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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | We'll start with the Headstock... I did a cosmetic upgrade to my 2778LX:
Before...
After...
General consensus... Do you think that I need to hunt-down a Gold LX TRC?
Next Question... And this is more important than cosmetics, I think:
Can y'all see the "pits" in the rosewood fretboard?
  
Is this something that I should be concerned about, and try to remedy?
Or is it something that is no big deal, and if I hadn't noticed it until now... don't worry about it?
Any advice, opinions, or sage wisdom would be appreciated. :cool:
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This is a 2778LX-4.... quick pic
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Don't know bout the fretboard but I say yes for agold inlay TRC.
Those tuners & buttons look great. |
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Location: Tennessee | The first thing I'd do is use 0000 steel wool on the fretboard to clean off all that gunk, then oil it, then evaluate. How are the frets?
I like the buttons. I vote for a plain TRC sans writing.
The guitar looks like it's been well played which could be a good thing. Is it new to you? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Is it new to you? Yes... I got it just before Christmas.
It is supposedly New to everyone with paperwork, four shims and a tether on the preamp.
I cleaned it off with a damp rag to loosen the dust, then mineral oil and my thumbnail.
Those are not dents in the frets, but it is where the shiny wore off.
Or where the coating on the strings got on the frets, or something...
This was listed as New, but since they haven't made these for two years... I can't be that new. |
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Location: Tennessee | The 0000 steel wool will clean off those frets, too. I'm viewing this on a smaller device, but that guitar looks like it has a lots of miles on it for a new guitar. |
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Location: Utah | My 2 cents:
Custom TRC with OMA inlaid in brass. Or a plain TRC. You could flip over the one you have and sand the back side with some 800 or 1600 grit paper to smooth it out, then install it back side up. Or a gold TRC. The silver LX does clash.
I wouldn't worry about the pits. If it really bothers you, some 400 grit wet sandpaper to lightly knock down the sharper edges will reduce the appearance of roughness without changing the shape of the fretboard. Then fine sanding with progressively finer grit to smooth it out.
Steel wool leaves little bits of metal that I don't like, so I prefer to use very fine grit polishing paper or a dremel buffing wheel for frets. The dremel works well but leaves gunk that has to be cleaned off of the fretboard. |
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Location: northern virginia | You may want to consider trying the Dunlop "02 fretboard deep conditioner"...this stuff has done wonders on the appearance and feel of the grain on my rosewood boards...I'd almost go as far as saying it appears to close up the pores and plump up the wood cells...but with no impact on the frets...I consider this stuff to be restorative in a sense. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I would recommend using steel wool rather than your thumbnail |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Roundsound, that sounds good. I just ordered some Dunlop 02, I'll give that a try.
I will see about shining-up the frets next string change.
Bobbo sez; "but that guitar looks like it has a lots of miles on it for a new guitar"
No Pick Tracks, tho'... :cool: |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | The Wizz filled in the potholes on my 12 string
and the result was spectacular:
Yours doesn't look anywhere near this bad though. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Not quite that bad, Richard.
Apparently y'all cannot see what I am talking about.
Mine just has teeny little dents all over it...
Kinda evenly dispersed.
I did not notice them until I took the strings off.
There are no fingernail divots.
(I had a 1718 like that once) |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Oh, I see them now. I wouldn't worry about them. Looks like that's the texture of the wood. If you sanded it down, you'd probably find more little holes popping up from underneath. |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by TAFKAR:
Oh, I see them now. I wouldn't worry about them. Looks like that's the texture of the wood. If you sanded it down, you'd probably find more little holes popping up from underneath. I agree, I have several necks that have a similar appearance… I wouldn't do anything more than a light cleaning/oiling of the fretboard. (I like the Dunlop System .)
Those tunas look nice on there, put some strings on and play it! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by standing:
Those tunas look nice on there, put some strings on and play it! I did that right after I took the pics. :D |
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Location: closely held secret | At least we know your priorities. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I take photos of all my projects.
All my incoming and outgoing packages, too.
That way I won't say, "Damn, I shoulda taken photos." |
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Location: SW Washington | Steel wool leaves little bits of metal that I don't like, so I prefer to use very fine grit polishing paper or a dremel buffing wheel for frets. anytime I use steel wool on my fingerboards, I wrap the steel wool around a strong magnet and the magnet collects 99% of the filings. Works pretty good. |
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