A video of basic instrument care or a compilation of videos, like this one, that gives you necessary information of proper handling and care to keep your Kiesel like new. Also, mentioning if there are different methods or techniques for different woods or finishes. Also, what NOT to do. Tutorials from Jeff Kiesel himself. :) I think that would be awesome. Great video.
My Kiesel is the best guitar I’ve ever owned. The most stable neck, best action and amazing awesome tone. I will get another! Love seeing videos like this.
Any videos to help us customize and take care of our guitars will be VERY APPRECIATED! Tutorials from others help but I'm most comfortable working on my Carvin (yeah I'm old school) using videos from you guys!
Sonia Anubis Jesus Is the way, the truth and the life. Religion NEVER saved anybody. It's nothing but traps and Satan twist things to keep you deceived! He gives you the WORLD only to lose you're soul! "What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul? Jesus there's true freedom and peace! He wants to free you from those chains! If you desire He says "come" there is a scripture that Jesus says saying if anyone is thristy or hungry, come drink and eat without cost 💕 When your sick of religion and seeking and never grasping what you desire. When your tired and heavy laden and afraid, etc. Wen you just can't do it anymore. Seek the true GOD. I promise you when you truly seek and want to know God you'll find Him. He says so. If you seek God wholeheartedly you will FIND Him! He will reveal Himself to those that seek Him! If you have never known Jesus - repent and believe the gospel. Jesus loves you. He isn't religion. He doesn't want your worldly possessions or money. All these things don't belong to you but God. He wants you. He died on that cross for our sins. He loves you. You were bought with a price! Jesus Christ died for our sins. A debt we could NEVER have paid. He reconciled us back to God. And invites ALL to come. Take the free gift of salavtion. "Come to me, all Ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 💕 Rev 22:17 "And the spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." 💕 Isaiah 55:1 "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." 💕 John 4:14 "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thrist; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." 💕 John 6:35 "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thrist." 💕 John 7:38 "He that beliveth on me, as the scripture hath said, our of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." 💕 have everything yet are empty? All those possessions, fame, etc! Yet still lacking contentment? Seeking.. still longing.. still thirsting? Never will fill that God given spiritual craving or thirst without Him. John 7:37-38 "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying. If any man thirst, let him come into me and drink. He that beliveth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."💕 He is the well! The source of the soul satisfying water of life - this is for all to read. Jesus is coming back soon! Repent and turn back to God. Repent and believe the gospel! Be born again! Unless you become born again of the spirit you will NEVER enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus sets man free. Get a KJV bible. May the Lord be with those that seek Him 💕 hell is eternal and so is HEAVEN 💕 Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." John 8:24 "I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins." Romans 6:23 " For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me." 1 John 14:9 "We love him, because he first loved us." Jesus is LOVE 💕 God is LOVE! God bless you in Jesus name 💕
I have a Charvel San Dimas (maple fretboard) that needs cleaning. How do I know if the wood is treated or untreated ? I've googled it a few time but still haven't come to much of a conclusion
Actually washing your hands before you play is the easiest thing you can do. Nice video. Also you can get a strong magnet and wrap it in your steel wool before using.
I would stay away from using a magnet. I've heard stories of the extra magnetic field weakening pickups over time. I stay away from steel wool all together because it is abrasive, even at such a light gauge. Check out Gorgomyte cloth. It's completely non abrasive and conditions the wood as well.
Those gorgomyte cloths are great when you're working on a really dirty guitar. Also not bad maybe once every few years. Not a fan of the steelwool, I prefer the fretwire erasers and finish with a wheel on a proxxon rotary tool (a dreml is sooo much louder...day/night difference) for the final buffing.
Good video. How about a video on how to make truss rod adjustments? Also, talk about the flip side of that topic, which is how NOT to jack up your neck by adjusting the truss rod the wrong way. Thanks for these videos.
Friend of mine was about to clean his guitar (one I gave him some years back). Luckily, I stopped him before he started the work. Luck, again? Not luck but memory. I asked him to see this first. It proved a great help.
I use this cleaning method as well. But I do not use compressed air at first . I first use a feather paint brush that is super soft to remove metal steel wool pieces from the guitar. Then I vacuum them up as much as possible so they do not scatter around the house or shop. Then I blow out the rest. On bolt on necks. I take them off the body removing all possibilities of the metal sticking to the pickups. I do love that guitar though.
Will you do a step-by-step video series on how to build a guitar? I've been doing some research for over a year while I save up for the rest of the tools I'll need; but most tutorials and guides I've found are either just bits and pieces of the process or the end product doesn't appear to be high quality. I realize I'm not going to make outstanding instruments right off the bat. However I do feel I would stand a much better chance watching and learning from a master guitarsmith such as yourself. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.
Sweet thanks Jeff. Is this method ok for Roasted? I was wondering since Im playing mine 5 hours a day. My A2 has a screaming flame maple fretboard. What no gloves? I know how you feel about germs!
as kiesel guitar seem to have some of the best/cleanest finishes I've seen, I'm interested in what you use to finish, how exactly you finish sand and buff and all the products that are used...especially the trans white
Maybe tape the horn and other cavity too? Takes 5 seconds. I tape both pickups from magnetic dust. Invariably it gets to any pickup. Great video. Suggestion? Pickup height adjustment and why. Malmsteen recesses the center pickup raises the other two. What sounds do you get by doing this?
Well Jeff, you're the expert, but I have to disagree with the use of steel wool on this. That being said, I absolutely love the tung oil idea. I'm definitely going to give that a try, so thanks for the great video.
I like to see how you adjust the action on an electric guitar. I have a Carvin DC-127 but I am not fully satisfied with how low I can get without buzz, compare to my other guitars.
following the same process could you do a darker colour of varnish before or after the oil? is that possible and would that damage the fretboard or not?
I just bought an Ibanez S series guitar. It came with a Bound Jatoba fret board. I can’t find out how to keep it clean and maintained. Any thoughts would be great.
great advice, thanks! I will do this to a Birdseye maple fingerboard i have sometime. I bought it used, its pretty dirty, its seen a lot of people at the gigs.
So there is no finish at all on this FB? I have a Ric 360W that has a maple FB with no finish so this method will work? No change in the color of the FB? Thanks!
same way you do a tuneomatic,tune guitar to 4-40,check string pitch open,12th fret,12th fret harmonic and make them match by adjusting saddles accordingly.
nhjhn “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.” Ezekiel 18:30 Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
Offtopic, I am new to maple I own a lakland bass guitar and they told me not to use steel whool or tung oil , it’s a mate maple fingerboard, if I want to get rid of the stains they told me that I have to sand it than use superglue CA to seal the pores, what do you guys say? Thanks!
+Kiesel Guitars At the end of your video, you said not to play the instrument for about four hours post application of tung oil. What about re-stringing?
Just the video I was looking for! Thanks Jeff! I was wondering if you have tips on spray guns malfunctioning and spraying out droplets on your clear coat/paint. How can you fix these droplets easily? I've found sanding takes too much time and if not done smooth enough, the droplet appears on the next coat. Drips and drops? WTF?
Can you make a video about how to put an hipshot bridge I am very curious because I want to put one on my guitar but don't know how to and how to set up a guitar would be sick and also a video on trust rod adjustment
I usually wipe off the boogers with a very slightly moist towel 1st, and then a dry towel and linseed oil after. That usually does it. Steel wool on frets if needed. The wool works good to smooth out a rough non lacquered fretboard. I also recommend using a fretboard protector while polishing frets by hand, especially on a lacquered fretboard (they are couple bucks on eBay) Easier than taping the fretboard and neck. Love my DC727!
What is the best way to clean an ebony (no streaking) fingerboard and polish the frets without fading out or dulling the darkness of the ebony? Furthermore, what can be used to maintain the dark ebony finish? Will that steel wool fade out ebony at all?
you can actually use any wood treating oil on any wood.....depends on basically how much $$ you want to spend......you just have to read the good old instructions on the oil can.
Can you please post a video on how to put a maple top veneer on an electric guitar? (DIY) for us who don’t have a vacuum machine. Thank you so much!🤘🏻🤘🏻
I am a CARVIN JB-200C user living in Japan. I want to clean my fingerboard, but I can't get "WINMAX TUNG OIL" in Japan. Is there any oil that can be used as a substitute? According to what I heard, "Old English Lemon Oil" can be used instead, is it OK to use it?
Please do a Carvin DC or ST series neck truss rod and/or shimming what needs to be done to lower String high action at the upper frets...action normal at feet 1-12 but then string action is higher
Fantastic video! I just attempted to clean a a maple fretboard on one of my guitars the other day. You guys were a tad late with this video! :P Something I've always had issues with is getting dust and such off of my tremolo. If you guys know of a way to do that, I'd love to see a video on it. :)
If you need something a little stronger, use an soft tooth brush. The fibres are stil soft enough to avoid scratches, but since they are much shorter they will clean better small places such as a Floyd Rose's saddles.
Now THAT is a beautiful piece of fingerboard wood! BirdsEye Maple: the best! Hey Jeff is there any way to have any choice over a BEMaple board when ordering?? Like is there figuring amounts that can be chosen for different price grades of some way to really identify the specific wood that we want on our board?
How about a video about "how to wire up our passive/active module." I might attempt to install on my Jason Becker "numbers" guitar. I know it would void my warranty but I don't care.
if by zebrawood you mean rosewood, yes, if its ebony i asked several guitar technicians for my ebony fretboard and they said no, it doesnt need it, if its maple using some other type of oil is recommended, i cant remember on top of my head, also steel wool is bad for all wood, it wears it down to "clean" it, so i don't recommend the steel wool, cleaning with designed products is great like most technicians do
Thanks for your reply. By Zebrawood I mean zebrawood :) Have a look online to see what it looks like. Kiesel seem to be quite famous for using zebrawood fretboards so you are bound to find some pictures :)
I'm surprised you're not first cleaning it with something like dawn soap, of course diluted in warm water. To break up the grease. Use a cotton swab to apply so you won't soak the instrument. Works like a charm for me. I would love to see some video's about bridge setup and some about the electronics. Thanks for the video.
Do a video for setting up a Floyd Rose for intonation, and string height. Those 2 things crippled me when I was new to guitar and TH-cam didn't exist. lol
For all of you saying "Don't use steel wool! "It'll scratch and leave marks on the wood". You are incorrect. Not if you are using 0000 steel wool. In furniture refinishing, we use a more coarse steel wool for stripping paint, lacquer or other wood finishes. Like a number 2 or 3. Then we move up to finer grades while cleaning and prepping the surface to be refinished. We end up with a 0000 grade to actually polish the piece to take out any scratches or swirl marks. If you use light pressure and a vigorous back and forth, you will NOT scratch your fretboard or your frets even going against the grain. I don't use Tung Oil on my fretboard though. I use something called guitar honey on my Rosewood fretboard afterward and it looks great when I'm finished. Trust me. Try using the 0000 steel wool and you'll see how easy it is to clean a dirty fretboard and give your frets a nice polished, smooth shine.
I have a slightly different approach, as all my maple-board bass guitars are high-gloss urethane (or poly) finishes.. I use the painter's tape to mask off the wood between the frets, and clean the frets with Scotchbrite and follow that with a good metal polish (in my case, AutoSol SOLVOL). I then use a car polish (Meguire's) to clean the maple fretboard, (I will use a soft toothbrush to get the smegma up against the frets) and follow it up with an automotive cream paste wax (again, Meguire's). YMMV, one man's opinion, just my .02 etc, etc.
The Aries AM8 needs more content on TH-cam. I guess the 7 string is more popular. I'd like to buy the Aries AM8, but with such a big purchase I'd like to see videos more about it.
A video of basic instrument care or a compilation of videos, like this one, that gives you necessary information of proper handling and care to keep your Kiesel like new. Also, mentioning if there are different methods or techniques for different woods or finishes. Also, what NOT to do. Tutorials from Jeff Kiesel himself. :) I think that would be awesome. Great video.
My Kiesel is the best guitar I’ve ever owned. The most stable neck, best action and amazing awesome tone. I will get another! Love seeing videos like this.
Get a Suhr. It will change your life. :)
Any videos to help us customize and take care of our guitars will be VERY APPRECIATED! Tutorials from others help but I'm most comfortable working on my Carvin (yeah I'm old school) using videos from you guys!
I don't even own a guitar with a maple fretboard, but it's pleasing to look at the cleaning process.
Sonia Anubis Jesus Is the way, the truth and the life. Religion NEVER saved anybody. It's nothing but traps and Satan twist things to keep you deceived! He gives you the WORLD only to lose you're soul! "What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul? Jesus there's true freedom and peace! He wants to free you from those chains! If you desire He says "come" there is a scripture that Jesus says saying if anyone is thristy or hungry, come drink and eat without cost 💕 When your sick of religion and seeking and never grasping what you desire. When your tired and heavy laden and afraid, etc. Wen you just can't do it anymore. Seek the true GOD. I promise you when you truly seek and want to know God you'll find Him. He says so. If you seek God wholeheartedly you will FIND Him! He will reveal Himself to those that seek Him! If you have never known Jesus - repent and believe the gospel. Jesus loves you. He isn't religion. He doesn't want your worldly possessions or money. All these things don't belong to you but God. He wants you. He died on that cross for our sins. He loves you. You were bought with a price! Jesus Christ died for our sins. A debt we could NEVER have paid. He reconciled us back to God. And invites ALL to come. Take the free gift of salavtion. "Come to me, all Ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 💕 Rev 22:17 "And the spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." 💕 Isaiah 55:1 "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." 💕 John 4:14 "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thrist; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." 💕 John 6:35 "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thrist." 💕 John 7:38 "He that beliveth on me, as the scripture hath said, our of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." 💕 have everything yet are empty? All those possessions, fame, etc! Yet still lacking contentment? Seeking.. still longing.. still thirsting? Never will fill that God given spiritual craving or thirst without Him.
John 7:37-38 "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying. If any man thirst, let him come into me and drink. He that beliveth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."💕
He is the well! The source of the soul satisfying water of life - this is for all to read. Jesus is coming back soon! Repent and turn back to God. Repent and believe the gospel! Be born again! Unless you become born again of the spirit you will NEVER enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus sets man free. Get a KJV bible. May the Lord be with those that seek Him 💕 hell is eternal and so is HEAVEN 💕
Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."
John 8:24 "I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins."
Romans 6:23 " For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."
1 John 14:9 "We love him, because he first loved us." Jesus is LOVE 💕 God is LOVE!
God bless you in Jesus name 💕
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finally something i can do to help keep that lighter color of my maple fretboards! will the tung oil darken colored inlays much?
On a similar note, how about cleaning and care of a tung-oiled body/neck. Or, how you guys apply, and treat the tung-oiled guitars.
Best video in cleaning a fret board so far. Thanks!
I have a Charvel San Dimas (maple fretboard) that needs cleaning. How do I know if the wood is treated or untreated ?
I've googled it a few time but still haven't come to much of a conclusion
Can you do the same with the back of the neck if it is also finished with oil?
Just got my first kiesel with Birdseye maple board and this was so informative on how to properly clean and polish the neck and frets. Thanks Jeff!
Actually washing your hands before you play is the easiest thing you can do. Nice video. Also you can get a strong magnet and wrap it in your steel wool before using.
good idea, does it work well?
I would stay away from using a magnet. I've heard stories of the extra magnetic field weakening pickups over time. I stay away from steel wool all together because it is abrasive, even at such a light gauge. Check out Gorgomyte cloth. It's completely non abrasive and conditions the wood as well.
Those gorgomyte cloths are great when you're working on a really dirty guitar. Also not bad maybe once every few years. Not a fan of the steelwool, I prefer the fretwire erasers and finish with a wheel on a proxxon rotary tool (a dreml is sooo much louder...day/night difference) for the final buffing.
Good video. How about a video on how to make truss rod adjustments? Also, talk about the flip side of that topic, which is how NOT to jack up your neck by adjusting the truss rod the wrong way. Thanks for these videos.
Friend of mine was about to clean his guitar (one I gave him some years back). Luckily, I stopped him before he started the work. Luck, again? Not luck but memory. I asked him to see this first. It proved a great help.
I use this cleaning method as well. But I do not use compressed air at first . I first use a feather paint brush that is super soft to remove metal steel wool pieces from the guitar. Then I vacuum them up as much as possible so they do not scatter around the house or shop. Then I blow out the rest. On bolt on necks. I take them off the body removing all possibilities of the metal sticking to the pickups. I do love that guitar though.
Will you do a step-by-step video series on how to build a guitar? I've been doing some research for over a year while I save up for the rest of the tools I'll need; but most tutorials and guides I've found are either just bits and pieces of the process or the end product doesn't appear to be high quality. I realize I'm not going to make outstanding instruments right off the bat. However I do feel I would stand a much better chance watching and learning from a master guitarsmith such as yourself. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.
Sweet thanks Jeff. Is this method ok for Roasted? I was wondering since Im playing mine 5 hours a day. My A2 has a screaming flame maple fretboard. What no gloves? I know how you feel about germs!
as kiesel guitar seem to have some of the best/cleanest finishes I've seen, I'm interested in what you use to finish, how exactly you finish sand and buff and all the products that are used...especially the trans white
EXCELLENT JEFF ! 👍 👍
Please consider doing a video tour of your factory and building process video. Thank you so much!
Cheers from Portugal.
Nice! Would love to see a set up video. Neck relief, action, all that. Yeah, there are lots, but Kiesel Setups look great and consistent.
Maybe tape the horn and other cavity too? Takes 5 seconds. I tape both pickups from magnetic dust. Invariably it gets to any pickup. Great video.
Suggestion? Pickup height adjustment and why. Malmsteen recesses the center pickup raises the other two. What sounds do you get by doing this?
The best thing I've ever heard the shmoo buildup on the fretboard being called is 'finger-ass'. Haha still makes me laugh.
+EulogyAdd LOL
Hi Jeff! Sanding the direct surface of the fretboard doesn't cause scratches?
Great video! Beautiful guitar. How about setting up Floyd Rose and/or Wilkson tremolos.
So as a fan of Carvin guitars and amps back in the 90s is Kiesel the new Carvin?
Dig the whole video, but especially the GREAT OUTRO MUSIC!!! -Jeff please tell us, - what artist and track? Thanks! 🎸🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶
Well Jeff, you're the expert, but I have to disagree with the use of steel wool on this. That being said, I absolutely love the tung oil idea. I'm definitely going to give that a try, so thanks for the great video.
Great video! Can I apply oil lemon on a tung oiled coloured fingerboard?! Plz
I'd like to see a video of how you guys at the custom shop polish frets. They look super shiny!
I like to see how you adjust the action on an electric guitar. I have a Carvin DC-127 but I am not fully satisfied with how low I can get without buzz, compare to my other guitars.
following the same process could you do a darker colour of varnish before or after the oil? is that possible and would that damage the fretboard or not?
Thanks for this video. I've always been fond of linseed oil on a rosewood fingerboard. Thoughts on that?
I read that they boil linseed oil before applying.
I just bought an Ibanez S series guitar. It came with a Bound Jatoba fret board. I can’t find out how to keep it clean and maintained. Any thoughts would be great.
great advice, thanks!
I will do this to a Birdseye maple fingerboard i have sometime.
I bought it used, its pretty dirty, its seen a lot of people at the gigs.
Great video. Will this work with ebony and rosewood as well?
Does this work for a Strat neck that is treated? (gloss)
Go over all the finish options. Great video. Thanks.
So there is no finish at all on this FB? I have a Ric 360W that has a maple FB with no finish so this method will work? No change in the color of the FB? Thanks!
wanna see how you intonate a fr-tremolo
+nhjhn agreed!
same way you do a tuneomatic,tune guitar to 4-40,check string pitch open,12th fret,12th fret harmonic
and make them match by adjusting saddles accordingly.
nhjhn “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.” Ezekiel 18:30
Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
Buy “the key” tool.. i intonate my Floyd in 10 min... ridiculously easy
It's way easier with the FR Hollow Point Intonation System, no key needed...
Offtopic, I am new to maple I own a lakland bass guitar and they told me not to use steel whool or tung oil , it’s a mate maple fingerboard, if I want to get rid of the stains they told me that I have to sand it than use superglue CA to seal the pores, what do you guys say? Thanks!
Do you still have that guitar model available?
Cool gats guys. Love em.
Would love to see how the custom shoplevels frets please.
Can we use the minwax tung oil to all type of fretboard/fingerboard?, i mean for cleaning section?
Any advice on how to make a grain on a guitar really show up when refinishing a guitar and using wood dye?
Do you think it is safe to use this on my PRO-MOD SAN DIMAS® STYLE 1 HH FR, MAPLE FINGERBOARD please ? And the back of the neck ? Thanks
I do have a question on your necks on that guitar. What type fret wire are you using?
Always like the "behind the scenes" videos-- keep 'em coming!
Would you do the same steps for a rosewood fingerboard?
I'm in Portugal, can you tell me what's the oil I can use here in Portugal, what's the ingredients or so?
Any special tips for roasted maple?
Thanks, Jeff. Any problem w/ leaving all the strings off the instrument? I have an LB76.
+Robert Kaye you should be ok.. generally it's not good to leave the strings off for an extended period of time
+Kiesel Guitars At the end of your video, you said not to play the instrument for about four hours post application of tung oil. What about re-stringing?
what would be the difference between this and cleaning an ebony fretboard? thanks
+Lucas Batistuta no difference! You can clean any type of board we offer except color treated boards like this
I have a JEM77 BFP series guitar with tree of life inlay on fret board. Would the steel wool mess up the inlay ?
Just the video I was looking for! Thanks Jeff!
I was wondering if you have tips on spray guns malfunctioning and spraying out droplets on your clear coat/paint. How can you fix these droplets easily? I've found sanding takes too much time and if not done smooth enough, the droplet appears on the next coat. Drips and drops? WTF?
Can you make a video about how to put an hipshot bridge I am very curious because I want to put one on my guitar but don't know how to and how to set up a guitar would be sick and also a video on trust rod adjustment
How you set up the guitar if it has fretbuzz in particular frets.
Is it an unfinished maple, or does it have a thin finsih on it?
With what can i clean my royal ebony fretboard ? Is lemon oil right for this wood ?
I usually wipe off the boogers with a very slightly moist towel 1st, and then a dry towel and linseed oil after. That usually does it. Steel wool on frets if needed. The wool works good to smooth out a rough non lacquered fretboard. I also recommend using a fretboard protector while polishing frets by hand, especially on a lacquered fretboard (they are couple bucks on eBay) Easier than taping the fretboard and neck.
Love my DC727!
What is the best way to clean an ebony (no streaking) fingerboard and polish the frets without fading out or dulling the darkness of the ebony? Furthermore, what can be used to maintain the dark ebony finish? Will that steel wool fade out ebony at all?
+Zach Fowler This method will work for ebony as well
Also, no mention of what they use to clean up the fret board after the steel wool, or did I miss it?
Yes more behind the scene stuff , good idea
would I be able to this to a roasted maple fretboard?
Yes, tung oil optional but less essential compared to plain maple
Is that white/white or pearl white? And the ablone dots look gold depending on light.
it's Diamond Pearl White
Do you guys have a video on basic setup?
nice would you use the same oil on rosewood and ebony ?
you can actually use any wood treating oil on any wood.....depends on basically how much $$ you want to spend......you just have to read the good old instructions on the oil can.
Usually lemon oil but the guitar version rather than cheap lemon oil.
Can you please post a video on how to put a maple top veneer on an electric guitar? (DIY) for us who don’t have a vacuum machine.
Thank you so much!🤘🏻🤘🏻
Could you do a video on how to clean a roasted maple fretbord?
Is it safe to use 0000 steel wool on a fret board? I usually tape the board to clean the frets then condition the board
hahaha my old guitar! so sorry for the mess jeff hahaha at least I finally know how to do this ;)
I am a CARVIN JB-200C user living in Japan. I want to clean my fingerboard, but I can't get "WINMAX TUNG OIL" in Japan. Is there any oil that can be used as a substitute? According to what I heard, "Old English Lemon Oil" can be used instead, is it OK to use it?
Sorry, Winmax was wrong, it was MINWAX
Is it okay to use this oil on a laquered maple fretboard?
I couldnt tell if that fret board was finished or unfinished. Can you let me know?
Please do a Carvin DC or ST series neck truss rod and/or shimming what needs to be done to lower String high action at the upper frets...action normal at feet 1-12 but then string action is higher
Fantastic video! I just attempted to clean a a maple fretboard on one of my guitars the other day. You guys were a tad late with this video! :P Something I've always had issues with is getting dust and such off of my tremolo. If you guys know of a way to do that, I'd love to see a video on it. :)
+Battle Toad I dust off guitars with the kind of brushes used for cleaning camera lenses, or the ones used by barbers for shaving.
I have been using a makeup brush but it doesn't do a great job. Suppose I could look into other kinds of brushes. :P
If you need something a little stronger, use an soft tooth brush. The fibres are stil soft enough to avoid scratches, but since they are much shorter they will clean better small places such as a Floyd Rose's saddles.
Alex Lopez Thanks for the tips, friend! I'll have to give it a shot.:D
+Battle Toad compressed air is really useful! you can get it at most computer supply stores.
Can you use baby oil for the same job?
Now THAT is a beautiful piece of fingerboard wood! BirdsEye Maple: the best! Hey Jeff is there any way to have any choice over a BEMaple board when ordering?? Like is there figuring amounts that can be chosen for different price grades of some way to really identify the specific wood that we want on our board?
How about a video about "how to wire up our passive/active module." I might attempt to install on my Jason Becker "numbers" guitar. I know it would void my warranty but I don't care.
Is this how you would clean a maple neck thats tung oiled? I just got my first Kiesel and want to keep it as pristine as possible
Yes, this is (in our opinion) the best way to take care of a dirty maple board
+Kiesel Guitars Would you also treat Rosewood with tung oil?
you can.. many people also use a lemon oil or any company's fretboard cleaner that you prefer!
@@KieselGuitarsTV why didn't you clean the grease/dirt of with naptha or meths first?
Would the steel wool remove fine scratches ?.
Can you guys do a video on how to restore your guitar to the factory setup?
I have evo frets with rosewood fingerboard can i also use the same process
What about the back of the neck? How do you clean, go with grain? Love to see that because that’s always dirtier than your fretboard.
So you wait 4 hours to play it, but can you put strings on right away?
Can I care for my zebrawood fingerboard like this too? Should I use Dunlop deep conditioner oil or lemon oil after cleaning? Thanks
Anyone care to answer? Can I use Dunlop lemon oil or deep conditioner to clean/oil the fretboard after using steel wool? Thanks!
endze I'm not an expert but I think you can use lemon oil because it's a naturally oily wood but don't quote me
if by zebrawood you mean rosewood, yes, if its ebony i asked several guitar technicians for my ebony fretboard and they said no, it doesnt need it, if its maple using some other type of oil is recommended, i cant remember on top of my head, also steel wool is bad for all wood, it wears it down to "clean" it, so i don't recommend the steel wool, cleaning with designed products is great like most technicians do
Thanks for your reply. By Zebrawood I mean zebrawood :) Have a look online to see what it looks like. Kiesel seem to be quite famous for using zebrawood fretboards so you are bound to find some pictures :)
thank u for taking time and sharing!!
I'm surprised you're not first cleaning it with something like dawn soap, of course diluted in warm water. To break up the grease. Use a cotton swab to apply so you won't soak the instrument. Works like a charm for me.
I would love to see some video's about bridge setup and some about the electronics.
Thanks for the video.
you never realy want to use water on a freatboard especialy an exposed one
Do a video for setting up a Floyd Rose for intonation, and string height. Those 2 things crippled me when I was new to guitar and TH-cam didn't exist. lol
This was absolutely helpful! Thank you for this video!
And this won't scuff up big abalone inlays like on my CS6?
For all of you saying "Don't use steel wool! "It'll scratch and leave marks on the wood". You are incorrect. Not if you are using 0000 steel wool. In furniture refinishing, we use a more coarse steel wool for stripping paint, lacquer or other wood finishes. Like a number 2 or 3. Then we move up to finer grades while cleaning and prepping the surface to be refinished. We end up with a 0000 grade to actually polish the piece to take out any scratches or swirl marks. If you use light pressure and a vigorous back and forth, you will NOT scratch your fretboard or your frets even going against the grain. I don't use Tung Oil on my fretboard though. I use something called guitar honey on my Rosewood fretboard afterward and it looks great when I'm finished. Trust me. Try using the 0000 steel wool and you'll see how easy it is to clean a dirty fretboard and give your frets a nice polished, smooth shine.
I have a slightly different approach, as all my maple-board bass guitars are high-gloss urethane (or poly) finishes.. I use the painter's tape to mask off the wood between the frets, and clean the frets with Scotchbrite and follow that with a good metal polish (in my case, AutoSol SOLVOL). I then use a car polish (Meguire's) to clean the maple fretboard, (I will use a soft toothbrush to get the smegma up against the frets) and follow it up with an automotive cream paste wax (again, Meguire's). YMMV, one man's opinion, just my .02 etc, etc.
id love to see a detailed demo of a SCB7 and the building process of one
is it safe to do it on a jem 7v with blue inlay on it?
How do y'all do your hard as nails fretless ebony fingerboard treatment?
How about a 'How to Care for Your Nut' episode?
How about a care for your "Nuts" video?😄😄😄😄
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regular "change oil" - Asian
Sorry... Can i do this whit a Fender Telecaster reissue 72?
Hi ...do you know witch model this white one is?
The Aries AM8 needs more content on TH-cam. I guess the 7 string is more popular. I'd like to buy the Aries AM8, but with such a big purchase I'd like to see videos more about it.
Silly question but I can't tell, is this a DC model, or Aires model?
It's a DC600