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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Oct 27, 2019 14:14:00 GMT -7
This is a problem I never thought I'd have. My Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '64 Strat is everything I've ever wanted in a Strat and more. The problem is that the back of the neck is so smooth and slippery that it feels like an eel...I mean, it's really slick.
The neck has had the 'relic' treatment and the finish has been pretty much removed from about the first fret to the 14th. I've never been a fan of relic'd guitars but this one plays and sounds so superior that I bought it anyway. It's the best sounding and playing Strat I've ever held, except for the slick neck.
So if you took a really hard, quartersawn maple neck, finished it with nitrocellulose lacquer, and then sanded and polished it to where there is barely no lacquer at all left on the wood, you have a good idea of what the neck is like.
Do you guys have any suggestion as to how I can make it feel less slick? I know it's opposite of what we usually want, but this is so slick that it's hard for me to play. I've been thinking about taking the neck off and spraying a coat of nitro on it, but I'm reluctant to do it. What do you think?
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Post by daddyelmis (Greg) on Oct 27, 2019 14:51:40 GMT -7
Maybe some light sanding with 800 grit or higher? Just enough to roughen the grain a bit (but not visually noticeable).
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Oct 27, 2019 16:00:46 GMT -7
Maybe some light sanding with 800 grit or higher? Just enough to roughen the grain a bit (but not visually noticeable). Good thought, and I like the idea but the thing is that the finish is so dang thin that I'm afraid it'll expose raw wood. I've had necks that were too sticky and 0000 steel wool or 1000 grit wet/dry paper made them perfect. But the lacquer was good and thick in those cases. It's not even close to paper thin on this neck, it's almost non existent.
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Post by helmi on Oct 27, 2019 16:22:40 GMT -7
I don't think I've ever come across a neck that was "too slick". I wish i would. usually there not "slick" enough!
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Oct 27, 2019 17:32:27 GMT -7
Get sweaty... Real sweaty. Play the snot out of it but do not wipe down the back of the neck. Repeat till you get the feel you desire.
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Post by Rhythmark on Oct 29, 2019 13:42:28 GMT -7
Where a rubber glove with the fingers cut off.
Steel wool was my initial thought.
Or just play alot and get use to it.
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Oct 29, 2019 15:17:28 GMT -7
0000 steel wool should do the trick Dave. Maybe a little at a time? Good luck!
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Post by helmi on Oct 29, 2019 16:58:34 GMT -7
Where a rubber glove with the fingers cut off. LOL, For some reason, I would of expected this answer to come from Poodle-man!
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Post by mickey on Nov 14, 2019 0:09:38 GMT -7
Seriously my take would be to simply get used to the neck as it is. No two necks ever feel exactly the same anyway...as has already been said, just play it, enjoy it and get used to it!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jan 31, 2020 19:43:03 GMT -7
Time has healed this wound, the neck feels great after a few more months of playing. It's great, and was so strange to have a neck that felt too slick. But it literally felt like it was coated with silicone or some other very slick and unyielding lube. Whatever it was, it's fine now and I'm diggin that Strat!
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Feb 1, 2020 4:08:51 GMT -7
I had a MJT Tele that was over relic’ed. I understand what you mean. I’ve also picked up some Ernie Ball Music Mans with the fun oil finishes that felt like they needed something.
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