Good neck for a black korina body
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Cagey
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If you have to ask, let them finish it.
Korina and Mahogany both are somewhat open-grained woods that require sealing, filling, sanding, finishing, with some of those steps done re-iteratively. Unless you have a very well-ventilated paint shop, you're more or less limited to oil or lacquer finishes.
Warmoth uses polyurethane, which is much more durable and robust. Plus, they do an incredible job. You'll get a finish that looks like wet glass and will more or less stay that way. For the $170 or so that they'll charge, it's a bargain and a half.
Korina and Mahogany both are somewhat open-grained woods that require sealing, filling, sanding, finishing, with some of those steps done re-iteratively. Unless you have a very well-ventilated paint shop, you're more or less limited to oil or lacquer finishes.
Warmoth uses polyurethane, which is much more durable and robust. Plus, they do an incredible job. You'll get a finish that looks like wet glass and will more or less stay that way. For the $170 or so that they'll charge, it's a bargain and a half.
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That's your call. If you want them to save you the trouble (and believe me, the trouble is considerable) let them do it. If this is your first rodeo, so to speak, you'll probably be happier with their work than with your own. That said, I am really happy with the guitar that resulted from my profoundly imperfect first attempts at finishing - see my transparent green mahogany Tele , with my trials and tribulations with the finish here.
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Vintage tint on white korina would get you closest to what your sample photo looks like. Vintage tint on a very pale piece of mahogany might get you close, but it'll still be pretty darn red by comparison to the korina. Black korina will have a lot of dark streaking in it, which many find attractive, but it won't look much like your sample at all.
The more I look at the samples in the showcase the balck korina with all its stripes is starting to look better than what I had in mind. Plus with I pickguard I can cover up most of the streaks. My big thing is I want the color more than I'm worried about the streaks.
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First off, I have a Wenge Rosewood and two Wenge Ebony necks. One of the necks is on a fretless Warwick bass I have had since 96. I have never had it gum up with grime on me, and I tend to have sweaty hands. Wenge seems a lot like teflon, especially if you use the higher grit sandpapers on it to really get it smooth. Waxy, slick, porous, and easy to fly on. Just a note, Wenge and Rosewood look the same color, but the grain is much finer on the Rosewood. All of them are very versatile necks, with presence. They also seem like the wood has snap to it, weird observation, but it just has that nature.
The finish done by Warmoth is a steal. Very high quality, zero effort. If you add up all of the bits and pieces that you'd need to do it yourself (a Lacquer or Urethane version) you start to find it works out to be about equal. And that is not including your time. The vintage tint is quite yellow. You might want to look at a number of Ash body's raw, and they corresponding Yellow finish and Vintage Tint finishes to get an idea of the transformation. For Black Korina, the Tobacco burst also is always a favorite. I understand that you want the vintage look, but imagine it like this, you get a gradient of the colors you are after. I like the thin edge burst, and if I was doing it, I'd speak with a sales guy, and send an email with a picture of an example of what I wanted. Not exact, just in that sort of style.
Overall, I'd say you'll have a tough time going wrong with the project the way it is envisioned now. Have fun, keep us posted.
Patrick
The finish done by Warmoth is a steal. Very high quality, zero effort. If you add up all of the bits and pieces that you'd need to do it yourself (a Lacquer or Urethane version) you start to find it works out to be about equal. And that is not including your time. The vintage tint is quite yellow. You might want to look at a number of Ash body's raw, and they corresponding Yellow finish and Vintage Tint finishes to get an idea of the transformation. For Black Korina, the Tobacco burst also is always a favorite. I understand that you want the vintage look, but imagine it like this, you get a gradient of the colors you are after. I like the thin edge burst, and if I was doing it, I'd speak with a sales guy, and send an email with a picture of an example of what I wanted. Not exact, just in that sort of style.
Overall, I'd say you'll have a tough time going wrong with the project the way it is envisioned now. Have fun, keep us posted.
Patrick
