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

[Brian]

Just don't use those frets!

[AK47]

I know on the impot Geddy Lee basses FMIC switched from inlay black plastic to ink for the inlay materials a few years ago. Maybe FMIC switched on the Jacksons as well and this is why they run?

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Clean it really good, and add a coat of wipe-on poly maybe?

[JacksonFromHell]

Hey,

thank all of you for your comments (espacially "dont use it" )
I´ve talked to my dealer and to the jackson/fender support.(both of them very very friendly and helpful !)
They dont have heard about that problem before (i was wondering - nobody use the guarantee before if havin´ those problems ? or just bad eyes !? Or just all of those Metal Bastards like it dirty !? )
Anyway, if my sweet lil´ axe is gettin darker and darker on those freakin frets i will send it back to my dealer and they will send it to Jackson/Fender to check/repair or replace.

good to know its not only my RR24M or my "alien acid sweat" that causes the "dark Problem !"

i appreciate all of your back up

JacksonFromHell


...im really sure the fingerboard has an oil finish.

[emperor_black]

This was taken 3 yrs after purchase and a day before it was traded. No discoloration problems.

[Hellbat]

Yeah if this is something with the inlays they may have had a bad batch of delrin or switched to another material. Delrin should be resistant to most solvents, but surprisingly chlorine can be hard on it so if you are cleaning with tap water with a lot of chlorine added it can actually break down the plastic. Lots of info on delrin on wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delrin

[Nagash02]

shitty strings, dirty hands IMO

[JacksonFromHell]

Yeah if this is something with the inlays they may have had a bad batch of delrin or switched to another material. Delrin should be resistant to most solvents, but surprisingly chlorine can be hard on it so if you are cleaning with tap water with a lot of chlorine added it can actually break down the plastic. Lots of info on delrin on wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delrin

dont know exactly if i have Delrin-inlays...on different onlineShops it says : MOTO Shark Fin Inlays.
I really dont know anything about materials wich are used for inlays...call me noob or call me manana:-)

[JacksonFromHell]

shitty strings, dirty hands IMO

...strange opinion you have mate. How do you explain those bright frets without inlays then ?
Only those frets with inlays are gettin darker ...
and dude :who plays a NEW Guitar without washin the hands before ???

[Hellbat]

Yeah they are just copying from the Jackson specs on their website which is traditionally full of mistakes hehe. MOTO is a type of plastic that looks from a distance very much like mother of pearl. I have heard it referred to as "Mother Of TOilet seat" because in the 50's and 60's it was very popular to have toilet seats made out of that style of plastic. I read that the RR24M inlays were delrin somewhere in the last couple of years, probably here, but I can't find the reference.

[Inazone]

I'm going to guess that it's a reaction between sweat and the epoxy or filler around the inlays, not the inlay material itself.

[RacerX]

They are Delrin.

[Twitch]

They are Delrin.

No wonder youre at 31365 posts and counting. You attracted to any poop with an "RR" in the title like a fly, and theres as much poop around here with "RR" in the title as there are nerds a Trek convention. No offense of course to RR owners or nerds at the Trek convention. Just givin Ron a hard time.

[micha]

No offense of course to RR owners or nerds at the Trek convention. Just givin Ron a hard time.

Actually I'm just happy someone joking about star trek finally knew how to spell TREK right.

[Special-K]

Take it back to the shop..

Because only the inlayed frets show the "dirt" so it must be from the inlays..
If you did not use any strong solvents/cleaners it shouldn`t be happening.