Fretboard Oil

[Jaymz]

What do you chaps like to lube up your wood with these days?

Is there anything I can get to make it a little darker? They say once you go black you d....ok enough with the euphemisms

Seriously is there anything than can taint a lighter rosewood board to something a touch darker? Plus anything in general thats good for the board?

 

[kev]

Dunlop lemon oil will darken a rosewood board a little. Apparently not for use on ebony or maple really though. (although I still stick it on ebony)

 

[nosgulstic]

If you wanted to make it darker you could dye with something like this

 

[FIXXXER]

DUNLOP FORMULA 65 FINGERBOARD KIT

no darkening effect though, just for cleaning and uhm...oiling

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Dunlop lemon oil keeps the rosewood a bit darker for a while, but it's nothing drastic or permament. It does feel great on the fretboard, though, and it smells awesome

 

[Jaymz]

If you wanted to make it darker you could dye with something like this

Yeah looks good but I dare say its best used on pre finished boards such as the ones in the pictures....would be bricking it putting it on a already made up guitar incase anything goes wrong haha

Seems like the Dunlop stuff is getting good praise!

Yeah not after any permenant effects or anything, just a nice feel/coat/sheen/smell

 

[Djunn]

+1 to Dunlop lemon oil on both ebony and rosewood boards.

 

[Derpsicle]

I've heard on another forum that this is the shit:
http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

Darkens as fuck and is healthy as fuck too
Gonna buy a bottle when I need some lube for my wood.

 

[Jaymz]

I assume your referring to the "Fret Doctor" product?

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Tuning the Explorer up, huh? Please tell me you're going for a black pickguard too, it would look awesome!

 

[Jaymz]

Im actually getting sent some samples of some new acrylic "black marble" and "black pearl" pickguards, so hopefully I might snag one of those if they look good!

Stupidly hard to get them :|

 

[Derpsicle]

I assume your referring to the "Fret Doctor" product?

Aye
http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/custom-shop/6695-fret-doctor-before-after-pictures.html
This is where I heard about it, looks like the thing you're looking for.

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Im actually getting sent some samples of some new acrylic "black marble" and "black pearl" pickguards, so hopefully I might snag one of those if they look good!

Stupidly hard to get them :|

good o see you went with my tip...
that explorer I had was honestly the sexiest thing ever.

 

[Jaymz]

good o see you went with my tip...
that explorer I had was honestly the sexiest thing ever.

I wish you had a picture of it, im still really curious to see what it looked like.

Hopefully the samples will settle my mind once and for all!

 

[Brandon E.]

Fret Doctor is ok...but over rated by those silly forum dudes. I use that Gerlitz Guitar Honey, the red stuff. Absorbs faster than Fret Doctor from my experience. Nothing is going to really make your board darker more than temporarily though short of a black stain. Actually I think if it's a really light rosewood fretboard it might turn more red than black when you oil it.

 

[Mago]

Dunno if you want to do this to the Gibby, looks a bit "ghetto" to me


I used this for ages

Gonna try some lemon oil the next time I order a kit, FOR TEH SMELLZ!

 

[Ohmission]

I've just used straight up lemon oil for a long time on my ebony fretboard guitar. It keeps me happy and keeps things feeling smooth. Honestly just taking the time to treat your instrument right is enjoyable, especially the way the instrument plays afterwards. I suppose there are better methods potentially, but if it aint broke, don't fix it.

 

[Jaymz]

Haha that video was....dissapoint, just spray cleaner on it? :\ EDIT: Just seen PT2....so get me felt tips out and colour the fretboard in? hahahaha

Haha Kyser! I got a bottle of Kyser guitar polish when I first got an electric guitar and only NOW have I finished using the bottle :| So like what 11 years later? haha

Its a toss up between the lemon oil or the Fret Doc....was thinking maybe spending the bit extra on the fret doc might be worth it but im not so sure.

 

[Derpsicle]

Get fretdoctor
try it
tell me if it's worth it
????????
Profit!

I'm poor, ok?

Edit: I'm sure it's good shit, it's just how good it is.

 

[Mago]

Haha Kyser! I got a bottle of Kyser guitar polish when I first got an electric guitar and only NOW have I finished using the bottle :| So like what 11 years later? haha

Exactly the same here bro