Warwick neck question

[AndrewMagrini]

Has anyone ever put a finish on their Warwicks neck? I gotta say that even with waxing a couple times a week, it still tends to get sticky during long practices and/or gigs

I'm thinking of lightly sanding the neck and applying a think finish to keep this from happening. Does anyone (Warwick owner or not) have a suggestion for how to do this?

I posted this up in the Basses section, but perhaps there will be better feedback in this section.

Thanks!

 

[Musiclogic]

if the neck is getting sticky this often, you might want to consider the "wax build-up" question. it may have too much wax and oil from your hands in the grain, and needs to have the build-up removed to truly clean the neck. Is the neck Wenge, Ovangkol(shedua), Bubinga, or Maple?

 

[Rocky McDougall]

Sticking, is useally caused by a neck the is too smooth/glossy. I would suggest striping the wax and then lightly sanding to a satin finish. Also, an old sweat sock with some talcom power inside is nice to have in an emergency.

 

[tdogg]

my warwicks ovangol neck gets a little sticky when i put too much wax on it. i really have to buff it good to remove the build up

 

[AndrewMagrini]

if the neck is getting sticky this often, you might want to consider the "wax build-up" question. it may have too much wax and oil from your hands in the grain, and needs to have the build-up removed to truly clean the neck. Is the neck Wenge, Ovangkol(shedua), Bubinga, or Maple?

Sorry to get back at you so late, but its an Ovangkol neck. I've stopped using wax for a bit, but on very humid days I feel the neck tends to have a certain "grip" about it.

 

[octaverazor]

I never wax my Warwicks neck. The manual says the oils for your hands are enough for the wood.

 

[lowendfriend]

I never wax my Warwicks neck. The manual says the oils for your hands are enough for the wood.

Thank you, thank you, thank you....I was beginning to feel guilty about never waxing the neck and here all the time I was just insightful!

 

[Spider]

I am not sure, but if u plan to refinish the neck, smooth sanding might not be enough, since the wax will be inside the pores, making the painting quite difficult.. anyone has ever done that ?

 

[stpvoodoo1]

You might look into hitting the neck with some really fine steel wool to get all the excess wax off (with the grain of course), then oil it with boiled linseed oil (or some other very fine oil). I've done it to my Dolphin and it worked pretty well. The stickiness is probably the wax though, that's for sure.

 

[RCCollins]

I never wax my Warwicks neck. The manual says the oils for your hands are enough for the wood.

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[alexgeddy]

Hi,

I use Modulus basses and the necks get sticky. When this happens I spray the neck with Finger Ease. I think it's still available. but it makes the neck real fast. Maybe this will help.

Good luck,
Bill