Warmoth neck, Self or factory finish?

[Marikk]

I'm just about to pull the trigger on a Warmoth neck, Roasted maple/Roasted maple combo.

I have experience sanding down gloss necks and applying Tru oil. But i've never had to deal with the Fret board and frets when refinishing. Is there something else to consider when finishing a neck when it comes to deal with a fret board and frets?

the other option being to simply go with the Warmoth nitro satin finish

 

[deepestend]

Maple/Maple necks are a pain when it comes to finishing them. If you've got the patience to steel wool the frets to get the tru-oil off of them, I'd say go for it. I recently did a maple neck with spray nitro and spent a good amount of time cleaning up/sanding the fretboard and getting the frets in good shape.

If the upcharge isn't too much, you might want to leave it to Warmoth to finish the neck.

 

[b3e]

Roasted maple actually doesn't require a finish and it feels great in the hand without. I would suggest you try the unfinished neck

 

[The Ryantist]

Maple/Maple necks are a pain when it comes to finishing them. If you've got the patience to steel wool the frets to get the tru-oil off of them, I'd say go for it. I recently did a maple neck with spray nitro and spent a good amount of time cleaning up/sanding the fretboard and getting the frets in good shape.

If the upcharge isn't too much, you might want to leave it to Warmoth to finish the neck.

Warmoth does not clean up the frets after finishing though. They say their finish will just wear off the frets as you play it.

 

[deepestend]

Warmoth does not clean up the frets after finishing though. They say their finish will just wear off the frets as you play it.

Gotcha...it will wear off and may not really make a difference. But it looks a little icky. If that’s the case I’d just TO.

 

[deepestend]

Can’t really go wrong either way, though. For me, personally, the advantage to have warmth Do it would be fret cleanup. If you like TO and are comfortable applying it, I’d go that route (and have before). I did recently nitro spray a neck and that’s really a nice feel as well.

 

[Marikk]

Well i pulled the trigger, I went naked after doing some more reading on roasted maple..So heres hoping!

Pic is not mine but i bought the exact same thing, Its going a a 54 style P bass with a Duncan Custom shop stacked single coil p/u wired single, series,parallel

 

[b3e]

You will be really pleased with it, I have one on my strat and it's my favourite neck finish so far, smooth and natural. Those necks have a great sound too

 

[deepestend]

Adding a thin coat of TO is pretty easy if naked is not for you.