BroKen_H
Re-member
PREAMBLE: I almost IM'd this to Mutley, but thought if the information was useful, it might as well be here for everybody. I realize (at the risk of resurrecting Victory Pete) that Light and Mutt have real knowledge of woods and how they act and react, so here is:
THE QUESTION: My untreated maple neck (Hamer Californian) is getting really dirty, despite oiling the neck (Formby's lemon oil) when the strings are changed. Is there any way to clean up the look of the frets. It doesn't hurt the tone of the guitar (it's a $200 guitar for Heaven's sake), but I'd really like it if it were cleaner looking.
DISCLAIMER: 1) Please don't flame me for having a $200 guitar and being more interested in appearance than tone. I like the guitar, it plays nice and I could afford it. I need a guitar to perform, and I'd like it to be presentable. 2) Please don't make comments based on your guitar if it has a treated or other then maple wood neck--that will not help me. Thanks for everybody's help!
THE QUESTION: My untreated maple neck (Hamer Californian) is getting really dirty, despite oiling the neck (Formby's lemon oil) when the strings are changed. Is there any way to clean up the look of the frets. It doesn't hurt the tone of the guitar (it's a $200 guitar for Heaven's sake), but I'd really like it if it were cleaner looking.
DISCLAIMER: 1) Please don't flame me for having a $200 guitar and being more interested in appearance than tone. I like the guitar, it plays nice and I could afford it. I need a guitar to perform, and I'd like it to be presentable. 2) Please don't make comments based on your guitar if it has a treated or other then maple wood neck--that will not help me. Thanks for everybody's help!