prauny Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I have a flamed rosewood board on my les paul copy, which looks pretty sweet. But i would like to darken the fretboard, without losing the flame. And if possible, bring the flame out more. Any help would be much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Clean it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 once you've cleaned it rub some mineral oil into the wood and it'll really make it pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 will cleaning and rubing in mineral oil darken it as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 What kind of Flamed Rosewood is on your LP Copy. Figured Rosewoods are very expensive. I am supprised it would be used on a "copy". Are you sure it is not dyed maple or a dyed fretboard. Anything you do to darken it will subdue the figure. You are covering the figure even when you dye it (granted dye has very small pigment that will get closer to the wood). The "dye and sand back" trick works well because you remove dye from the peaks of the curl. However if it is a light colored wood and you try this you may get an ugly mess. I would follow the advise given. Clean and oil it. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 the specs on the site i got it from say rosewood, they could be making specs up though. I do know that sometimes good wood sneaks through and onto budget guitars, so i mayu have just been lucky, ive seen a few of the same model as i have, and mine is the only one with a figued fretboard. But like you said, it may be dyed wood, but how could i check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 cotton bud with the end dipped in white spirit. Rub the cotton bud on the fretboard, somewhere inconspicuous and see if any colour comes off onto the cotton bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 cotton bud with the end dipped in white spirit. Rub the cotton bud on the fretboard, somewhere inconspicuous and see if any colour comes off onto the cotton bud. Cheers mate, i'll try that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightLamp Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 that actually looks like a nice guitar, just from the fretboard shot...mind showing us a full picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 that actually looks like a nice guitar, just from the fretboard shot...mind showing us a full picture? http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/praunball/lpc3.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/praunball/lpc2.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/praunball/lpc1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Holy hell!! It's a Westfield....you got a good one there if it IS figured Rosewood!! Is that sandthrough I can see on the inlay there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Holy hell!! It's a Westfield....you got a good one there if it IS figured Rosewood!! Is that sandthrough I can see on the inlay there? Yup, tis a westfield, i tried a few in the shop that were in my price range, and the westfield beat them all easily. I got lucky on it. Its not sandthrough mate, i think its a few dabs of epoxy or glue to fill some dents in the abelone(sp?) Looks bad right close up like that, but its hardly noticable really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Holy hell!! It's a Westfield....you got a good one there if it IS figured Rosewood!! Is that sandthrough I can see on the inlay there? Yup, tis a westfield, i tried a few in the shop that were in my price range, and the westfield beat them all easily. I got lucky on it. Its not sandthrough mate, i think its a few dabs of epoxy or glue to fill some dents in the abelone(sp?) Looks bad right close up like that, but its hardly noticable really. I think it is a sand through, or wearing away of the inlay - the grain matches the wood perfectly. Not a chance that's glue/epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Holy hell!! It's a Westfield....you got a good one there if it IS figured Rosewood!! Is that sandthrough I can see on the inlay there? Yup, tis a westfield, i tried a few in the shop that were in my price range, and the westfield beat them all easily. I got lucky on it. Its not sandthrough mate, i think its a few dabs of epoxy or glue to fill some dents in the abelone(sp?) Looks bad right close up like that, but its hardly noticable really. I think it is a sand through, or wearing away of the inlay - the grain matches the wood perfectly. Not a chance that's glue/epoxy. Its not a sand through dude, it was raised up a little when i got it so i had to scrape it back a bit, a sand through would'nt be raised up. And if you look really closely at the picture, you can see the lines of the abelone going though it. Anyway, like i said, its not really that noticable from further than a few feet away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 It's semi trasparent, and looks to me like it has a brown tint to it. The smart money says it's a couple of blobs of filler from when they glued the inlays in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I would be tempted to destring the guitar, clean the fretboard with a little extra fine steel wool dipped in napthalene (lighter fluid) and then condition it with a little lemon oil or refined linseed oil. Be sparing with the oil though! A little goes a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 My bro recently bought Westfield semi acoustic. I had a look at it and for the price I was rather impressed. I've heard worse sounding guitars too. Pity he wanted it in blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 My bro recently bought Westfield semi acoustic. I had a look at it and for the price I was rather impressed. I've heard worse sounding guitars too. Pity he wanted it in blue I would recomend them to people on a budget, although its probably good to try a few out like any other guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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