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I almost did buy an Epiphone Custom. Thankfully I made the right decision.
Nothing wrong with the Epiphones. They are worlds better than a few years ago.
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Yeah Gibson loosened the belts on Epiphone over the last 10-15 years and allowed them to start making better guitars. I got a G-400 from 96 and it's literally miles behind any of the ones made in the recent times. They used no name pickups, bad beveling on the edges, cheap inlays, terrible pots and controls. I changed pickups to 498T-490Rs with new controls but still, not great overall.

I have debated redoing that entire thing into something else. Like a full strip down, sand and sharpen the bevels, change the inlays and repaint it
 
Clockworkmike said:
Yeah Gibson loosened the belts on Epiphone over the last 10-15 years and allowed them to start making better guitars. I got a G-400 from 96 and it's literally miles behind any of the ones made in the recent times. They used no name pickups, bad beveling on the edges, cheap inlays, terrible pots and controls. I changed pickups to 498T-490Rs with new controls but still, not great overall.

I have debated redoing that entire thing into something else. Like a full strip down, sand and sharpen the bevels, change the inlays and repaint it
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The 2 customs I looked at and even the matte blue burst Epi. Les Paul were outstanding. I would not even be disappointed in any of them.
Fact is that EVH Iconic is a ball buster
This traditional pro 4 limited edition LP.
It looks to blue but in person the blue is thin and transparent. That makes it look a whole lot better.
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How much oil should I be using?​

But the fact of the matter is that you are not going to need much oil, and you will not need to apply it often.

Your fingerboard has more moisture in it than you might imagine. The wood itself has its own natural oils and if you are unsure, then put the oil down.

A common mistake we see is people soaking the fretboard with enough oil to fry an egg. New guitarists have oil pushed on them by the guy at the counter at their local guitar store, and because they have the oil, they use it.

All the time.

If you dab a cloth with a tiny amount of linseed oil and apply it sparingly once a year, that is going to be sufficient. Twice a year at most.

So that sums up the debate. If you are applying oil sparingly, in the right quantities, and keeping your guitar maintained, then what oil you actually use on the fretboard becomes a bit of a non-issue.

If you are struggling to make a choice, go for boiled linseed oil. You cannot go wrong.

Liberon BLO500 is a good one, as is Rustin’s Boiled Linseed Oil.

You can also go for a specialist fretboard conditioner like MusicNomad’s The F-One Fretboard Conditioner, which is a favorite of ours

(Stay away from pure lemon oil) It will dry out your fretboard and do damage.. I use the F-One fretboard conditioner..
 

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Session 5 said:

How much oil should I be using?​

But the fact of the matter is that you are not going to need much oil, and you will not need to apply it often.

Your fingerboard has more moisture in it than you might imagine. The wood itself has its own natural oils and if you are unsure, then put the oil down.
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I was unaware for years ebony and rosewood fret boards required maintenance. Boy was the ebony board on my Ovation happy after I figured that out and cleaned and oiled it. Looked better. Felt better. Actually darkened. Today my aim is at least once a year clean and oil fret board. And since that usually coincides with a string change (which is on the calendar to do sooner rather than later). While I have strings off is also a good time to thoroughly clean the top and apply some wax to keep it nice an shiny. To that end some time back I purchased a Dunlop 65 maintenance kit. Contains noninvasive cleaners, carnauba wax, fret board oil.....

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I used lemon oil for the last 50+ years. I have the Dunlap kit, just tried tung oil that's the best so far.
Solid rosewood neck guitar surprised how much oil was absorbed made my Les Paul fingerboard play like new.

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PRS Fretboard Tung Oil

Pure Tung oil to restore your fretboard’s natural look and feel. 4 fluid ounce bottle. Use with PRS microfiber cloths. Not recommended for maple fretboards. If oil comes in contact with your guitar finish, wipe off with PRS guitar cloth.
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iblive said:
I was unaware for years ebony and rosewood fret boards required maintenance. Boy was the ebony board on my Ovation happy after I figured that out and cleaned and oiled it. Looked better. Felt better. Actually darkened. Today my aim is at least once a year clean and oil fret board. And since that usually coincides with a string change (which is on the calendar to do sooner rather than later). While I have strings off is also a good time to thoroughly clean the top and apply some wax to keep it nice an shiny. To that end some time back I purchased a Dunlop 65 maintenance kit. Contains noninvasive cleaners, carnauba wax, fret board oil.....

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Yessir. That's what I use as well. Specifically:

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