Skunk stripe

photodoug · #1 09-22-2003, 09:34 PM

The skunk stripe on the neck of my 1990 MIA J-bass has raised enough that I can just feel it with my thumb, not enough to catch with a fingernail. Is there a way I can buff it down wothout refinishing the neck? A repairman told me a few years back if it got any worse, he could replace the neck, but it hasn't.

dfung · #2 09-23-2003, 02:35 PM

The bumps over time that appear around the skunk stripe or other neck laminations are due to the different kinds of wood shrinking different amounts over time. I actually think it's kind of cool, a badge of time, but with certain woods it can get to be pretty annoying.

I don't think there's anything you can do to correct this without having to refinish the back of the neck. You shouldn't have to replace the neck unless there's a break between the woods. Correcting the ridge is as simple as running a scraper blade down the back of the neck, but you'll have to refinish after that.

Live with it if you can!

photodoug · #3 09-23-2003, 08:52 PM

Thanks for the advice. I guess I would rather live with it than mess with it.