I've always liked the look of no-inlay fretboards. Since my Eastman already has them, it seems like I might be more successful in replacing the white dots with black.
Anybody have any tips? Am I crazy for even wanting to try?
I've always liked the look of no-inlay fretboards. Since my Eastman already has them, it seems like I might be more successful in replacing the white dots with black.
Anybody have any tips? Am I crazy for even wanting to try?
Tilt the fingerboard so you can’t see it while playing, or generally stop looking at your left hand. Cheap and easy unless the knowledge of inlays impacts you.
I don’t think you could invisibly replace the dots but maybe someone with more skill than me could.
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Ha! Agree with the "don't look at your left hand" sentiment.
Really early on, some electric guitarist I was into had a guitar with one pickup, one knob, and no inlays on an ebony board. I'm pretty sure the guitar body was a really plain, natural finish. I've always loved that understated look, and felt like maybe replicating that (minus the pickup and volume knob). Maybe I'll wait until I take a crack at refretting it...
If your fretboard is the same as my 515, it's a really uniformly dense black surface. You might try buying an ebony veneer and cutting out dots, making sure that the grain direction aligns. Then re-dye the whole thing with some lampblack to further hide any witness lines?
Just read the part about fixing the old inlay spot on this page from Frank Ford's www.frets.com.
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