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Bluesbob · June 29th, 2009, 10:29 AM

It looks like the back of the neck and the fret-board are quite a bit lighter than the face of the headstock. Which is good, no matter how you'd want to go. I'd use a tinted lacquer on the fretboard, trying to match the headstock, and Tru-oil on the back of the neck. Or leave it as is, although I personally wouldn't have bare wood on the fret-board, due to how it would dis-color the wood. JMHO and YMMV.
I'd love to have a maple/natural, but I opted for a CAR body w/maple on my latest P-build, just because my wife liked it better. I'd go with a parchment pickguard first, with the tortoise running a close second.
Nice that it has the original tuners. The bridge also looks like an original, definitely not a BadAss, maybe it's a Hipshot vintage? The pickup is awesome.
A little TLC and it'll be cherry. Congratulations!

June 29th, 2009, 10:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bluesbob Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East Suffolk L.I. Posts: 1,246 20 Photos	Neck sanded? It looks like the back of the neck and the fret-board are quite a bit lighter than the face of the headstock. Which is good, no matter how you'd want to go. I'd use a tinted lacquer on the fretboard, trying to match the headstock, and Tru-oil on the back of the neck. Or leave it as is, although I personally wouldn't have bare wood on the fret-board, due to how it would dis-color the wood. JMHO and YMMV. I'd love to have a maple/natural, but I opted for a CAR body w/maple on my latest P-build, just because my wife liked it better. I'd go with a parchment pickguard first, with the tortoise running a close second. Nice that it has the original tuners. The bridge also looks like an original, definitely not a BadAss, maybe it's a Hipshot vintage? The pickup is awesome. A little TLC and it'll be cherry. Congratulations! __________________ What, me worry?