A Neck for Carribean Burst Dinky J

[aussietc]

Any suggestions for this body?
I was originally hoping for a wenge/wenge neck on a swamp ash body (Love the Warwick tone woods) but this Dinky J looks so good I'm reconsidering?

 

[alterbridgefan]

Maple/maple!

 

[DavyDave53]

I'd consider a lightly flamed one piece maple neck with a gloss finish.

 

[line6man]

Rosewood/Ebony. (If they do Rosewood bass necks.)

Just make sure whatever you choose is raw. :headbang1:

 

[Cagey]

I'll pile on for the Maple/Maple, but I'd also not pass up a black Ebony over Maple if one showed up on the Showcase.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I'd consider a lightly flamed one piece maple neck with a gloss finish.

Warmoth doesn't do one piece bass necks. 

 

[aussietc]

They do rosewood bass necks.
Essentially I would love to do the raw neck thing. I can see a Maple neck working well with this colour. Just not sure on a dark brown rosewood (or wenge) colour??

 

[Cagey]

Well, it's a high contrast of a complementary color, so I'd bet it'd work well. Most of that body is a shade of cream, which will always work against a dark brown. Maybe somebody will Photoshop it for you.

 

[Kostas]

Any suggestions for this body?

If it was mine I would save money for a highly flamed maple neck with abalone dots or no dots at all. I prefer this body with a light colored neck and a neck with satin finish than no finish. For a dark look I would choose a wenge neck with macassar ebony fretboard, both highly figured.

 

[croquet hoop]

Birdseye. Lotsa.

 

[Cagey]

Don't get me wrong; nobody loves figured wood more than I do. But that body is already highly figured. To put too fancy a neck on there would be a waste. it would be too busy, drawing away from body. You want something that's simultaneously contrasting and complementary. That's why the recommendation for a regular ol' Maple or black Ebony neck with that body top/finish. Let the body do the talking. Otherwise, it's like wearing a plaid shirt with striped pants. Looks goofy, even though there's nothing wrong with plaids or stripes. If everybody's shouting, no one can be heard.

The reverse is also true. A heavily birds-eyed neck is a wonderful thing, but you don't put it on a quilted body. Tone down the body with a solid color and let the neck do the talking. Otherwise the whole thing ends up looking like a dog's breakfast.

All that said, it doesn't mean you have to forego a fancy neck. An Ebony over Pau Ferro part would be pure sex..

 

[drewfx]

Any suggestions for this body?
I was originally hoping for a wenge/wenge neck on a swamp ash body (Love the Warwick tone woods) but this Dinky J looks so good I'm reconsidering?

I tend to like maple neck wood, because I think it matches well with the center portion of the burst.
Some possibilities:
PF, if it's not too light (this one's lined fretless):

With dark RW:

 

[croquet hoop]

Don't get me wrong; nobody loves figured wood more than I do. But that body is already highly figured. To put too fancy a neck on there would be a waste. it would be too busy, drawing away from body. You want something that's simultaneously contrasting and complementary. That's why the recommendation for a regular ol' Maple or black Ebony neck with that body top/finish. Let the body do the talking. Otherwise, it's like wearing a plaid shirt with striped pants. Looks goofy, even though there's nothing wrong with plaids or stripes. If everybody's shouting, no one can be heard.

The reverse is also true. A heavily birds-eyed neck is a wonderful thing, but you don't put it on a quilted body. Tone down the body with a solid color and let the neck do the talking. Otherwise the whole thing ends up looking like a dog's breakfast.

All that said, it doesn't mean you have to forego a fancy neck. An Ebony over Pau Ferro part would be pure sex..

Given the fact that I have a highly figured Strat body with a lightly flamed maple neck, and that I plan on getting a highly figured birdseye neck with solid color body, I can't disagree with you. Still, I think birdseye would work with this body (flame, not so much). Especially if the neck matches the center of the burst (warning : chances are, unless you work hard on the neck, they won't quite).

It's kind of a bet. In the worst case, if a birdseye neck does not work, it will be a good reason to use it to start a second build  :icon_jokercolor:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Normally I'd agree not to mix busy pieces, especially fancy tops with busy pickguards, but figured maple neck (birdseye) with this would be great.  For comparison, imagine it with a plain maple neck, blah.  Darker woods would look great too, like maple/dark ebony.  I think you can got wrong by going big and pretty.