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Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
That looks to be a combination of finishing and binding.  The binding is actually the very small black portion and the lighter part is natural wood color.
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The top is redwood, the binding is laminate curly maple and ebony, LIKE stewmac's:
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This beauty's been there for a while...  and I'd love to match it with one of these showcase necks, ebony on the pegface! 
 

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Marty Goats said:
Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
That looks to be a combination of finishing and binding.  The binding is actually the very small black portion and the lighter part is natural wood color.
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The top is redwood, the binding is laminate curly maple and ebony, LIKE stewmac's:
http://www.stewmac.com/product_images/1sm/2018/Natural_Wood_Bindings_sm.jpg
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OMG, you're right!  Wow!  That takes natural wood binding to a whole new level.
 
Marty Goats said:
If I had a million dollars:

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COCOBOLO!!!
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Yea, I saw that Coco neck this morning.  That is a beauty of a neck.
I would almost consider it if it weren't a standard thin profile.
But for $700, I want the neck to be just exactly what I want.

 
I've heard that Cocobolo is not that great of a tone wood.  Have I heard wrong?  It is beautiful looking though.
 
crash said:
I've heard that Cocobolo is not that great of a tone wood.  Have I heard wrong?  It is beautiful looking though.
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Most "tone woods" are really only thought of as such when used for acoustics. Species has a lot less to do with tone on electrics. Not that it has no effect, it's just not as pronounced as many give it credit for.

In any event, it's not that cocobolo doesn't make a good tone wood, it's just a bitch to work with. Like many exotic hardwoods, it's very hard, so rather than sawdust, it makes saw powder. Makes it float in the air rather than settle and makes it hard to filter, so you end up breathing a lot of it and it even gets your eyes and in the pores of your skin

This is bad because another quality of many "exotic" woods is that due to their either long or non-stop growing seasons, they tend to have built-in natural insecticides, which many people are allergic to. So, you have bad reactions to the dust. Also, rather than be wet like pine or maple, they tend to be oily, which makes it difficult to glue or finish.

As it all works out, you end up with a really pretty wood that doesn't want to be messed with.
 
When it looks that good, who cares? And acoustics made out of Cocobolo sound GREAT. played a Taylor - if it hadn't been 4000$...
 
crash said:
I've heard that Cocobolo is not that great of a tone wood.  Have I heard wrong?  It is beautiful looking though.
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Uh, my Cocobolo neck gets rave reviews from everyone who plays it.  I love the tone.

-Mark
 
hannaugh said:
You can't custom order it from W though, right?  It has to be an in stock item.  Is that right?
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That's my impression - cocobolo is not generally stocked, so you gotta kinda hold your breath and hope.
 
its terrible to say, but the guys, over at musikraft, make cocobolo necks too, for much less.



ps: did I mention I have a cocobolo les paul neck, made by warmoth?  :laughing7: yesh,yesh, I do!
 
Cagey said:
crash said:
I've heard that Cocobolo is not that great of a tone wood.  Have I heard wrong?  It is beautiful looking though.
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Most "tone woods" are really only thought of as such when used for acoustics. Species has a lot less to do with tone on electrics. Not that it has no effect, it's just not as pronounced as many give it credit for.

In any event, it's not that cocobolo doesn't make a good tone wood, it's just a bitch to work with. Like many exotic hardwoods, it's very hard, so rather than sawdust, it makes saw powder. Makes it float in the air rather than settle and makes it hard to filter, so you end up breathing a lot of it and it even gets your eyes and in the pores of your skin

This is bad because another quality of many "exotic" woods is that due to their either long or non-stop growing seasons, they tend to have built-in natural insecticides, which many people are allergic to. So, you have bad reactions to the dust. Also, rather than be wet like pine or maple, they tend to be oily, which makes it difficult to glue or finish.

As it all works out, you end up with a really pretty wood that doesn't want to be messed with.
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Thanks for the explanation.
 
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