Fret Dr. on a strat neck?

Eric052492 · 03-03-2009, 05:41 PM

Hey.. I was curious. I know fret dr. does wonders on fretboards and I wanted to know if anyone has every applied it to the back of the neck on a strat and did it do anything?

***b-squared*** · 03-03-2009, 05:46 PM

If it's finished it won't do anything; if the wood is bare it will certainly condition it.

I would think that your skin oils would do good enough though.

BB

Eric052492 · 03-03-2009, 05:56 PM

I didn't think it would do anything, besides from make a big mess.. lol, Thanks

Iceman0124 · 03-03-2009, 06:08 PM

Is the back of the neck sticky? If so just polidh the crap out of it, if it still doesnt suit you lightly sand the back of it to the wood and apply tung oil or boiled lindseed oil ( those oils will harden when cured) putting fret doctor on the back of a poly finished neck would have the same effect of pissing on it....it'll just roll off. If its nitro however...I'd check with a skilled luthier or painter first....as the oils could react in an unpleasant fashion.

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*b-squared* MLP Pacific NW! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northwest WA Posts: 20,523 Thanks: 626 Thanked 701 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Fret Dr. on a strat neck? If it's finished it won't do anything; if the wood is bare it will certainly condition it. I would think that your skin oils would do good enough though. BB __________________ Life's too short to deal with bad tone!

03-03-2009, 05:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Eric052492 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Garden City, New York Posts: 347 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Fret Dr. on a strat neck? I didn't think it would do anything, besides from make a big mess.. lol, Thanks __________________ Guitars/Bass -Alpine White Epiphone Les Paul Custom -Squier Stratocaster HSS -Pete Wentz Signature Squier Precision Bass Amplification -Epiphone Studio 15R -Fender Frontman 212R -Fender Rumble 15 Bass Combo Amp Effects -Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal -Edirol UA-4FX

03-03-2009, 06:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Iceman0124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 4,384 Thanks: 116 Thanked 28 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Fret Dr. on a strat neck? Is the back of the neck sticky? If so just polidh the crap out of it, if it still doesnt suit you lightly sand the back of it to the wood and apply tung oil or boiled lindseed oil ( those oils will harden when cured) putting fret doctor on the back of a poly finished neck would have the same effect of pissing on it....it'll just roll off. If its nitro however...I'd check with a skilled luthier or painter first....as the oils could react in an unpleasant fashion.

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