FenderCustom Shop Fingerboard Remedy - 2 oz Bottle

I was first annoyed when I got the bottle - it is tiny. However, I used it on a rosewood and also a pau ferro fingerboard and it is amazing. It made both darker (which is what I wanted) and brought out the grain. It's a more saturated dark compared to the typical lemon oils (which tend to wear off quickly.) Great product and I hope that the application will last a while.

I never realised that you could actually look the fingerboard for your guitar/bass, and what a difference this made. Smelt good, felt great. Really rejuvenated my guitar fretboard, at a good price too.The instructions were ready to follow, and honestly the difference was really noticeable. Made my tired looking guitar feel and look great again!

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This fretboard oil quickly soaks in and leaves a deep rich colour- pleasent smelling too.

Hi there guys,Okay so my issue is that I have an unfinished maple neck and fingerboard on my Strat.This of course shows all the dirt, which is obviously also the case with darker necks, you just can't see it is all. Well no, sometimes you CAN see the dirt on a dark fingerboard, if you look closely in good lighting you see the streaks and patches where you favour positions.I actually take the finishes off all my necks and or fretboards, I don't like the feel, sweat city!Ultimately I'd rather have a dirty neck that feels great, than a good looking grabby sweaty one, but then ideally I want BOTH! I WANT IT ALL!!!!!If your fingers sweat due to the finish on your fingerboard, it will slow your fingers down. I can't go back to that now, I rely on slick movement, take it for granted.The fender fingerboard remedy is the best conditioner, semi sealer I've tried to date!!! Great feel etc. however...The dirt, the discolouring on the fingerboard comes back pretty quickly.(It's not your dirty fingers doing this per se, it's the black residue coming off of the strings.)The last product I will now try, is the Music Nomad F1 oil. You can get it here on Amazulu, it ships in from the States and so it takes a while to arrive. (Maybe Amazulu will start stocking it when it gets more popular?)It's got the most positive reviews I've EVER seen!? And from professionals, guitar makers even!It claims to keep your fingerboard clean for months?Back to the fender product, again it's the best I've tried thus far. Way better than lemon oil or any wax based products, why, because of the way it drys. It dries leaving a sheen in only minutes.It's better on an unfinished neck. If you wash your hands before you play, which you ALWAYS should. The neck stays clean and with a slick feel.But then yes, the maple fingerboard will get dirty again pretty quickly, sorry to repeat myself, but this is due to the residue coming off of your strings.If you have a dark wood fingerboard, this works well, it will make your fingerboard look and feel great!!But then remember, if that neck was maple, you'd see the dirt starting to get into your grain again. Personally I'm not bothered knowing that, why, because my maple fret is now a bit dirty again, but then it still feels great! So on a darker fret, you have a good look and great feel. Just remember to condition the finger board when it begins seem dry, because the wood grain can seperate.Check advice on line as to how often to oil, condition your fingerboard, too much is as bad as not enough. I do this by eye and feel.Again the fender product is better than any other type of oil I've tried. But then the Music Nomad F1 oil may well be better, seal the wood for longer?Which is what all the reviews say, not that you can trust reviews 100%, you may trust me, but you also have to realise that I'm the reincarnation of Jesus...lolYeah, there's all sorts of people reviewing on these forums lol lol.With the last point being that if I'm Jesus, then why can't I just make my fingerboard perfect?'LET THERE BE... a clean and slick finger board'!!!!Yeah no, I got nothing...lol lolQuickly for real guitarheads.The best surface on a maple fingerboard is a sanded down varnish. I had this at one time, however when polishing my frets, some polish got under the finish, it looked terrible.So I took the finish off and revarnished using the best recommended stuff.After a week of the varnish not drying properly, I took it off and oiled the fingerboard.I've experimented with varnishes on wood, I can't seem to get them to dry properly, and I can't find any credible advice?As well as that yes, even with a nicely sanded surface which is never grabby.... if I can feel the fretboard grabbing or at all, under my fingers when bending I'm not happy.Even sanded down varnish causes my fingers to sweat, and no my fingers are not excessively sweaty, it's not a massive problem just an annoyance with only maple fingerboards.It's a conundrum! Clean grabby board or slick dirty one.Hopefully the F 1 oil will be as good as it's reviews, it's on the way!I'll review it in due course.