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Bear in mind I bought this guitar brand new, and it's hardly been used, and the wood is quite a light colour in contrast to others I have seen.
Try these, chaps -
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Actually 'dry' is precisely the word I'd use to describe it, as well as 'rough'.
I've given it probably 6-7 doses of Fret Doctor since I bought it, but it's not really done a lot. What's micro mesh, Oct? sounds like a Thanet bird's undies.
Thanks for the info guys, but there's seems to be some conflicting (in the nicest possible way) views here. I'm wondering if there's more than one way of skinning the cat?
As I agree that the quality of the wood is not great, if that is a given, am I likely to scrape, or buff it, only to find more of the same as I get further down, if you see what I mean? Or are any of the aforementioned remedies only likely to improve matters?
In my experience the grain is quite open on these and therefore sweat etc lifts the grain up giving a rough feel. On both the guitars I did (both LP Studios actually) I scraped the grain down as described by Sweepy as a 'rough cut' and then used micro mesh to finish. Followed that with a liberal dose of Lemon Oil or three. I didn't go across the grain but I can see why ICBM suggests that.
I'd also keep feeding the board for a few weeks afterwards to try to seal that board. It will be worth it in the long term - but may take a lot of oil to stop that grain from swelling some more.
Good luck
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My only reasons for not using wire wool last time I did this was 1) clearing up afterwards and 2) I didn't have any good quality stuff here!
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