Always wondered what a dyed neck would look like

[bbl4ck]

Nope.   Warmoth does some one off finishes in the Showcase that you can't custom order because it can't be reproduced predictably, like the Acrylic Swirl. 

There was a Tigers Eye dyed neck in the showcase a couple months ago.  It is a sweeeeet neck, but I remember W posting a note about what a
great pain in the arse it was.  I wish they would do more...

:rock-on:

         

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Try and order one.

 

[bbl4ck]

Not me; you try it...
Hey, let's get Mikie to try it.  He'll try anything!

 

[Jet-Jaguar]

Nope.  They say it's a different kind of Maple than used on a body, and won't take it the same.

Are you sure, that's different from what they say on the Neck Finishes page.

Only necks with figured maple peg veneer and a matching body may be dyed or bursted* ... Note: On maple necks with maple fingerboards the entire neck is finished including the fingerboard & frets

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

They've said it on here before.  Dyes on that refers to the peghead veneer. 

 

[dabluesman]

I found this one on Nashville's Corner Music web site.  I wish I had a spare $6,000 laying around...

http://www.cornermusic.com/Store/proddetail.asp?prod=FenderCustomYS204

 

[Cagey]

I wish I owned it, so I could sell it to you for a lot less than $6K. It's a nice effect, but purple? Talk about the bottom of the list. That one's down with whale droppings. On the plus side, I'm pleased to see Fender's custom shop come up with something unique, even if it is fugly. Although, how they can justify a price like that for a figured maple guitar is beyond me. For that kind of money anybody who owns some simple tools and has a few bucks to rub together for finishing supplies could build about 4 of those using Warmoth parts, and have money left over for flight cases.

 

[kboman]

Yes Cagey, but since they wouldn't be Fender they wouldn't be good - right?

And don't let SL hear you talk that way about purple guitars, hehe!

 

[Cagey]

The Fender name does have a certain cachet to it. I was surprised what I got for my Deluxe American Standard with no argument last year. One of my brothers sold it to me for a song a few years previous, and I turned around and got more than he paid for it new. Surprised him, too.

I know there are some purple fans here, and that's ok. I can appreciate a good job, even if it's not the job I'd do. Purple's just not my color for guitars, the same way orange isn't my color for bedroom walls, pink's not my color for cars, and red's not my color for eyes <grin>

 

[lafromla1]

This gets me thinking of buying an unfinished maple neck and trying to dye it myself.  Project #4???

One question though, do you have to dye it before you put the frets on or can they already be on there?  That would probably be the make or break decision.

 

[ORCRiST]

Yes Cagey, but since they wouldn't be Fender they wouldn't be good - right?

And don't let SL hear you talk that way about purple guitars, hehe!

All you need is a stupid little headstock decal and POOF! add $2000 to whatever asking price, thats all
Fender does anyways.

ORC

 

[bagman67]

This gets me thinking of buying an unfinished maple neck and trying to dye it myself.  Project #4???

One question though, do you have to dye it before you put the frets on or can they already be on there?  That would probably be the make or break decision.

If you dye after fretting, I can see you having trouble with the dye pooling alongside the frets, and thus potentially causing some uneven coloration - but only if you're really applying a hell of a lot of it and letting it soak.  Otherwise, I don't see what problem you might run into that way.  INdeed, if you dye before installing frets, you have a lot more exposed end grain in the fret slots that will be much more likely to screw with the evenness of the color.

Just my guess, not supported by empirical research.

Bagman

 

[Cagey]

If you dye after fretting, I can see you having trouble with the dye pooling alongside the frets, and thus potentially causing some uneven coloration - but only if you're really applying a hell of a lot of it and letting it soak.  Otherwise, I don't see what problem you might run into that way.  INdeed, if you dye before installing frets, you have a lot more exposed end grain in the fret slots that will be much more likely to screw with the evenness of the color.

I would guess if you wanted to do something like that, you'd order the thing without any fret slots. That is, fretless. That would make it a little easier. Once you were done finishing it, then you'd cut the fret slots yourself. But, maple is a cast iron bitch to do a good dye job on in the first place. It's a super-tight wood that doesn't want to accept stain, and often ends up splotchy. Most maple stains are applied and sanded off to leave highlights, then a colored finish applied over that.