Having received my "shop soiled" Ibanez SR900 and not quite in the condition I expected, there are a couple of things I am hoping I can get some advice on.
The fretboard seems to be looking a little sorry for itself, although the photo does make it look a little bit worse than it really is.
After talking a local Dealer and searching for information, I've ordered some Dunlop Lemon Oil to try and put a little life back into it. Hopefully that will do the trick.
The Elixir strings need to be replaced, as the coating is coming off. I know that you should really only replace one string at a time, but in order to clean/treat/refresh the fretboard I would assume that removing all of the strings is a must. Not knowing the history of the guitar and if the set up is actually correct at the moment, I'm also assuming that losing the current set up isn't really an issue for someone who knows what they are doing. Therefore, I thought it would be best to remove the strings and sort out the fretboard myself and then take it so a professional to get the new strings installed and everything set up correctly.
Does that sound sensible or would I be making a big mistake?
The fretboard seems to be looking a little sorry for itself, although the photo does make it look a little bit worse than it really is.
After talking a local Dealer and searching for information, I've ordered some Dunlop Lemon Oil to try and put a little life back into it. Hopefully that will do the trick.
The Elixir strings need to be replaced, as the coating is coming off. I know that you should really only replace one string at a time, but in order to clean/treat/refresh the fretboard I would assume that removing all of the strings is a must. Not knowing the history of the guitar and if the set up is actually correct at the moment, I'm also assuming that losing the current set up isn't really an issue for someone who knows what they are doing. Therefore, I thought it would be best to remove the strings and sort out the fretboard myself and then take it so a professional to get the new strings installed and everything set up correctly.
Does that sound sensible or would I be making a big mistake?
