sanding down necks

Sylex's Bassist · #1 06-21-2009, 03:41 AM

UGH unfortunately on both my basses, i have many many nicks, dings and scratches on the back of my neck. and one of the necks is finished, which i dont like.

is sanding down either neck a good idea? just enough to kind of even out the scratches and maybe get rid of that disgusting finish?

jdieh1 · #2 06-21-2009, 03:55 AM

Well I suppose that it would be if you didn't go too far with it. You have to sand the neck for a refinish...

Dirty Chris · #3 06-23-2009, 01:27 PM

I didn't like the gloss on my beater Squier, so I hand sanded it smooth and love it.

But, it's a SQUIER. Depends if you're comfortable taking abrasives to your bass. If you decide to do it yourself, do it by hand and go slow to avoid a mis-shaped neck I suppose. FWIW.

Hilton Marsh · #4 06-23-2009, 09:45 PM

I asked guitar luther David Certain (St Louis MI) the same question. His answer was yes. I used 220 grit and 320grit wet n dry (dry) to flattened out the modern "C" profile so it sat in my hand much better.
He recommended I re-coat my bass neck with a poly clear coat. I chose a satin finish.
I didn't like the feel of the poly finish so I made it silky smooth by lightly rubbing back a few coats of the clear using 800grit W&D (Wet) then 1000grit, then 1200 and so on until I got to 2500 W&D (Wet).
The final step was using a 3M rubbing compound.
Now the neck is slipper fast and as smooth as your girlfriends arse.

rcarraher · #5 06-23-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylex's Bassist

UGH unfortunately on both my basses, i have many many nicks, dings and scratches on the back of my neck. and one of the necks is finished, which i dont like.

is sanding down either neck a good idea? just enough to kind of even out the scratches and maybe get rid of that disgusting finish?

I've sanded necks for many reasons, well, really two. First, you can even out and take the sharp spots out of nicks and dings, also to remove or refinish. Just go lightly and only up and down (with the grain).

MHLakland · #6 07-03-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Hilton Marsh

I asked guitar luther David Certain (St Louis MI) the same question. His answer was yes. He recommended I re-coat my bass neck with a poly clear coat. I chose a satin finish. I didn't like the feel of the poly finish so I made it silky smooth by lightly rubbing back a few coats of the clear using 800grit W&D (Wet) then 1000grit, then 1200 and so on until I got to 2500 W&D (Wet).
The final step was using a 3M rubbing compound.
Now the neck is slipper fast and as smooth as your girlfriends arse.

1.Is this for sealing purposes?
2.What if it's not re-coated?