Aged Necks

Practically every guitar ages over a period of time. But one of the first things to age is the neck whether it be on the fretboard or the back of the neck.

Heavily aged Fender Strat neck

1957 Reissue Fender Neck

 To get that aged look on the back of a Fender neck is really really really easy. You only need very fine sandpaper. It really all depends on where you have your hand most because your hand is going to play a big part in this. What you wanna do is sand down the finish where you place your hand the most. If you really want to you can sand down the whole neck. You then want to play your guitar as you normally do but don't wash your hands. The dirt sweat and grime in your hands will be absorbed into the wood. It's probably the simplest way to age the neck of your guitar. I actually did do a little bit of this method on my Mexican Fender Telecaster and it looks very real. It had already started
the aging progress around the edges. But i sped up the process of it. I will post pictures of my Tele's neck in another post.
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