to take care of the neck and fret board? I've never had an unfinished neck before or roasted maple for that matter Lol thanks!!! What oils and waxes do you guys recommend also?.

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[dibart77]

Hi Joshua:

See here: How do I clean and maintain my Music Man neck?

And here for video: YouTube: Caring for your Music Man neck & Fretboard

Roasted maple is the same steps.

Enjoy your amazing new JP15!

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[joshua_helm]

Hi Joshua:

See here: How do I clean and maintain my Music Man neck?

And here for video: YouTube: Caring for your Music Man neck & Fretboard

Roasted maple is the same steps.

Enjoy your amazing new JP15!

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Thank you!

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[ozzyrules]

Follow the links that Jeff posted; piece of cake!!

 

[MesaBeno]

Can someone clarify/highlight the differences between the guitar in the video (rosewood fretboard) and the one the OP inquired about? Would you just repeat the process that was done to the back of the neck, on the fretboard? Or approach it differently?

 

[sanderhermans]

I wouldnt start sanding a maple fb if it can be avoided. So i try to keep it clean. If the fretboard does get dirty the same proces can be used. The back of the neck is exactly the same.

 

[MesaBeno]

I wouldnt start sanding a maple fb if it can be avoided. So i try to keep it clean. If the fretboard does get dirty the same proces can be used. The back of the neck is exactly the same.

The products used to clean the maple won't have an adverse effect on the frets or inlays?

 

[sanderhermans]

The products used to clean the maple won't have an adverse effect on the frets or inlays?

Nope

 

[MesaBeno]

Cool, thanks!

 

[ozzyrules]

Also, I find that 0000 steel wool works great.***Make sure to cover pups with painters tape as the steel wool shavings are attracted to the magnets in the pups!!!

 

[BrickGlass]

What if you have an all rosewood neck and fretboard? Do you just use the wonder wipes on the entire thing?

 

[edhalen]

What if you have an all rosewood neck and fretboard? Do you just use the wonder wipes on the entire thing?

I did and it turned out fantastic. Smooth as silk and CLEAN after some elbow grease

 

[varjao]

Hello guys, I was going to open a thread with a question about roasted maple necks, since this one is already on the first page I'm gonna post it here since it's related.

Yesterday I got my JPX with a roasted maple neck from the wall handler and I checked the straightness of the neck in that way closing one eye and aiming the guitar kind of like a rifle and I've notice that the neck that it's always straight like a ruler is now with a little bit of a bow, I didn't notice any change in the playability though, I know how to straight the neck, I was just curious about the reasons, because:

1 - It's been hot as hell here recently
2 - I've been busy so I didn't touch this guitar for a while like 3 weeks or more

So I don't know if it's reason 1 or 2, or both. I think during other busy times I didn't play the guitar for a while as well and nothing changed. I think for a guitar suffer any kind of effect related to non-play it's something like months or years stored, I think it's more weather related. I was just curious because I don't live in a place with drastic weather changes, it's basically warm all year so I don't need to do a lot of setup in my guitars every change of season, they are all very stable, I just adjust the truss rod when I change string gauges or tuning, but in the last week all of a sudden we got summer temperatures in the end of the winter so maybe is that.

I was just under the impression that a roasted maple neck, since it's more stable, for what I've heard require minimum setups, the previous owner of this guitar told me he played it in many different weather and the neck was always straight, so I was like "man I'm never gonna touch this truss rod".

So I think even more stable, roasted maple necks are still made of wood so it might require a little setup every once in a while correct?

 

[beej]

They say roasted necks are less susceptible to weather changes, but they're still wood, so they're still going to move (so never say never).

Small truss rod tweak should fix it.

 

[DrKev]

I've notice that the neck that it's always straight like a ruler is now with a little bit of a bow, I didn't notice any change in the playability though, I know how to straight the neck, I was just curious about the reasons...

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...the previous owner of this guitar told me he played it in many different weather and the neck was always straight, so I was like "man I'm never gonna touch this truss rod".

So I think even more stable, roasted maple necks are still made of wood so it might require a little setup every once in a while correct?

1) Remember that for most players a perfectly straight guitar neck is NOT optimum. Every major guitar manufacturer recommends a small amount of bow (referred to as neck relief). Those that give guide measurements give pretty much the same numbers: 0.2 - 0.5 mm / 0.008" - 0.020". Some people are indeed happy with less, but they are a minority so don't assume that flat is best.

2) Roasted maple necks are said to be more stable than regular maple but yes, it is still made of wood. A small adjustment may not be required from time to time. Also, it's not just temperature but humidity changes that can make a difference.

 

[varjao]

Thanks guys, even though it's been hot recently it's also dry, absence of rain for a while, it should be the reason. I was about to do a string change and hydrate the fretboard with lemon oil anyway but I was postponing due to a busy schedule, I'm gonna do that on the weekend.

 

[MesaBeno]

Thanks guys, even though it's been hot recently it's also dry, absence of rain for a while, it should be the reason. I was about to do a string change and hydrate the fretboard with lemon oil anyway but I was postponing due to a busy schedule, I'm gonna do that on the weekend.

Do you have a humidifier? It's super important to keep the environment the guitar is in nice at a suitable humidity level.

Also, I've read lemon oil doesn't do anything on maple necks since it doesn't have open grain in the way that rosewood, ebony, etc do.

 

[varjao]

The lemon oil is only for the fretboard and can only be used in rosewood and ebony, and other darker woods with grains.

 

[MesaBeno]

The lemon oil is only for the fretboard and can only be used in rosewood and ebony, and other darker woods with grains.

Got it - wasn't sure whether your fretboard was maple as well

 

[joshua_helm]

This thread is more relevant now as we are receiving our Jp15s now

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