Just spent about an hour and a half burnishing the neck. Unfortunately, I was a dumbass and forgot to tell them not to fret the neck. So, sanding between the frets was a PITA. Took it down to 2k. I'm seriously thinking of going 3k. A good bit of it looks like glass polished marble now. I'm wondering if I take it down another notch if the rest will pop.
Roasted Flame Maple Neck
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Maybe between the frets toward the nut, where you have more room to work. But, even there, you can't get up close to the frets. The farther up-neck you go, the worse it gets. I don't think going to the 3K grit will help, but if you've got the time, I'm sure it won't hurt.
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Just got mine today. Not even going to post pics, as the ones I took don't do the thing justice at all. It is as Jeff says - almost holographic and three dimensional. It kinda screws with your eyes, trying to focus on it. I've never seen a piece like it, or even close.
Wait till you burnish. About 2/3rds of mine literally looks like there is a glass top over a wood base.Cagey said:
I'm laboring over body choice. I keep going back and forth between fancy and simple. I'm close to going Sonic Blue, Olympic or Vintage White. But, I also wanted to go ultra light and all the really light strat bodies have fancyish finishes.
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