Custom finish partscaster altered Strat/Jazzmaster neck

[Unfair_Verlaine]

Need some help please! Reddit/youtube concentrate on getting a shiny new lacquered look, wood grain etc. But how would I get this finish? I've already got the body filed, sanded and finished, lipstick pickups ready etc. But I'm at a loss as to how to get this worn look on the body accurately. Any help appreciated.

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Many thanks.

[Steadyriot.]

Sand the finish off and play it for 30 years.

[andy_tchp]

Yeah I'd go with 'don't apply a finish' based on those pics.

[countertext]

Yeah, looks like raw wood.

[MattK]

You could very cautiously try the steel wool in vinegar solution - perhaps dilute it or don’t let it stew as long, to make the ebonising more subtle. That’d give you a headstart.

[DrippyReverbTremolo]

It most like has an oil finish. Danish oil, boiled linseed oil, TruOil. Properly dispose of rags, fire hazard.

TruOil is a nice product (gun stock oil). Not actually an oil. It cures and polymerizes. Apply in THIN coats.

It cures into a hard and smooth finish. I use it on the back of guitar necks.

[marqueemoon]

I would do Tru Oil and knock down the shine with steel wool.

It does look like it’s not actually finished to me as well though. I would just want a little protection.

Cool that you’re doing a version of this guitar.

[GilmourD]

Sand the finish off and play it for 30 years.

Actually, looking at the shape of the body I'd go with "oversand".