Lefty Guy Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I have now had a couple of weeks to play my new Gibson SJ & compare it to my old J-45 & my Martin HD-28. Overall I'm delighted with the new guitar in terms of tone & looks. I'm also pleased with the slightly wider nut compared to my J-45 but have one small problem which I didn't expect. The SJ is my first guitar with a bound fretboard & after some pretty aggressive flatpicking of late I seem to have bruised the bone on the inside of my freting thumb. I'm thinking this is because the bound fretboard on the SJ has a sharper plastic edge than the unbound wooden one on my other guitars. I'm sure its my technique that exacerbates the problem as I tend to grip the neck tightly & my thumb always comes well over the edge of the fretboard. So, is this just my technique or should I think about ways to "soften" the edge of the binding somehow? Any suggestions would be welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I can relate to this, as I use the same technique (thumb over fretboard) for some chords. It.s a combination of wider neck and fresh/unworn binding that is causing you pain. In the long-term the edges will soften, of course. For quick results, I would not hesitate to use (carefully of course)a fine file or sanding stick to round over the offensive edges.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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