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Posted by Stringfellow on 1/5/2005, 12:25 pm, in reply to "Re: slap/pop on fretless" --Previous Message--
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The minwax Helsman Spar can be either sprayed on, or brushed on. The other coating is poured on once it is mixed, and dries to about a millimeter thick, it flows on the fingerboard evenly by itself. I've never had a problem with chipping, and I've never had to recoat the fingerboard. The neck coating brings the mwahh sound out a little more, and makes for better sustain, and smoother slides.
: Dear Stringfellow,
: Thanks for your recommendations. Any
: thoughts regarding how to apply coatings to
: get a smooth finish? Also, about how often
: do you need to recoat due to chipping? Last
: question-- how have you found the tone to
: change after coating?
:
: Thanks again very much,
:
: Josh
:
: --Previous Message--
: I would coat the neck with a hard epoxy.
: Minwax Helsman Spar works good. I have also
: found a new product via Home Depot, that is
: called Famowood glaze coat
: (www.famowood.com). I also slap, and pop
: heavily on fretless and have never torn up a
: neck, because of these coatings. Hope this
: helps.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi,
: I recently started playing bass, and have
: just gotten interested in slap technique.
: My bass is a carvin LB75F with ebony
: fingerboard, uncoated. The problem is that
: I am starting to shred the fingerboard a bit
: with the pop slap stuff. Someone
: recommended to me that I have the
: fingerboard coated with epoxy or something
: similar, but I was wondering if anyone had
: an alternative suggestion. I thought maybe
: a brass block, cut flush with fingerboard
: and mounted between the bottom of the
: fingerboard and the upper pickup might
: absorb some of the abuse? I'd appreciate
: any advice.
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