Thanks Rick, I actually knew that. :redflag:Rick said:You can glue a warmoth neck if you want, but they are designed to be bolt ons.
There was an all-wenge Jbass neck in the showcase recently...Rick said:I can't remember a wenge neck with a wenge fretboard.
I know they can't do Goncalo scarf joints because the wood doesn't glue well. If you look in the showcase, though, there are plenty of angled-headstock wenge necks.tfarny said:I think it's a good question, actually - oily woods like wenge might not be very gluable - W told me it was hard to make an all-rosewood warmoth headstock with the scarf joint because the oil in the rosewood makes gluing a pain.
I also think an all-wenge SG would rock the house, but feel like a load of bricks on a strap. Can't wait to see it.
Hmmm, you have a point there. I would assume that W would only use tighter grained pieces for the board. With a good sanding it may not be a hindrance. :dontknow:dbw said:I've played a wenge bass neck but never a guitar neck. I dunno if a wenge fretboard is even a good idea... seems like the rough grain would make bends a PITA.
dbw said:I've played a wenge bass neck but never a guitar neck. I dunno if a wenge fretboard is even a good idea... seems like the rough grain would make bends a PITA.
dbw said:I was thinking how cool an all-wenge, all-raw SG would be. Gregg/Eric/John, can W swing the wenge body? Will the center join hold up without a finish... will the glue stand up to sweat and humidity? Or would it have to be a one-piece? :help:
Wyliee said:dbw said:I was thinking how cool an all-wenge, all-raw SG would be. Gregg/Eric/John, can W swing the wenge body? Will the center join hold up without a finish... will the glue stand up to sweat and humidity? Or would it have to be a one-piece? :help:
Yup. We got wenge.
I have only heard of two instances where a glue joint failed. The first was the gentleman that baked his guitar in the oven in an attempt speed up the drying of his oil finish and the second was from a guy that had a regular gig on the beach in the tropics. He played in a cabana on the beach and between the sun, humidity and salt spray his guitars would only last about a year. So..... presuming you don't use the guitar as a baking sheet or swim with it, you're probably OK.
NonsenseTele said:Uh start to get worried, I live 100m from the beach...
NonsenseTele said:Uh start to get worried, I live 100m from the beach...
Wyliee said:dbw said:I was thinking how cool an all-wenge, all-raw SG would be. Gregg/Eric/John, can W swing the wenge body? Will the center join hold up without a finish... will the glue stand up to sweat and humidity? Or would it have to be a one-piece? :help:
Yup. We got wenge.
I have only heard of two instances where a glue joint failed. The first was the gentleman that baked his guitar in the oven in an attempt speed up the drying of his oil finish and the second was from a guy that had a regular gig on the beach in the tropics. He played in a cabana on the beach and between the sun, humidity and salt spray his guitars would only last about a year. So..... presuming you don't use the guitar as a baking sheet or swim with it, you're probably OK.