This is a Fender Eric Clapton Strat built in 1990 that I bought myself for my 30th birthday as it was the same age.
I played it a bit and this happened. Not sure if it was already damaged and I made it worse or if the old strings caused the damage. There was no noticable damage when I bought it.
Is this type of thing possible to fix? Or will it need a new neck?
Thank you! (First post on Lemmy!)
It looks like there was a clear coat over the inlay that is chipping off, it's a little hard to tell in the photo. Maple fretboards are sometimes lacquered and you can buy it online by looking up guitar laquer. I would sand the spot with fine sandpaper until flat then add a very light coat of laquer over, probably thinned out a bit too. After it dries sand with very fine paper and a little water. Keep repeating those steps until it is as flat and smooth as you want.