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The neck on my guitar shrunk a bit, I think from the weather, and the fret endings started to push on the biding, creating little cracks. Generally I would've just left like that, buy in a feel spots I could actually feel it so I sanded a bit on those.

It's smooth now but the spots that I sanded are of course not glossy anymore, so I wanted to apply a finish. I don't know which finish to use. When I do other woodworking just use a clear coat gloss spray like Rust-Oleum, but I don't know if that works in this case. I know the finish of my guitar is poly, but I also know poly tends to yellow with too many coats, so I thought wipe-on polycrylic would be a good idea.

It's two spots, each of at most 1in. My idea was to tape the rest of the neck off, but I don't mind sanding the whole neck binding if that would be better. It doesn't have to be perfect, and if I screw up I'll learn more and redo it; I like woodworking and it's just my personal guitar anyway, I like having fun with it.

The neck on my guitar shrunk a bit, I think from the weather, and the fret endings started to push on the biding, creating little cracks. Generally I would've just left like that, buy in a feel spots I could actually feel it so I sanded a bit on those.

It's smooth now but the spots that I sanded are of course not glossy anymore, so I wanted to apply a finish. I don't know which finish to use. When I do other woodworking I just use a clear coat gloss spray like Rust-Oleum, but I don't know if that works in this case. I know the finish of my guitar is poly, but I also know poly tends to yellow with too many coats, so I thought wipe-on polycrylic would be a good idea.

It's two spots, each of at most 1in. My idea was to tape the rest of the neck off, but I don't mind sanding the whole neck binding if that would be better. It doesn't have to be perfect, and if I screw up I'll learn more and redo it; I like woodworking and it's just my personal guitar anyway, I like having fun with it.

Thank you!

We've all seen some picture of neck profiles side by side. Is there something like that but with the list of which guitar models match each neck profile? Each guitar brand has different names for the neck types, and some are not helpful (the Revstar specs for example say the neck profile is "Revstar"). I know it's better to test the guitar you want but I'd like to narrow down the options before that.

Hello! I like woodworking and I know how to deal with the electronics. A while ago I repaired a cracked top on a GS mini pretty well. Being a luthier is my dream job.

While that is a dream for the future, I would like to get tools to do some basic setup on my guitars. Stuff like refretting or replacing a fingerboard or neck is way out of my league for now, but I'd like to have the right tools for fixing sharp fret ends, fret crowning and leveling, neck relief, action setup, intonation, and other basic tasks.

I know StewMac/MusicNomad will have everything I need, BUT their price tag is too steep for me right now. I would like recommendations of kits/tools that are enough quality (made with at least some precision) but that would cost that much?

I found the Groovetech tools by Dunlop, had anyone used them? Is there another brand? Or would be better to buy StewMac/MusicNomad and just get one tool at a time?

Thank you! 🤘🏼

Hello! I like woodworking and I know how to deal with the electronics. A while ago I repaired a cracked top on a GS mini pretty well. Being a luthier is my dream job.

While that is a dream for the future, I would like to get tools to do some basic setup on my guitars. Stuff like refretting or replacing a fingerboard or neck is way out of my league for now, but I'd like to have the right tools for fixing sharp fret ends, fret crowning and leveling, neck relief, action setup, intonation, and other basic tasks.

I know StewMac/MusicNomad will have everything I need, BUT their price tag is too steep for me right now. I would like recommendations of kits/tools that are enough quality (made with at least some precision) but that would cost that much?

I found the Groovetech tools by Dunlop, had anyone used them? Is there another brand? Or would be better to buy StewMac/MusicNomad and just get one tool at a time?

Thank you! 🤘🏼

I'm looking into getting a guitar with P90s and a satin-finished neck. I currently have an Epiphone Custom and I love how the P90s sound (and how the guitar looks), but I find Les Pauls really uncomfortable, both for the D-shaped neck and the weight. I'm trying to decide between the Yamaha Revstar and the D'Angelico Bedford Premier.

I currently have a D'Angelico and I love how the neck feels. Originally I had decided on the D'Angelico, but I heard great reviews about the Revstar.

When I googled the Revstar it says the neck is "Revstar shape", which didn't help. Can anyone offer an insight if it's similar to a C-shape neck? On the pictures it looks like the neck is satin finished, is that correct?

I'm going to try a used Revstar this weekend, but I figured I'd ask: which one would you pick and why?