New bass - the wenge fingerboard looks terrible!

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[quote name='1976fenderhead' post='569152' date='Aug 14 2009, 02:40 PM']That's a great tip, thanks. Wonder if I can find that in the UK?

If the one that comes still looks bad, I might go that route![/quote]

Well I've found here some in the UK al different colours and also ebony; [url="http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Rustins-Rustins-Wood-Dye-23110.htm"]http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Rustins...d-Dye-23110.htm[/url]

[1976fenderhead]

[quote name='pushifier' post='569170' date='Aug 14 2009, 04:00 PM']Well I've found here some in the UK al different colours and also ebony; [url="http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Rustins-Rustins-Wood-Dye-23110.htm"]http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Rustins...d-Dye-23110.htm[/url][/quote]

So any ebony-colour dye will do? It doesn't have to be specially resilient to endure the strings rubbing on it or something?

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Only the oil based dye will work, its getting obsorbed in the wood. like normal oil does...

[Mikey R]

Just a question - would it be easier to buy one from a shop rather than an internet outlet? The shops tend to pick out the prettiest ones and send back the dogs so you dont have to.

[1976fenderhead]

[quote name='Mikey R' post='569747' date='Aug 15 2009, 09:34 AM']Just a question - would it be easier to buy one from a shop rather than an internet outlet? The shops tend to pick out the prettiest ones and send back the dogs so you dont have to.[/quote]

Not really. First of, it would be much more expensive. The cheapest internet store in the UK I found sells it for about £110 more than Thomman. Physical shops only pricematch other physical shops so I'd pay even more. Secondly, They'd have to order it (I haven't found one that had it in stock). So I'd wait a week anyway, like I did, and they'd present me with the one they received, whether that was a dog or not. Then they'd resist me exchanging it because it's just a feature of the wood. Internet stores never really resist these things, probably because the person answering the phone doesn't have a clue and won't be arguing with you.

So if it was a common bass and they had hopefully more than one in the store, you might be wrong. If they're ordering, I can do the whole process myself and save money.