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Recently complete Black Korina medium scale G4 (4th Warmoth build) Specs: Body:  One piece black korina with Liberon finishing oil built to light gloss Neck:  Raw canary with wenge fretboard Electronics:  Bartolini 4.6 preamp with bypass option Pickups:  Fralin vintage wound spit single J bass...

How heavy is the wenge neck?  I am building a one piece black korina G4 at the moment (32in scale as well).  I'm a somewhat small framed woman and like the wenge, but somewhat afraid of the weight.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on the wenge...

I totally agree with the tone over aesthetics...having said that.  Is there going to be a huge tonal difference between say a wenge, pau ferro, or rosewood neck?  I can order any of the three to look how I want; the bottom line is tone/sound.  As far as the other parts of the bass go:  Fralins...

I am building a 32in scale one piece black korina G4 bass project. (fourth Warmoth build)  The korina is a gorgeous piece of wood and I do not want to detract from the aesthetics of the body so was thinking of something simple...wenge, pau ferro, or rosewood.  I am a guitar player converting to...