Blackening a roasted maple fretboard

[Cederick]

Has anybody got a roasted maple fretboard and then blackened the fretboard to make it look like ebony?
I don't want to buy a ebony fretboard because it's a rare wood (I would prefer Richlite but I guess warmoth will never use it...)

Is roasted better than regular maple in seasonal changes by the way?

 

[fdesalvo]

You can get fretboard dye from stu-mac and yes, no finish needed.

 

[Hbom]

(I would prefer Richlite but I guess warmoth will never use it...)

I hope you are right about that! :laughing8:

 

[Cederick]

(I would prefer Richlite but I guess warmoth will never use it...)

I hope you are right about that! :laughing8:

Why not? If somebody doesn't wanna support gathering rare exotic woods then Richlite is a good solution. I've never tried it myself, but I read much good about it from Martin acoustic owners, and those who actually HAVE Gibsons with Richlite, often doesn't complain, it's more those who never touched a Richlite guitar who complains a lot, just because they are traditionalists.

It's not going to eliminate the ebony option from Warmoth, but just give them another option.
I wont buy a ebony fretboard, but i would buy a Richlite.

I'm not a "tonewood believer", I think that anything works for electric guitars.
(sometimes the outcome is bad and dead sounding, but mostly it doesn't matter for me)

You can get fretboard dye from stu-mac and yes, no finish needed.

Awesome thanks

 

[stratamania]

The stuff Stew Mac sell for dyeing fingerboards black is made by Fiebings, it's a leather dye, you might be able to get some locally or via Amazon.

If you have some left over you can also make all your older black shoes look nice.

 

[Cederick]

The stuff Stew Mac sell for dyeing fingerboards black is made by Fiebings, it's a leather dye, you might be able to get some locally or via Amazon.

If you have some left over you can also make all your older black shoes look nice.

Yeah, it's probably better to get somewhere else (especially since I live in sweden)

Haha yeah probably

 

[ChristopherG]

Good for you for wanting to stick by your principles. I had a guitar back in the early 90's, can't remember the maker, that had a graphite fretboard. Nice attack, good harmonics, sustain, all that. Plus it played like greased ice.

 

[Cederick]

Good for you for wanting to stick by your principles. I had a guitar back in the early 90's, can't remember the maker, that had a graphite fretboard. Nice attack, good harmonics, sustain, all that. Plus it played like greased ice.

Cool could it have been a Parker? (not an expert on those guitars)

a graphite fretboard would be a super cool alternative as well!