:-(My first Jackson (rr24M) - fingerboard Inlays lose color to the maple Neck:-(

[JacksonFromHell]

Hi All,

first of all sorry for my bad english, didnt use it in a long time.

As you can read in my Title: i have a problem with my new RR24M.
After a week of Playin the MOTO Shark Fin Position Inlays lose Black Color to the bright Maple fingerboard.
I could clean it again, but after a short while its gettin dark from the inlays again.
Yeah...nothing i expected from my first Jackson Guitar :-(

Is that the normal case with this combined MapleNeck/BlackInlay Guitar ?
Does it get better after a longer time of playing and cleaning !?


Clean up a Guitar after playin is okay, but in that case you have to polish every time.

If thats "normal" then i have to give it back to the Dealer :-( ...would not make me happy - but otherwise I dont want a guitar with such incorrect Inlays. All my other Guitars and Basses did never have such a Problem.

I appreciate every kind of "help" and exchange of experiences!


kind regards

JacksonFromHell

if important : my Guitar is the Snow White w. black Bewels.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

That does not sound right. The inlays are plastic. Are you sure the inlay color is coming off? :think:

Strings corrode from your sweat and turn black.

On maple fretboards the string corrosion gets all over the fretboard, and will make the fretboard have a greyish black color on the surface, but it wipes off.

If that is what is happening, then it is normal.

Does it happen on all frets, or just the frets with inlays?

[JacksonFromHell]

Of course - i forgot to say:
The black Color is only on the frets with Inlays.
All other Frets are still bright like they was on the first day...

[MetalDaze]

Try using a fresh set of strings and see if that helps.

[JacksonFromHell]

Try using a fresh set of strings and see if that helps.

its not that i dont want to change ém but the strings are 2 weeks old - like the Guitar.
Wouldnt the Frets without Inlays gettin darker and darker too if the Strings are the reason !?
kind regards
JFH

[RobRR]

I have 2 rr24m's and havent experienced that problem at all, and one of them is my main stage and practice guitar, which gets alot of play! Im not sure what could be causing it, sounds really strange!

[JacksonFromHell]

I have 2 rr24m's and havent experienced that problem at all, and one of them is my main stage and practice guitar, which gets alot of play! Im not sure what could be causing it, sounds really strange!

Yeah to me its strange too because its not the first/only guitar i own.
I have read about this Problem before but never read a remedy :-(

[toejam]

How about a picture so we can better see what you're talking about. Sounds like normal finger and string corrosion to me, and you'll just have to rub down the board and strings when you're done playing.

[JacksonFromHell]

Sure,
but this picture is not from my guitar, cause i cleaned it after playin yesterday.
But it looks like the same after playin a while and i dont clean it.
This picture is taken from the internet, from people who got same problem.
The strange thing is that its only gettin darker on the Frets with inlays ![/IMG]
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[toejam]

Maybe there's some kind of dye or something on the black inlays that's rubbing off? Weird. I wouldn't make that big a deal about it, though, and just clean it down after you're done playing.

[JacksonFromHell]

I wouldn't make that big a deal about it, though, and just clean it down after you're done playing.

did you look at the 7th and 9th Fret on that picture?
I really dont want to be nerved everytime i watch on those Frets and its not the normal
cleaning you have to do after playing. So its a bit more to clean than the normal sweat ...

kind regards
JFH

[Hellbat]

I am at work and can't see the pictures unfortunately by tthe inlays shouldn't lose colour at all. My understanding is they are black delrin plastic (the same us Dunlop Tortex picks) and the colour is pigments embedded in the plastic. Unless you are cleaning it with some kind of strong solvent or have some kind of alien sweat they really shouldn't transfer colour.

It would be worth changing the strings to see if that clears things up. I know some import guitars I've tried at the local dealer give me super black fingers after only a few seconds of playing. Throw on some diaddario xls or dr tite-fits and see if you still have the problem.

[Nagash02]

Maple fretboards don't stay clean (that's why I always want ebony ^^) but I REALLY doubt it comes from the inlays

Bigger/closer pics maybe so we could see better ?

[MetalDaze]

I still think the only way you'll figure this out is changing the strings. Eventhough it's new, who knows what sort of humidity, etc it was subject to in transit. If it was me, I would remove the strings, clean the fretboard, and then see if you can get the inlays to smudge. If you can, then return it. If you can't, then put the new strings on and try it during normal playing.

I bought a brand new car once and it had squeaky brakes (only 25 miles on the car). The dealer replaced the brake pads and it hasn't squeaked in over 20,000 miles. In this case, I liken the brake pads to the strings. Sometimes they need to be replaced, even if they are new.

[emperor_black]

I had a Dk2M for over 3 yrs and not one problem with the black inlays. Very weird. It got a lot of play-time as well.