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Pics, Nevin, Pics! *pretty please* ;-)

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Strip the neck of everything. Tuners, nut, frets, position markers. Sand sand sand, lightly, gradually moving to fine wet and dry paper. Install markers, shave markers down if needed. Refret, refinish, install nut and tuners. Play.

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Eh Niki, sounds easy! Let's do it! :lol:

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edited for reason of strange case of auto-stupidity. One should read befor one writes, Nutter, Doh! :roll:

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Did you try clean it though?

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The_Nutter wrote:
Eh Niki, sounds easy! Let's do it! :lol:


I'm about to order the much needed fretwire for my MIM. That is in much need of a good clean up.
Thinking about ditching the clapton circuit on the guitar too. Doing a bit of a fill in on the body routes. Wire it like that S1 wiring but with a neck+bridge option.

Get these fuzz's out first. Ordered the boxes a week ago from Gapco. Their still not here.

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MEEEP MEEEP MEEEP MEEEP!

automatic Thread Hijacking Control (THC) :shock: just came on, but I'll continue anyway:

Niki, do I smell the sweet scent of a Ninja refurb thread coming our way? :)

Anyhow, I'm kinda hot for your fuzzes by now... hope to get my ears on one. I am not sure about the trip north at the moment but it might still happen. 8)


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No mate, no more mod/build threads from me. Maybe some things up on facebook about it.

As for the fuzz's I'll happily send one your way to pass around the guys down your end.
Share and share alike and all that.
Still not 100% happy with em. In fact soon as the next two auditions are out the way, I'm setting about the circuit with a pair of snips and a hot iron.
Basicaly the 'mistake' I made on the first one that sounded so good was due to the power smoothing capacitor not being grounded. I tried to make a groundlift switch so the effect could be used as a switchable gain boost. Alas it doesn't take immediate effect. :cry:

Twelvebar has done the decal design for Mr X's pedal. I must say it's stunning work.

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That's what I figured... I gave it a shot! 8)

yeah keep me in the loop if you like... be good to know how it's going.

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See above mate. Slow at editing, watching HG Wells.

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nikininja wrote:
Twelvebar has done the decal design for Mr X's pedal. I must say it's stunning work.

um.. that's only part of it :wink: keep tuned, the graphic itself is almost done.

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Steel wool would clean it up.

That's what I use to keep bare spots on maple necks clean ...

it's less abrasive (and better for the long term) than sanding ...

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In my opinion, which isn't worth much mind you, is that the wear and tear on a fingerboard is what gives it character. I agree that a nice white fingerboard looks nice but there's also something really cool about a neck when you can see where it's been used the most, which usually turns out to be the a minor pentatonic. Haha! I wouldn't clean it.


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Nevin1985 wrote:
To me it seems the oils and grime have penetrated deep into the wood....

I can always buy another neck if I really blow it though...

Hi Nevin: if the dirt is deep you ain't going to get it clean without lowering the level of the fingerboard some.

So: it sounds like it's time for that scalloped fingerboard you'd always intended to try.

You had always intended that, hadn't you...?

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Nevin1985 wrote:
The thought of scalloping my neck makes me vomit.

Hey don't do that: that'll really filthy up your fingerboard.

Dan Erlewine says that the acids in vomit are especially bad for guitars. He recommends that if you've been puking on your hands you should always wash them before playing the instrument. Sage advice.

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