Anyone Know Where I Can Get a Hold of SABLE?

[LPG]

Dude


Change....

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

Dude


Change....

no thank you.

 

[Alligatorbling]

nah, ghs....

i duno, i just wanted to say nah your wrong

 

[lǎo​wài]

I'm a Dean Markley 1973 guy. 10-46. tough to break them, easy to break them in.

It does have new strings since the OP pic was taken.

 

[Alligatorbling]

I'm a Dean Markley 1973 guy. 10-46. tough to break them, easy to break them in.

It does have new strings since the OP pic was taken.

thats what i use on a lot of my guitars actually =)

i get the 12 pack from musicians friend


damn good strings!

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

nah, ghs....

i duno, i just wanted to say nah your wrong

i used to use ghs boomers. had a convo with one of the players who has greatly influenced my playing and he told me to try the d'addario's. good tip.

 

[Alligatorbling]

i used to use ghs boomers. had a convo with one of the players who has greatly influenced my playing and he told me to try the d'addario's. good tip.

try a mix, every other string

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

try a mix, every other string

i just string both sets up simultaneously. two in each saddle/nut/tuner.

 

[Alligatorbling]

i just string both sets up simultaneously. two in each saddle/nut/tuner.

i will try this next time

 

[SFK]

I'm no luthier,...not even a tech really. But if someone gave me that guitar the first thing I'd do is oil the board,....a couple times. The binding's cracking because the board is shrinking and the frets are not (I assume),..so I'd try to put moisture back in the board. Maybe it'll swell a bit and lesson some of the severity of the cracking binding.

Buff and polish the frets.

Check action/intonation/neck straightness. (new strings, obviously)

See if you can get it playable again.

Sometimes these older git-fiddles just need a good clean up and some TLC to bring life back into them. It's been sitting in a case and dying for 16 years.

This.

I'll bet that's all it needs.

Good luck.

 

[Chicago John]

This needs a refret.

 

[realjimjim]

Lemon oil.

Some people will say you can use too much. They're wrong. The board will only absorb what it can take.

a board that hasn't seen oil in 16 years,...I'd take the strings off and wipe the board,...wait for it to absorb,...then wipe it again.

If you're lucky the board will rehydrate and take some of the anger out of that cracking.

A guy here local who claims to be a luthier told me if you use too much lemon oil it will loosen the fret board glue . . . and then you'll have big troubles.

Not so?

 

[decoy205]

Ouch my nibs hurt. Wait what are we talking about again?

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

Well, I oiled my lp's board regularly. When it became time to be refretted. The damn frets wouldn't stick. They refretted it again under warranty. It had them puzzled as well. They'd never seen anything like that happening. I told em maybe it was because I oiled the board to much. I had read about that happening somewhere. So they absolutely cleaned the board dry and refretted it again. After the thorough cleaning they'd stick. I heed the advise I've read on most sites about one or two times a year max nowadays.

Every time I take a guitar there they ask if the damn frets are still in the lp lol.

Yup, every six months (if it needs it)

I was just saying in his particular case,...soak it.

you can't use too much oil in one application, the board will only take what it can take. The rest will just sit until you wipe it away.

A guy here local who claims to be a luthier told me if you use too much lemon oil it will loosen the fret board glue . . . and then you'll have big troubles.

Not so?

I've never heard that. I imagine if you're oiling your board every week problems could develop.

I'm talking specifically about single applications once or twice a year.

 

[parts]

I do pretty much exactly that with all my guitars and have for many years..
Except I use Almond Oil..a little less acidic if that makes a difference..don't really know.
I agree..can't use too much..the wood will only take so much. Every string change i wipe the entire guitar with Almond oil and wipe off. Twice a year I let the oil set on the entire guitar..


But i like the smell of almonds on my guitar..
smells like..

Almonds..

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

But i like the smell of almonds on my guitar..

You like for your guitar to smell like Cyanide? Sicko!

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

I've never heard that. I imagine if you're oiling your board every week problems could develop.

I'm talking specifically about single applications once or twice a year.

sounds fishy to me. i'm not sure what adhesive they use for frets. anyone know if it's solvent based or water based? looking at the structure of lemon oil it doesn't look like it would be a great solvent to me... if it's water based adhesive it definitely won't dissolve it.

 

[lǎo​wài]

Nerco'd from the third page. Got the neck nice and straight, about to apply oil for the second time... one question

Going by this:

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/gibson-les-pauls/11409-naphtha-cleaner.html

Double checking that Zippo fluid = Naphtha

 

[LtDave32]

Nerco'd from the third page. Got the neck nice and straight, about to apply oil for the second time... one question

Going by this:

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/gibson-les-pauls/11409-naphtha-cleaner.html

Double checking that Zippo fluid = Naphtha

You're right. Zippo or Ronson lighter fluid is naptha.

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

from what i understand "naphtha" is an impue hydrocarbon mix. i always thought lighter fluid was butane. naphtha would have some butane, but it would be a minor component. anyway, using a hydrocarbon as a cleaner will work on lipophilic stains. just remember that like dissolves like. water is a good solvent for inorganic polar compounds, hydrocarbons (hexane especially) are good solvents for oily organic stuff. it is possible that hydrocarbon could dissolve or at least weaken your guitar's finish. my suggestion is not to use it anywhere visible, and do not leave it sitting on the guitar for more than a few seconds at a time.