How to Oil and Wax your Guitar Neck 

I enjoyed this Kev & was actually rather therapeutic to watch 😁 Good style & approach .. I’m going to try this next time I change strings … oh & a big YES to videos on guitar set up !!! 😁😀☺️

I have done this quick and satisfying process on one of my telecasters and two of my acoustics. I start with P600 dry and then finish with a wet sand with P1500. A Dab of Tru-Oil and done. Thanks for this video. Hopefully more folks are trying this application. The results are satin smooth necks that are beautiful.👍

I just use 3 - 4 lite-coats of Tru Oil. I did not like the feel of the wax, so I stopped using it. Great info presented here. I have a Sterling SS-4 Bass and it came out incredible. I also did a little fret-end filing - it now plays like a Custom Shop. oNe LovE from NYC

Dunno why but there's a strong Bob Ross vibe here. "We'll paint a happy little tree right here. Just a few strokes. That's all you have to do...". Great vid.

Thanks a bunch! This made daring to reshape a nitro neck that I ordered and the applying oil instead! Thank you!

Thank you so much.Just what I needed🙏

So cool, thank you for this video! I love my Music Man Silhouette, and I bought a different guitar recently with a completely unfinished neck which I plan to use this process on.

thank you,needed this!

The information about this is the way MUSIC MAN does their necks is 100% true and can be proven by watching the Video titled "Inside Music Man | Factory tour" at the 12:26 mark of the video posted just 10 days ago. So the info is up to date. Music Man has oiled the necks this way for years and years.

Great video. Show us how to do a whole neck, oil and wax back, lacquer headstock.

Cool video, thanks for the info.

Tru-oil takes several hours to dry and probably 24 hours or more to fully cure. I would wait a while before waxing, to make sure the Tru-oil has had a chance to harden properly.

Great job

Thank you for making this video. I know how you feel, I’ve had long term Covid for over two years 😳

I got a Siggery Fury in trade for an amp some years back. The neck was absolutely stark naked and frankly a little rough for my taste. The previous owner didn’t seem to have played it much. The fret ends up high we’re rough too. I sanded the neck and rolled the edges of the ebony fingerboard and planed the fret edges with sandpaper mounted on a board. Then I applied gunstock oil in several coats to build up a bit of gloss, buffing with 000 steel wool between applications. I achieved a heavier finish than the one demonstrated here but still very thin. I might try this even more minimalistic treatment on another neck.

I’ll be treating my first unfinished neck. No tuners installed yet. Would I use the oil on the headstock and fretboard as well? The wax? Great video for a rookie like me. Thank you! (Btw, I had Covid in 2022. Took a long time to get energy back. Trusting you are feeling well now that time has passed)

Super! I just wish you'd have published this video 13-14 months ago instead of 9, as I let both the oil and the wax to sit for way too long and therefore should redo the process for my 3-piece guitarobe. Although I agree - the process is really quick and pleasant especially with a coffee at hand - having a day job and a family with small kids, it's a rare occasion to have enough patience and me-time to remove the necks, create a suitable workspace for sanding and make all the other preparations before getting into the process itself, as what I really should do is to play the guitar instead of a playing a IRL RPG as a wannabe-luthier. :)

Very good video! That finish is the best. But please, never ever throw a wet oily paper towel directly in the garbage! Tru-oil, tung oil etc can self combust and burn down your house. No kidding. Stay safe and keep posting great content!

If you wanna go à little further, you can actually apply your oil more liberally and wet sand it in the wood with very fine sandpaper, we're talking 1500ish. You then wipe off the excess oil and sand dust with a cloth in the direction of the grain, let dry for a few hours and then wax.

Does the wax finish make the satin-y finish of the tru oil any less slick? Or does it help make the neck feel even smoother? I'm thinking I may just go with a tru oil finish instead of oil and wax, but I'd like to hear your thoughts, if you don't mind. Hopefully, long COVID is no longer giving you any issues!

Triple boosted neck

Would your typical guitar lemon oil + carnuoba wax work? I want to restore an old mahogany neck on a Charvel I have and can't find either gunstock tru-oil and wax where I reside, sadly (Chile, SoutAm). I do have the sandpaper, a P1200 labeled one.

Thanks for the Great Video! I have a Fender neck that ive unfinished with 150p-220p-320p-400p sandpaper (Canada 3m). do you recommend using ony one coat of Tru Oil and buff it right away? (Im not going to use the wax didnt like the feel on my other neck) Thanks in advance! Matan

Does this darken the wood or enhance the grain? I just ordered a quarter sawn roasted maple neck and searching for the best way to finish it.

Can you do this to a roasted maple neck? I have a very light scratch going the length of the fretboard maybe three inches long. I'm unsure how it got there. Was thinking of doing a light sand and then this. would you use the same grit for this? For reference its a Q series 5 pc maple/bubinga neck.

Would gun stock oil work with any wood? Including rosewood? Would I even need to oil a rosewood guitar neck since it’s a maple wood?

I have used this method to coat the neck of my bass which I sanded down the matte paint off of, which eventually turned gloss by all the playing and the grease of my hands. But I am curious to see if this would also help with the feel of the neck of the bass I play all the time which already has some sort of oil finish on it? It is a maple neck and it doesn't look dry like an unfinished wood, would it hurt to try?

Can you apply the wax the next day, or does it need to be done successively, as shown? Thank you.

so on a maple neck do they do the fretboard and everything?

Why is the ebmm headstock normally left gloss? Is this a stylistic decision?

Hello,tengo un bajo musicman con diapasón de arce,también lleva el mismo proceso en el diapasón?? Tru oil y wax? Trank you😊

Are there more benefits of applying multiple layers of oil?

Good info. Do you think that an unfinished neck that has been oiled feels better than a finished neck that has been sanded.

What wax are you using?

Here is Inside MUSIC MAN confirming the oiled necks ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z9jmUohv-h0.htmlsi=1DA5vBXuf4XoaHW1&t=745

Any alternatives to Birchwood products? They are insanely pricey where I live and can only be ordered with 2 week wait time. Also, if I were to only use one product, which one would it be?

Do you have to repeat the process every now and then ? How long will the oil&wax finish last?

I got an ibanez artcore and the fretboard seems unfinished, or nearly. Can i oil+wax it if i'm not sure how it was finished?

спасибо.привет из россии!

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Technically you're supposed to buff in one direction, up with the grain