Can't decide!

[ScottZ]

I plan to order a 1 piece Vintage-Modern Tele neck soon, but I'm having trouble deciding which wood.  I'm considering between roasted maple, padouk, and canary. I have a strat neck in roasted maple so I know what to expect with that wood. Of these 3 woods, I would be using it unfinished. I also might go with a quarter sawn maple in satin nitro.  Can anyone give me their thoughts on these to help me decide?

Thanks

 

[mayfly]

Hi there,

Don't take too much stock in what people say on the internet.  We're all a bunch of yobs who are just opinionated, well, you know that old joke "what's the difference between a bass player and a proctologist"...

Buuuut, I've got multiple warmoth telecasters with the following necks:  Satin finished maple, unfinished Roasted maple, and unfinished canary.

I like the unfinished roasted maple the very very best, with canary coming second.  roasted maple is almost a dream wood.  It even smells good!

The satin finished maple guitar, although a very fine guitar, has been relegated to be the 'outside gig' guitar.  That is, the guitar I don't mind if it gets rained on. 

There you go!  My $0.02  Take it from there fellas!

 

[rgand]

In the FWIW department, I got a roasted maple neck a while back and was so happy with it, I've just stayed with it. I mean, why mess with what works? I now have four roasted maple necks, one with a rosewood fret board. I entertain something different now and then, but...

 

[ScottZ]

Thanks, I do love the smell of roasted maple .

 

[Cagey]

If it was me, I'd pick the roasted Maple. No finish, of course.

 

[ScottZ]

Now an even bigger problem.  Deciding which roasted maple neck has the best grain pattern!

 

[Cagey]

Warmoth's photography department does a fantastic job, but I've always found myself pleasantly surprised when the item shows up for real. Picture's worth a thousand words, but they don't always catch all the nuance, especially with figured woods.

 

[guitarslinger21]

you need

Roasted maple with a canary fingerboard.

 

[ScottZ]

I decided to go with a fairly straight grained neck.

 

[rgand]

That's a nice looking neck. Good choice.