Light colour wood for 4 string jazz

[JimBeed]

Well im considering a second project, a bit more down to earth but with  more flashy paintwork than my 5 string Z.
But im considering a quilt maple top with purple dye, and black or purple back colour.
Now im thinking a light colour neck and fingerboard would look better with the dye.
What do you guys consider to be a good light coloured raw neck and fingerboard wood.
I dont fancy going back to maple after playing on the wenge for so long  :laughing7:
And tone wise i just want it to sound like a good solid jazz bass.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Canary is about as light an exotic as you'll find, and it sounds like Maple.  Goncalo Alves might be the next lighter in appearance, but won't sound like Maple.  Canary and Goncalo, while darker in appearance than Maple are light on the exotic side of things when compared to Wenge, Pao Ferro, Ebony, Rosewood, and so on.

 

[tubby.twins]

I agree - Canary is an outstanding choice.

 

[Jack Michaelson]

Canary.

 

[bagman67]

I know Warmoth doesn't offer it as a matter of course, but has anyone ever seen a neck made of white wenge, aka yaya? If I understand correctly, it's just wenge sapwood, but I could be wrong.  If it is indeed the same species, you could enjoy the sonic and tactile advantages conferred by that wood while also getting a light-colored neck.  Just a thought, albeit one Warmoth seems unlikely to help you embody, unless you supply the lumber.

 

[tubby.twins]

I know Warmoth doesn't offer it as a matter of course, but has anyone ever seen a neck made of white wenge, aka yaya?

That's really nice.  I would like to try a neck of this wood!  It looks like caramel ice cream.  :icon_tongue:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

http://skjolddesign.com/

This guy does some, but appearance was only half the criteria.  Wenge sounds nothing at all like Maple.

 

[JimBeed]

Cheers guys, pretty sure ill go with the canary then  :icon_biggrin:
My next dilema, im sooo tempted to order this beast and spend my saved money on it,
Which is enough to get this near enough whatever jazz pick ups i want,
But ive saved that money past many a distraction, i dont think a warmoth will make me crack... i hope :sad:
Soon as the next 11 weeks of uni are over and i find a job, i think ill be waiting for the arrival of this thing  :icon_biggrin:

 

[line6man]

I got an assortment of pen blanks in the mail today, and one of them was a wood called Angelim Pedra, which I immediately recognized as white Wenge.
The grain pattern is identical to Wenge, it's just much lighter in color.
It's a very cool wood, and I would love to see a neck made from it! Perhaps a white Wenge neck with a Wenge board. Sort of an exotic take on the standard Maple/Rosewood color scheme.

 

[Jack Michaelson]

Is white wenge just as hard as standard wenge?