So I sanded my Jazz's neck...

squierplayer120 · #1 10-06-2007, 11:18 PM

and it's the best thing I've ever done!

I slapped a couple coats of 3M Safest Stripper on there, then putty-knifed it off.

I sanded it down to bare wood using 60-grit, 150-grit, then 220-grit, then 550-grit, then 00 steel wool and finished with 0000 steel wool.

After all the sanding was done, I rubbed a thin coat of linseed oil into it, to cop a bit of a Musicman vibe...

Then, just to complete the setup, I slapped a new set of DR Hi-Beams on it.

Any other stories akin to that?

SuperSnake2012 · #2 10-06-2007, 11:22 PM

I was thinking of doing something like that to my MIM Jazz, but I'm scared to mess something up... I actually like the feel of it right now.

PilbaraBass · #3 10-07-2007, 05:12 PM

Very cool, but I don't go through that much trouble...

I just take a semi-worn 3M nylon scour pad and rub it up and down the back of the neck to "satin-ize" the finish a bit...takes about 2-3 minutes and the difference in feel is like night and day...I repeat the process about twice a year as the neck starts to feel too "smooth" again.

BuffaloBass · #4 10-09-2007, 12:12 PM

Back in the day, we sanded the finish off the back of our necks. After a period of time, the player's natural oils would fill the grain and result in a very fast ( albeit none too pretty) finish. I couldnt bring myself to do it to the 74 Jazz I bought in 78 though.

**j-raj** · #5 10-11-2007, 12:34 PM

I'd like to do that to a Jazz I have...

bakeronbass · #6 10-11-2007, 01:00 PM

I didn't know before I bought my Modulus that they offer a 0 friction or satinized neck. There rep told me this when I called to ask what I could put on it to slick it up that wouldnt damage the finish.
They actually told me that they oil there phenolic fingerboards with WD40 and suggested this as a cleaner and treatment for the finger board.
It was a couple hundred to have them satinize it.
Needless to say that I have a polish cloth designated to WD40.