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Location: Michigan | Another newbie here, confused about fingerboard waxing. Can you do it with the strings on or do you only do it when changing strings? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | strings off. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You'll crud-up your strings otherwise and they will sound like, well, crud. |
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Location: NJ | WAXING the fingerboard??
I've OILED mine, but never waxed 'em . . . |
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Location: ranson,wva | i oiled my fretbaord and waxed the neck. i realy like the way the neck looks and feels with the wax on it. it has a satin like luster to it...jason |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I parsed "Wax" as "Oil" ... waxing the fretboard is probably not the best idea... but, do oil with the strings off as you will crud them up... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Of course you can wax the back of the neck with the strings on. Do not wax the fretboard. |
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butchers wax.
