Bubinga Neck, Ebony Fingerboard. just arrived...

[Vol. Knob]

Ain't it a thing of beauty?

Stainless Steel Frets.  Earvana nut.  Standard Thin.

 

[Vol. Knob]

A few more...  Here's the body its going on.  I took it all apart, sanded it down and re-finished it just for the occasion. 

 

[CrackedPepper]

Very nice!  Is the body mahogany?  It's a nice match in any case.

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

I love that neck! great choice!

 

[Vol. Knob]

Very nice!  Is the body mahogany?  It's a nice match in any case.

The body has a mahogany back with a Bubinga top. 

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Very nice.

 

[Firebird211]

That is going to look and sound killer when it's done. :rock-on:

 

[Disco Scottie]

What size are the frets?

 

[Vol. Knob]

Neck Specs... 
Back, Bubinga
Fingerboard, Ebony
Warmoth Pro Construction
1 and 5/8 nut width
10/16 Radius
Standard Thin
Mother of Pearl Dots
Corian Earvana Nut
SS6105 frets (Stainless Steel)

Of course, I've had the guitar for about a year and a half, the Warmoth neck is replacing a Karosa neck. 
The differences are already stark enough that I can honestly say that I wish I'd done this sooner, or simply never bothered with the Karosa neck.  Mind you, the Warmoth neck is nearly 10 times more expensive, but you do get what you pay for.

And it has been a champ so far.  Sounds great and looks amazing.  Can't wait until I'm done putting it back together and can hear it, and feel it, with the new neck.
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[The Norwegian Guy]

cool video! what are all those sounds in the background?

 

[Vol. Knob]

I'm on my back deck, this was recorded in August of 2009, so those are Cicadas.  They're noisy insects.

 

[Cagey]

Did you know that those things are 17 years old when you finally see them? All that noise they make is part of the mating ritual, after which the fertilized eggs are buried in the wood at the tops of the trees. 17 years later, they hatch and start over again. You hear them every year, but that year's crop is 17 years old. Big rascals, too, although I might just be spoiled by the short growing season here in Michigan. Not many of our insects have a chance to get big like they do down south or in the tropics.

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

Did you know that those things are 17 years old when you finally see them? All that noise they make is part of the mating ritual, after which the fertilized eggs are buried in the wood at the tops of the trees. 17 years later, they hatch and start over again. You hear them every year, but that year's crop is 17 years old. Big rascals, too, although I might just be spoiled by the short growing season here in Michigan. Not many of our insects have a chance to get big like they do down south or in the tropics.

www.wikipedia.com ??

:laughing7:

 

[Vol. Knob]

Some years there's more than in other.  And a few years ago, there was a specific breed of them that was particularly loud, you could hear them over the rumble of rush hour traffic.  They covered nearly every surface and they lasted all of two days.  They all died after they bred their corpses covered the landscape.  It was bizzarre.

 

[CrackedPepper]

Of course, I've had the guitar for about a year and a half, the Warmoth neck is replacing a Karosa neck. 

I bought a Karosa before I discovered Warmoth - It had many handmade indicators (i.e. imperfections).  The nut needed to be redone as the string spacing was off and it looked like the slots were cut with a feeler gauge.  At the time I did not know how to do my own nut so I  ended up sending it back.  I know some people rave about them but I could not agree more that you get what you pay for.

 

[Vol. Knob]

I replaced the truss rod in a Karosa neck that had particularly nice wood.  I had another Karosa neck that worked, but wasn't quite as pretty. 
The less pretty one was obviously removed so that I could grab this one from Warmoth.  Further postings in Works in Progress...

 

[CrackedPepper]

Love those pickups covers  :icon_thumright:

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

Love those pickups covers  :icon_thumright:

Me too! 

 

[Vol. Knob]

I got 'em from Reed James Custom.  Great sounding too. 
Check out his website, and please don't fault him for grammatical errors. 
What he lacks in proper English he makes up for in talent.
http://www.reedjamescustom.com