Fender neck finish cracking

Fender deluxe series telecaster neck 22 narrow tall frets 12 radius maple. None of my poly guitars have finish cracks either, except for my ebm. It has some great natural color aging and some slight finish checking pretty much all over. My old neck, the epi banana neck on my p bass, pooped out on me so i need a new neck. On both necks the clear coat finish is cracking, chipping off, etc. Fender roasted maple telecaster neck 21 narrow tall frets 0990602920. Ive also noticed that the finish on the my ec strats neck has bubbled up a bit, too. Ive noticed this for a while, but in restringing the old bird, ive been bothered by this once again the finish leading up to the fretboard has begun to crackle and peel off. For a tele or strat style bridge this lift will provide the height for the saddles to then have the proper adjustment range. It really came out fine, pretty much just like the fender neck. If they mention them at all, sellers tend to describe them as superficial. Also, make sure you run the sandpaper the full length of the neck. I finished it off with a fine sanding sponge along the edge that finished the wood and polished the frets. Overall its in great condition but it has some cosmetic issues.

Ive had poly chip off the side of the neck and other spots too. Stephen, i am not familiar with your guitar, but i assume it has the satin finish neck. But you can do it yourself, making beautiful, oldlooking guitar bodies, necks and fittings with a little confidence, creativity and the right wood finishing materials. In this video i share my experience of neck pocket cracks focusing on a lovely old sunn mustang strat that i bought specifically. Nitro finishes, however, crack and yellow with age, and they can check guitar speak for.

How to touch up minor cracks on fender gloss urethane. Checking will vary according to the extremes the instrument has been through. Fender strat maple fretboard refinish and refret finger. If you need to figure out the exact year of your precbs fender stratocaster, use the serial number and the general features of the guitar. Mim finish crack at neck pocket telecaster guitar forum. Im wondering if this is from storing it improperly in a rack stand rather than flat in its case. And in terms of word usage, wouldnt be unusual for a fellow in london to use the word lacquer to describe a poly finish. As i stated in my article on gibson neck profiles i think most guitar players look for a particular feel about the neck when trying to choose a guitar. Down here in the south, things get a little sticky some times ok, most of the time. Crackingcrazingchecking from temperature and humidity changes is a well known issue of nitrocellulose lacquer finishes. There is some signs of aging as typically associated with gold guitars, but still an awesome custom shop player.

The pickups, bridge, neck wood, neck thickness, nut material, body wood, body shape, string gauge and the player himself will each have at least as much to do with the tone as the finish, if not considerably more. They occur in a variety of forms to include checking, crazing, cracking, alligatoring, and mud cracking. I came across an article of a demonstration that was done by fender at a show on how they relic their reissue guitars. The neck of your guitar deserves as much care and attention as any other part of it, if not more. Vintage guitars info fender custom color finishes on.

Total ratings 1, fender usa american special strat neck large hs 9. Its not a huge issue and isnt unplayable but it can be felt while playing it. Removing finish from fender neck the steel guitar forum. In this article well discuss fender neck profiles, shapes, and variations.

The same guitar properly humidified and with the truss rod correctly adjusted. This twisted and warped maple neck has a thick factory finish sprayed over the frets and fretboard. What causes the neck pocket to crack phillip mcknight. Headstock has some cracking on the finish near the left edge. Gibson thunderbird iv finish cracking on side of neck. Here is the info of a good luthier in that area who is able to do finish work. Obviously a fender relicing job is an expensive business when carried out by the masters themselves. Now, i read over and over that there is no urethane, only polyurethane, and some are even suggesting that fender is attempting to gauge customer awareness of the difference by using an inaccurate descriptor. You can see the finish chipped in the center of the second pic. Ive though about sanding the neck down, just knocking off the shine.

Fender dg22ce nat dreadnought electric acoustic guitar good condition. Below is a list of the 3 most popular profiles we offer including key fender models that each can be found on. Gibson, as most fender electrics use necks made of maple and most gibson electrics use necks made of mahogany. Lacquer gets brittle unfortunately and that would be a prime spot for that to happen. Fender still uses nitrocellulose lacquer finishes on a select group of instruments road worn and american vintage series, various artist models. Warmoth telecaster neck fender licensed slight v jumbo frets natural relic warmoth telecaster neck. When researching neck finishes in the fender universe, i see three main options. At some point, the neck was over sprayed with tinted lacquer which has further reduced the useable height of the already worn frets. Fixing a pickup on a 1963 fender stratocaster duration. Removing finish from a guitar neck strange guitarworks. For this reason, although finish on the necks yellows very little, the headstock face does yellow to varying degrees as can be seen on vintage instruments from the late 60s and early 70s. If you drop a poly guitar, the poly will crack and sometimes even shatter in that area. The art of ageing guitars how to achieve the road worn. However, the edge of the neck above the 22nd fret was not finished rough and bare unsanded wood.

On two of my late 90s american strats, im seeing one or two spots of finishing cracking on the back of the neck in the skunk stripe area. Customers often ask for recommendations on which neck profile is the best fit for their hands and playing style. Variants in use include satin nitrocellulose lacquer highway one models, jim root stratocaster, which is a flatter finish, and thinskin nitrocellulose lacquer vintage hot rod models, which. Sweating is just a part of life down here, and sometimes that can cause a guitarists hands to stick to the finish on their guitar neck.

The serial number range for the 57 fender strat is generally from 16000 to 25000 some numbers with a 0 or prefix on the neck plate. In the usa, lacquer tends always to refer to solution based not catalyzed finishes. I have learned and im going with a p bass neck so i know it will fit and the action will be better. In 1966, fender used the es code a lot on their custom color instruments.

I went through and cleanedconditioned the fretboard, and polished the frets. How to touch up minor cracks on fender gloss urethane neck. The guitar has countless hours and 12 years worth of wear. Advise on cracks on a new fender strat thefretboard. Cracks are one of the many ways that coatings film forming transparent finishes and paints can fail. Is maple like the one pictured above better than mahogany or is the reverse true. To get started, cup your hand around the neck with the sandpaper so you have contact with the entire surface area. This 1956 strat neck needed a new finish on the fretboard, and it had to match this great old.

The guitar became dry due to exposure to low humidity. The synthetic bone nut is preslotted with pilot string location grooves to make spacing a breeze when performing the final string slot filing and a lacquer finish offers a vintage feel. Fender neck finish cracking 2000 usa tele the gear page. Fender uses a variety of finish types on its instruments, from the original nitrocellulose. Usually my advice is to simply hit the back of the neck continue reading. When i got it home, i noticed some hairline cracking in the finish running up the back of the neck.

Fender custom shop custom classic player stratocaster v. Fender cd220ce all dao nat acoustic electric guitar. The pros and cons of how an instruments neck and body come together. A repair that was cheap and easy to do with materials i could buy from an auto repair shop. As long as it doesnt seem to open up like a wood crack you are probably fine. Left it with a luthier and came back to me with a crack in the finish at the neck plate. Theres a small crack that i noticed today, and was wondering if theres any kind of recommended. Theres a small crack that i noticed today, and was wondering if theres any kind of recommended polyurethane i can buy to quickly touch up the crack. Very good condition with nicks, dings, and play wear. Fenders jazzmaster and jaguar might look similar, but when we put a pair of vintage customcolour offsets through their paces, they prove to be very different animals.

This is an extremely common, somewhat expected condition on older instruments with lacquer finishes. Variants in use include satin nitrocellulose lacquer highway one models, jim root stratocaster, which is a flatter finish, and thinskin nitrocellulose lacquer. The 3 neck attachment methods you should know fender. Some manufacturers have added plasticizers to their nitro formulas to soften the finish and make it more resistant to checking. As an instruments wood expands and contracts with moisture content stress is placed on the finish. Also the frets stuck out of the sides of the neck which could easily fixed with a 35 degree fret beveling file and then polishing.

This replacement neck is the perfect way to give your tele an authentically 50s feel. The most obvious signs of wear is the finish checking. The first few strokes will cut into the finish and you can see if you need to apply or release pressure in any spots. There are many things that can cause paint, or finish, to seperate from the body, changes in tempreture is a good example. Guitar necks, replacement guitar neck, fender, strat, tele. They use a can of compressed air held upside down, and spray the entire side of a guitar body until it is frosted up. Fender stratocaster finish cracking due to swelling. I have a few coats on the neck so i could assemble it and play it. In this video we talk about how to put a finish on your guitar neck. Rare and stunning 2004 fender custom shop classic player strat finished in firemist gold metallic. This shortish video looks at neck pocket cracks the scourge of just about all boltnecked guitars bought online. A humidifier was placed in the case with the guitar for four days. It has a sunken top and too much relief or front bow in the neck.

Not for sure of the age of this neck but it looks to be several years old. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. Jamie john surette glues the broken finish on a fender strat guitar, that cracked by itself while in its case. Checking is a mild form of cracking and doesnt go all the way through the finish. Unfortunately for fender, the decals were incompatible with the polyurethane so fender had to retain a nitrocellulose finish on the headstock face over the decal. Guides all buyers guides diy workshop essential guides. I use mcguires auto polish and with about 3 coats, they will feel just like a slick neck.