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Is this type of fretboard damage fixable? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is a Fender Eric Clapton Strat built in 1990 that I bought myself for my 30th birthday as it was the same age.

I played it a bit and this happened. Not sure if it was already damaged and I made it worse or if the old strings caused the damage. There was no noticable damage when I bought it.

Is this type of thing possible to fix? Or will it need a new neck?

Thank you! (First post on Lemmy!)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Maple fretboards are finished and if you play them it tends to wear through. Maple fretboards that have been played a lot tend to have very obvious grayish finger marks. Call it a badge of honor and keep playing. Rosewood doesn't have this problem, but I've always felt that a guitar that has been played a bunch is cooler that one in pristine condition.