VinceClortho
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Ever since the Goblin Flake was introduced I've been wanting a guitar with that finish so as a treat to myself I decided to put one together. The body and details were the easy part but I had a tough time deciding on the neck wood. I knew I wanted to try something a little different and I've already done maple, roasted maple, and padouk. I tried a friend's wenge neck and wasn't a huge fan, mostly of the really open grain even though it was fast and nice sounding. So, my final choices were either to go conservative with indian rosewood or get crazy with purpleheart. I was worried the latter would be too much but I went for it anyway. How could purple and green not be both horribly gaudy and beautiful at the same time? The neck arrived yesterday and it is just what I hoped with a not-too-bright purple and a great feel.
Beginning yesterday I buffed in some danish oil to seal it a bit and help smooth out the back. I slightly rolled the fretboard edges and got the tuning keys and ebony truss rod cover installed. A real surprise was the frets were dead on and didn't need any leveling at all. Every other Warmoth (or other brand) neck I've ever had at least needed a little touch up here and there. With these all I had to do was the usual end dressing and to give them a good polish. I also gave the top of the headstock a little reshape to a bit more of the PRS style which took a lot longer than I had expected. Purpleheart, it turns out, is quite dense and fairly oily so it was slow going to remove wood and to keep it from burning. It probably took me almost an hour vs maybe 15 minutes for maple or padouk. I'll do a bit more buffing to the back of the neck as I wait, otherwise it is ready for the body which I'm hoping will ship any day.
I love the black MOP dots with the black ebony fretboard as it is a bit more subtle vs the higher contrast of standard white dots.
Style: Vortex
Construction: Gibson® Scale (24-3/4") Conversion Tiltback
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Purpleheart
Fingerboard Wood: Ebony (Black)
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Back Shape: Wizard
Fret Size: SS6100 (Stainless)
Tuner Ream: Schaller (25/64")
Radius: 10-16" Compound
Scale: 24-3/4" Conversion
Fret #: 22
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Pre-Cut Installed String Nut: R3 Floyd Prep w/ Mounting Holes
Inlays: Black Mother Of Pearl Dots
Side Dots: White Side Dots
The tuners are Hipshot classic open locking with mini-Schaller style knobs. The nut is a standard R3 Floyd. The ebony truss rod cover came from a guy on Etsy and is smaller than the provided Warmoth plastic which suits the trimmed headstock better.
Beginning yesterday I buffed in some danish oil to seal it a bit and help smooth out the back. I slightly rolled the fretboard edges and got the tuning keys and ebony truss rod cover installed. A real surprise was the frets were dead on and didn't need any leveling at all. Every other Warmoth (or other brand) neck I've ever had at least needed a little touch up here and there. With these all I had to do was the usual end dressing and to give them a good polish. I also gave the top of the headstock a little reshape to a bit more of the PRS style which took a lot longer than I had expected. Purpleheart, it turns out, is quite dense and fairly oily so it was slow going to remove wood and to keep it from burning. It probably took me almost an hour vs maybe 15 minutes for maple or padouk. I'll do a bit more buffing to the back of the neck as I wait, otherwise it is ready for the body which I'm hoping will ship any day.
I love the black MOP dots with the black ebony fretboard as it is a bit more subtle vs the higher contrast of standard white dots.
Style: Vortex
Construction: Gibson® Scale (24-3/4") Conversion Tiltback
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Purpleheart
Fingerboard Wood: Ebony (Black)
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Back Shape: Wizard
Fret Size: SS6100 (Stainless)
Tuner Ream: Schaller (25/64")
Radius: 10-16" Compound
Scale: 24-3/4" Conversion
Fret #: 22
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Pre-Cut Installed String Nut: R3 Floyd Prep w/ Mounting Holes
Inlays: Black Mother Of Pearl Dots
Side Dots: White Side Dots
The tuners are Hipshot classic open locking with mini-Schaller style knobs. The nut is a standard R3 Floyd. The ebony truss rod cover came from a guy on Etsy and is smaller than the provided Warmoth plastic which suits the trimmed headstock better.
