L_Z_Nut Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 (edited) I really thought it was mold since, in person, (I'm not sure if you can tell in the pictures) it does look like it was sanded in those areas, and I thought the unfinished areas got moldy. But as long as most of you (people who actually know what they're talking about) think it's just some kind of chemical reaction of some sorts, then that's good enough for me (and hopefully my friend). If he brings it up again I'm smashing that damn guitar , cause that's all he's been talking about since he got it. "What do you think it is? Is it mold? Could it be this? Could it be that?" Shut the **** up it was free. In some ways having your neighbour as a bandmate is a blessing and a curse. Thanks a lot for all the help people, if only my bro's camera wasn't all screwy this problem could have been solved 15 posts ago. EDIT: ^ that pic is a little blury, but I don't think it's the same thing cause it's not that bright of a green. Edited February 2, 2006 by L_Z_Nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 [ EDIT: ^ that pic is a little blury, but I don't think it's the same thing cause it's not that bright of a green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Z_Nut Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Well what I told my friend is that if it gets noticably worse and starts to effect his playing then I'll help him figure out what to do and fix it, but until then, he's gonna have to live with it. Thanks a lot for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Sounds to me like 'Fungus' there has just got himself a band nickname Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Get AlgeeEater to suck it right off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Get AlgeeEater to suck it right off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 It just looks like natural colouring to me, I'm not sure about hard rock Maple but Sycamore (a type of Maple) often has blue/green/grey streaks in it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 ..and the blue/gray streaking is often fungal in nature, not necessarily 'just' weird colouring. Kiln drying it kills it, and it usually has zero effect on the stability of the wood, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Z_Nut Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 ^^ looks like the same type of growth pattern or whatever you call it, but his is a little green in colour and that ones more grey. But it definately looks like the same thing only a dif colour. BTW are band name won't be "Fungus" that's just riduculous it's gonna be "The Fungis". Thanks again for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 This is odd, but I've only had to deal with this problem one time and it was with a from scratch build neck. What happened was, after it was finished (painted too) about 3 months later, you could see a light streak of blue between on one side of the neck wood where it meets the rosewood. It spread out almost an inch wide and about 3 inches long from about the 1st fret to 3rd. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what had happened. After days of thinking about it, I finally came upon a conclusion. When I was building the neck, I gouged the edge of the fingerboard beyond repair.. yeah I know, I know, it was back in the day.. lol Anyway, I used the iron steam trick to remove the fingerboard, and my conclusion was that since the wood wasn't streaked before, it came from not letting the wood dry out again, before finishing it. So, my lesson learned was that if I ever had to reintroduce moisture to wood, always let it dry out back to the correct moisture level before I continue to use it in a build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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