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11-06-2010, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | |  Neck finish?
Is the back of the neck on a DB completely bare? Or do people use an oil and wax finish like on Music Man basses?
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11-06-2010, 03:57 PM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Bennett  Is the back of the neck on a DB completely bare? Or do people use an oil and wax finish like on Music Man basses? | Typically unfinished but oiled.
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11-06-2010, 04:29 PM
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Oklahoma Strings | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma City | | | The reason for this is that varnish is 'sticky'. Your hand/thumb on the back of the neck would catch on the sticky varnish instead of making a smooth easy shift when changing positions.
Sometimes you will see a light clear coat, but I prefer oiled or even bare to any amount of varnish.
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11-06-2010, 04:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | | | Cool, so what kind of oil would you use? |
11-06-2010, 08:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | | This comes up occasionally so if you do a search you may find something. I like watco but linseed oil works well too. Rub it in with fine steel wool and then let your hands do the rest.
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11-07-2010, 12:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | | | Thanks. |
11-07-2010, 02:20 AM
|  | 'Woodworker - Witch Doctor - Luthier'
Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | If you're using linseed oil (which is what I use) be sure to use boiled, not raw - raw never dries...  |
11-07-2010, 10:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | | | OK, I got some boiled linseed oil and some 0000 steel wool. Do you use the linseed oil 'as is', or diluted? The instructions on the can say to dilute with mineral spirits or paint thinner. |
11-07-2010, 11:50 AM
| | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | | Steve--
What's on there now? What prompted the question?
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11-07-2010, 11:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by drurb What's on there now? What prompted the question? | It appears to be bare now. I guess I'm just looking to protect the wood but still have the slick, bare wood feel. |
11-07-2010, 02:46 PM
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Oklahoma Strings | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma City | | | Use it straight, no thinners. You'll have to do a good bit of cleanup, though as it gets a little thick.
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11-07-2010, 02:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | | | Cool, already did it. I assume I should wait until tomorrow for coat #2? |
11-07-2010, 05:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Billings, MT | | | Personally, I just let it set for a couple of hours and wipe off the excess. I don't often find it necessary to apply a 2nd coat.
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11-07-2010, 06:31 PM
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Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Bennett Cool, already did it. I assume I should wait until tomorrow for coat #2? | Tomorrow would be perfect - try rubbing it in with 600 grit paper! |
11-07-2010, 07:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers Tomorrow would be perfect - try rubbing it in with 600 grit paper! | Got anxious and went ahead with coat 2... I rubbed it with steel wool first. I think this is going to turn out really well.  |
11-07-2010, 08:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC | | | About twice a year, I give the neck a cleaning with 0000 steel wool. Then, I put a few drops of boiled linseed oil on my hand and rub it into the wood of the neck til it heats up enough to get uncomfortable. I get a glassy smooth finish with no "drag' at all. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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