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leonard d rock · May 9th, 2012, 05:18 AM

i have a peavey T-style. i already sanded down the back of the neck and it feels great. can i also sand down a little the fretboard too? i think its too glossy any special procedures, pitfalls, what to use?
thanks,

ldr

flyingbanana · May 9th, 2012, 06:40 AM

I personally wouldn't mess with the fretboard, but you can use some wet/dry or waterproof 1200/1500 grit sandpaper and dip it in some water with a couple drops of dish soap and lightly wet sand the back of the neck. This will take the shine down and it'll play like butter.

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flyingbanana Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southern, California Posts: 5,103	I personally wouldn't mess with the fretboard, but you can use some wet/dry or waterproof 1200/1500 grit sandpaper and dip it in some water with a couple drops of dish soap and lightly wet sand the back of the neck. This will take the shine down and it'll play like butter.

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