2 lb 15 oz swamp ash body!

[river]

I'm thinking of painting this one in a thin tv yellow finish and slapping on a white korina neck, maple fretboard. Pretty excited about it.

 

[bagman67]

Interesting - TV yellow is something I typically think of on ash but I'm very curious to see how it plays out.  What's your plan - if any - for a grain fill?

 

[rgand]

Looking forward to seeing your build as it progresses. 2 lbs 15 oz. Nice. Is it chambered?

 

[Tonar8352]

I love light swamp ash bodies.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Will Warmoth do a Korina neck with a Maple fretboard? 

 

[Cagey]

Probably should ask Warmoth. But, I'd wager they'll say no unless you have the whole thing hard finished. Although, I wonder if now that they have roasted Maple in stock that they might do some fretboards alone with it, which would remove the need for the finish so you could attach it to a neck meat wood species that doesn't require a finish. That might be the question to ask. That would be sweet. Maple over Pau Ferro. Maple over Bloodwood. Maple over Wenge. On and on. Lotta combinations that have previously been unheard of. What would be wrong with that?

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Probably should ask Warmoth. But, I'd wager they'll say no unless you have the whole thing hard finished. Although, I wonder if now that they have roasted Maple in stock that they might do some fretboards alone with it, which would remove the need for the finish so you could attach it to a neck meat wood species that doesn't require a finish. That might be the question to ask. That would be sweet. Maple over Pau Ferro. Maple over Bloodwood. Maple over Wenge. On and on. Lotta combinations that have previously been unheard of. What would be wrong with that?

Does Korina qualify as one of the raw exotics that doesn't need a finish?  I can't remember.  I haven't seen many Korina necks on here, and the ones I have seen were finished.  And typically they haven't done Maple fretboards on non Maple necks, as different expansion rates make it difficult, with the exception of the showcase Walnut necks with Maple fretboards.  To qualify this, I have no experience on the matter, only a regurgitation of what I've seen and read on here. I'm not sure what they can do or if roasted fretboards skirt the problem. 

 

[bagman67]

Alas, no - Korina (limba) appears to behave like mahogany and requires a finish.  Tough break, eh?  But on that basis, unless there's some other reason not to glue maple to korina, you could get a finished maple fretboard on a korina neckshaft.  I seem to recall them having done it with walnut.

 

[Cagey]

I remember some Maple over Walnut necks, too. Interesting look. But, they're rare. Not sure how they decide whether they'll do it or not.

I think I may call tomorrow and ask about roasted Maple fretboards over neck woods that don't require finishes. The builder won't let you do it, but since roasted Maple is stable and doesn't require a finish, it may be doable.

 

[river]

The body is one-piece, not chambered. I think it lost some weight in my dry environment.

There will definitely be a finish on the korina neck! I've heard a few builders say a mahogany neck on a swamp ash body has killer tone, so am very curious to see what happens! I went with white korina and putting on a maple fingerboard so that though it's going to sound very different from a usual strat, the lighter headstock and maple fretboard will keep the look more traditional.  If this guitar isn't a keeper, well then I can put a full maple neck on the body, and the korina neck on a korina body I have.

Oh I thought I had posted about the grain fill but I guess it didn't go through. I'm going to use a dark grain filler so that the grain appears more strongly under the TV yellow. Maybe no sealer/ light sealer so that the nitro will sink in and give that classic aged look. Sort of a cross between a vintage strat and Les Paul Jr. Might be putting in some very hot single coils in there too!

 

[rgand]

A light body like that should have a nice tone. The W neck woods page shows it to be close to mahogany with slightly more highs. That combo should really sound great.

 

[jackthehack]

"The body is one-piece, not chambered. I think it lost some weight in my dry environment."

Some swamp ash billets are just much less dense than others. I scored a VW body like that back in the good old days...

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