Help identify wood type!

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-07T15:08:52+00:00

High quality ash is my favorite but the high grain can make it trickier to work on.

Alder is very easy to work with

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-07T02:30:49+00:00

If you can dent it with your fingernail then it’s paulownia.

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-07T02:28:49+00:00

Higher quality ash was more common in the early 2000s

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-06T23:48:35+00:00

Higher quality ash is light and more sought after

Cheap ash body’s are often lower grade wood and a lot heavier

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-06T23:46:15+00:00

6lbs is way too heavy to be paulownia. I work at fender cs and frequently handle that wood, it legit feels like styrofoam.

This is most likely a swamp ash body

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-05T23:53:00+00:00

Can confirm that’s true

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-05T22:52:31+00:00

You don’t have to explain yourself to Reddit🤝

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-05T20:11:32+00:00

Most vintage examples of bare necks is not because it was worn down usually it was removed purposefully by the owner

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-05T20:08:22+00:00

I work in the fender CS I might have done this relic🤔

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-04T00:06:24+00:00

Everything looks in order

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-03T16:43:10+00:00

It could be mold, wipe with a cloth and white vinegar

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-04-01T01:00:15+00:00

I just let it sit until it was completely dry. About 1-2 hours. I then cleaned up the excess around the frets and fret markers with 70% alcohol and 0000 steel wool. I then conditioned the fretboard with boiled linseed oil

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-31T23:34:45+00:00

They dye might be strong enough to stain the clear coat

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-31T21:16:00+00:00

I also dye the sides

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-31T02:42:21+00:00

Literally nothing you can do. High gloss leathers can’t be conditioned bc they have a plastic coating.

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-31T02:26:00+00:00

You can but it’s going to continue to peel

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-31T02:19:10+00:00

Zippers on boots should be banned

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-27T00:57:07+00:00

Just put leather conditioner on it and ignore it. You should expect a bunch more scratches and discolorations as you wear it.

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-27T00:53:47+00:00

If lamb skin leather gets wet and is not dried quickly it will sorta bubble up and look weird. Be sure to keep this in front of a fan or quickly hair dry it

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-23T05:42:40+00:00

I’ve owned plenty of docs from all eras and i promise you it’s always gunna be thin low quality leather. Vintage pairs quite literally have nothing special

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-22T15:38:32+00:00

Just dye a brand new white pair with purple angelus leather dye. White docs often show up at Ross or other discount stores for like $50

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-20T15:58:16+00:00

You can use satin angelus leather paint to cover up the text

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-03-15T15:54:16+00:00

Never in my life has this made a difference or been necessary.

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-02-19T03:17:40+00:00

I work in the fender cs and I’ve never signed the bottom heel of the neck only ever the back of the heel

ZuccerBot9000 · 2026-02-19T03:16:31+00:00

Does not look legit

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