Relic Question

[marchone]

Do the necks get the road worn treatment, too? Replete with nicks and chips or are they perfect for playability's sake?

I have a gouge in the back of the neck of my honestly road worn Tele and it bugs me.

Just curious if there's a norm.

 

[Dark Horse]

Do the necks get the road worn treatment, too? Replete with nicks and chips or are they perfect for playability's sake?

I have a gouge in the back of the neck of my honestly road worn Tele and it bugs me.

Just curious if there's a norm.

Personally, I don't do anything to subtract from playability. No dings on the back of the neck, gouges in the RW fingerboard, etc. On maple boards I have a way of simulating "wear" that doesn't groove up the fingerboard.

Dings on necks bug me too. I like nicely rolled edges, very little finish (natural oils please),etc.

 

[stshipley]

I have an 84 Squier Bullet, but I stupidly modified the body into a PJ and the pickup placement is all wrong. I loved the neck though, so I have it on a standard P/J body now.

-STS

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I steamed a ding out of a neck once with a soldering iron and some we paper towels. It worked and turned out nicely, but I'm not going to recommend the process since you have a bass with a lot of collectible value.

 

[ThaLowEndTheory]

I steamed a ding out of a neck once with a soldering iron and some we paper towels. It worked and turned out nicely, but I'm not going to recommend the process since you have a bass with a lot of collectible value.

Steaming works well on dents, but gouges are different. Steaming works by making the compressed wood fibers swell. If there is missing wood it probably wouldn't help. For gouges on necks I usually just smooth them out so that I can't feel them. Of course, it's not on anything vintage or collectable.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Steaming works well on dents, but gouges are different. Steaming works by making the compressed wood fibers swell. If there is missing wood it probably wouldn't help. For gouges on necks I usually just smooth them out so that I can't feel them. Of course, it's not on anything vintage or collectable.

True. I was reading "gouge" as "ding". If it's a big gouge, may have to live with it.

 

[marchone]

I have no plans to do anything to it.