How To Fix Sticky Guitar Necks
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In this video lesson I discuss ways to help cut down the problems guitar players have with sticky guitar necks and finish, such as sanding, or scuffing the neck, cleaning, powders and sprays. - Jak na to + styl
Took some nerve but after i got the stones up i did this to every one of my guitars. Including my Les Paul. Works perfectly. Thanks for this.
Great advice, Scotch Brite pads are the best for this. It makes the neck smooth and fast and easily buffs out with rubbing compound if needed.
Awesome topic Ken! Not enough people talk about this issue. I'll bet most of us have sticky fingers after playing for 30 minutes or so. The glossy necks are definitely a problem. Thanks for all theses tips. I've recently seen that Warmoth makes a "roasted maple" neck which needs no finish. They just kiln dry the neck to get all the moisture out. I'm pretty interested in trying one of these necks out.
Just did this to my ESP Eclipse, and I'm AMAZED how instantly it improved its playability! Should have done this LONG ago! Thank you.
Thank you for mentioning about the reason with the glass window example!!!!! I understand now why we sand the neck!! :)
Glad to know I am not the only one who washes their hands before each set!!! (AND... wipes the back of the guitar neck at several points throughout a show!) However, I do clean the G, B, and high E strings, the non-wound strings, with Fast Fret after each show/practice. Seems to make them last longer and maybe even sound a little brighter.
i just change strings more often,but yeah i agree ,wash yor hands before playing guitar.
And yet your bands still shit
@@laussethecat Kinda like your personality
Great vid with loads of good info. I've gigged in hot sticky situations and also under cover when it's raining and it's like someone has sprayed the guitar neck with molasses!! So I'm up for trying some of your suggestions. One thing guys might find useful: to reduce the aggressiveness of the sand paper, use wet and dry, soak it first and the rub it with a bar of soap, this will give the smoothest of smooth finish. Obviously take care to wipe off any surplus moisture as it occurs.
Agree with you totally. People have looked at me strangely for cleaning my neck and washing my hands. I even keep a damp wash rag on the bandstand to wash my left hand between songs at times. So thanks for this tidbit of info.
I heard about McGuire's quick mist & wipe detailer being used and its perfect for all areas of my basses boards and strings. No residue, dries away, cleans and protects metal and wood.
Roughening the surface for a smoother playing experience. Loved the explanation!
You're so underrated man! Your stuff is soooo good!!
wesley persijn Thanks Wesley! I'm glad you enjoy all my lessons.
Nice video! Finally someone else that uses Windex to clean their fretboard! I use it with a toothbrush jist moistening the toothbrush and cleaning between the frets etc followed by fretboard conditioner on a rosewood or ebony board only as it will discolor a maple one.
Just discovered your channel amazing stuff man.
Wow robert. You here
@@Happymz It’s appears that way
Really awesome advises, I’m happy I found your video!
very useful tips. thanks for this great video!
According to the WD-40 website there is no fish oil in it. But I just applied a little on the neck of one my guitars and it's nice and slick!
I've never used sanpaper, but for my Tru Oiled necks I like to use the maroon 3m pad, then a few passes with some 0000 steel wool.
I recently dropped my tele, and the neck has some light cracks right in the dark wooden line that goes through it. I don't care for looks very much but I can feel them when I play and it really bugs me out. Will this help to get it smooth again? Any suggestions anyone?
using the 3M pads 1800, excellent satin finish
thanks for these helpful tips!
Awsome video ! lota Help ! Thanks !
Ken, as a guitar builder, you can do as you prescribe, works great, but if they are nervous to do that, here is two things you can do as well...One, use a carnuba auto wax, and apply to the back of the neck, which is what I do on nitro, works great but you have to apply as necessary to keep slick....2 use a can of fast fret on the back of the neck and then wipe excess....makes it slick as a set kitchen floor...thanks, Sammy.
Het bud just bought a 50s style strat with a nitro finish on the neck , would it be safe to scotchbrigjt nitro?.
Also in the higher frets it is applied quite thickly and has pooled next to the frets any suggestions ?
nice tips ..!! you make me recover my coolest tele...!! thanks
Thanks Ken for making this video!
June Moris Hey June, your welcome!
Thanx for the advice.
I Did this before watching this video and true it works! Do it slowly and it's better to use tape to cover the areas you don't want to sand to avoid any accidents :p
great video! i do have a question though - what should i do with the neck binding? send it as well or tape it before so i don't damage it? is the binding prone to damaging?
I wouldn't suggest sanding the binding very much, if at all.
never realized it s a b-bender! beautiful guitar...
Thanks S. Brite works well
I don't like washing my hands while playing. The water softens the fingertips. Since I have a hard time developing full callouses as it is, I don't need to add to the issue with water. I use alcohol wipes to clean my fingers. The alcohol also tends to dry out the skin so it helps develop tougher finger tips. I still don't get full callouses but there is a noticeable hardness to my fingertips.
I’m going to do this in my Fender acoustic. I don’t like the high gloss.
ive heard you should only use warm water, no chemicals to clean neck ..thoughts?
Sean Gamble I've discovered Meguiars spray and wipe quick detailer for cars. Its been great on my bass for all parts. It protects wood and metal too and then dries away clean where you missed a wipe.
I’m curious… will this method (the sandpaper) work on a painted neck? I’ve got 3 guitars with painted necks (Les Paul/PRS/ and a SG) that drive me nuts with being sticky… I sweat too… When you were talking about the WD40… I thought of a newer product they have that is a silicone spray. It’s way slicker than the regular WD40 and lasts longer.. I use it to keep the weatherstrip on my car’s power window channels supple (stops squeaking) as well as the hinges and weatherstripping around the doors/trunk seals etc. soft and water tight… It probably would wear better than the “fish oil”.
Yes, it'll work on painted neck too.
Thanks a lot! This helped me fix all my neck issues. I used too fine of a sandpaper before, when coarser turned out to be what I wanted. And you gave me permission to use wd40 on my neck, which made it feel perfect!
You wash your hands, between sets? I've been playing for over 50 years and I use the opposite approach. I find that getting my left hand wet or greasy softens my calluses and makes my fingertips get sore, easily. If I eat a burger or fries, even hours before a gig, I make sure I use only my right hand, which is tricky, since I'm a lefty who plays right-handed.
I enjoyed the video. I picked up a Jay Turser tele copy yesterday and the only issue it has is a sticky neck. I have used Scotch-Brite before but I thought I would check and see if that was still the way to go. It worked nicely. Only took a couple of minutes. The neck is very fast, now.
Back in the 80's, my partner used WD40 on his strings and fretboard. It didn't bother him but I couldn't stand to play his axes, because they had an oily residue. I use Dunlop 65 string conditioner, now, but I use it sparingly.
I'm with you on using a soft cloth to wipe down the strings. I usually do that mid-set and between sets. It makes your strings last much longer.
Keep on rockin' in the free world, brother, and thanks for the video.
+Lee Hall As with all things Lee its a personal choice, when I was gigging I also would wash my hands (Water only) between sets as I used to put pencil graphite on my strings plus at the nut to prevent string hang up and my hands got black, it never affected my playing however, so I guess its up to the individual, everybody has an opinion and use what's best for them.....eg SRV had a strange procedure, if he cut a finger before a gig he would put super glue on it to stop any pain (Yes super glue is non toxic in this way.) So what is the best for you , however I believe we should always try new things. Regards Phil Cose. Keep pickin N grinnin
So, what's wrong with having no finish at all on the neck? Will the wood darken from the hand? What is the purpose of these finishes on bodies and necks?
I can't believe in 5 years, nobody answered your question.
Wood without some type of a finish, whether it be a clear finish or a colored finish (paint) will absorb moisture from the air alone and expand over time.
That is a bad, bad thing.
There you go man.
I've been using WD 40 for about 15 years. I used to be a little self conscious about having it on stage. Glad to hear I'm not the only one using it! Lol. I still have all of my fingers and I haven't grown any extras yet, so I'll just keep on using it. :). Good video!
Nice video. Great playing. What string guage do you use?
+VintageTubeTone Thanks! I use 9.5's by Da'Adarrio
0000 steelwool works too....leaves it feeling like silk
WD40? Lol... That's funny, I'll have to give it a shot... I've used talc powder for years, never had an issue, although I also use a very small amount. As for the neck, steel wool works very well also. You make all good points. And yes I also always wipe down the neck and strings every time I finish a set. Best .... JM
+jmflyer55 Thanks JM !
yes, talcum powder
So cool man
The first lesson a guitar teacher should give
Do you need to seal the wood after sanding the lacquer off the neck?
No.
CountryGuitarChops thanks!
Super helpful, thanks man.
AS always Ken, informative video, I had never heard of the WD40 approach, it dispels water so would be useful in that respect alone.Phil Cose
+Phil Cose Hi Phil, Thanks! It's great to hear from you again.
thanks Ken, if you ever feel like slashing your wrists check out youtube, Phil Cose "I Believe"
I've use baby powder put on hand and guitar neck
same here, never sanded anything.
Thank you!
You are welcome!
baby wipes are best to wipe hands and guitar. and a cloth with a little dab of fret oil on it rubbed on the back of the neck and fretboard. and your set. dont gotta a sand the neck if you do those things. but yeah im sanding mine anyways and doing those steps on top of that
OK - that'll be your little secret......Gee, none of us old guys who have been playing for 45+ years never thought of anything so simple as that. Buy hey, what do I know what works "best" for me, your obviously the expert on mine and everyone else's body chemistry. Have you ever even played a sanded neck? Let me think.. where I did I learn this trick? Oh yeah, while I lived in Nashville playing with with Don Kelly. But then again, what do those old Nashville dogs know.....
CountryGuitarChops sanded mine 2day. yep its way the heck better. 10 mins use wet 400 n 800 grit n the green scrubby pad. i will do evert guitar i ever get i cant believe it
Danny Gatton used cigarette ashes on his fingers when sweated
Wish I'd done this years ago. Took about 1 minute.
where do you clean the neck with?
I assume you mean "what" do I clean them with. I use Windex to clean it, and then Pledge. Thanks.
Yeah that was what I meant, thank you.
CountryGuitarChops I
thought I was the only 1 that done this.....for 35 years......lol
CountryGuitarChops ...I started this when I first started playing....used my moms cleaners...it works!! pledge only!...no name polish sucks....it stinks
@@colbywilliams296 pledge (original) not lemon
I'm glad to see that somebody else uses WD40. I've been using it for years.
I love this video my guitar feels 10 times more expensive
How bout steel wool?
Some folks say steel wool works for them, but it doesn't work for me. It knocks the gloss off the finish, but it's still too sticky for my hand.
And the small particles of broken off steel wool can make their way to your pickup windings where they will over the years corrode and each through your winding wire and ruin your pickups, slowly but surely.
i like the scotch bite idea.
2000 grit, wet/dry automotive sandpaper....
‘It’s kkkkkk Ken’!
Limey fish!
hell no, why would any one do that ?, come on fella dont put that out there as some people will do that and cry after trust me, i use a cycle glove in certain temps and that works for meee, mike in the uk.
Why not use P1000?
It's too fine of a grit.
Step 1....natural finish necks only...
sand off all the crappy lacquer! down to wood!!
I used a magic eraser. Did the trick
That unfinished look these Fenders have at their bridge..in that box that looks like it's missing a cover. Looks wrong. Never liked it. Those edges coming up....funky.
This is no big deal, few minutes and you're done. The work is in the fingerboard.
Windex? Pledge? Baby powder?!? You dummmy!😊
Your obviously a "pro" and have been around longer than us dummies. Ray Flacke swore by baby powder. But I'm sure you don't have a clue who he is. I'm gonna guess your another one who prefers to wear a glove..., or do you use kitty litter?
The more sweat and nicotine that gets on your guitar, the more it ages ... so don't wipe it off, if you want it to age. Throw some 3-IN-1 on that string cleaning rag and you will get all kinds of crud off of them ...
Coconut Oil! 🖒
no thank u rather give my hand a satin finish
Dude, why do your guitars all smell like dead fish?... No, but seriously, I had a terrible time with my fingertips cracking and bleeding due to chemicals we used in the aircraft repair industry and later with photo developing and cleaning chemicals. For a while, due to the cracks and pain, I wore vinyl painter's gloves while playing guitar. Right, try that for grins. I need to apply prescription creams daily to keep that from ever happening again.
Whoever said WD-40 is 99% fish oil may have been misinformed. WD-40 says, "45-50 % low vapor pressure aliphatic hydrocarbon (kerosene)
Steel wool fellas.
Doesn't work, not abrasive enough. But thanks!
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First thing first - wash your hand
Right.. First things first. WATCH and LISTEN to the entire video before posting comments.
My goodness, you do speak a lot....far far too much nonsense!!
Funny, you've typed only a few words and you managed to type too many words.