Looking for pics of roasted alder body with flame maple fretboard for a p bass build .

[Buff3382]

Hello everyone I’m looking to do a p bass build and I’m struggling with colors and finish . I was looking to do an Alder body in vintage tint gloss with a roasted maple neck and fretboard in satin nitro . I’m now second guessing to go with roasted alder to have some contrast between the body and the neck ? This was my original thought for colors but with a roasted maple fretboard . But I also love the look of George Porters p bass . Any pics or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[rockandroller]

For that kind of look I'd go with the Roasted Alder body, and leave it raw wood.
(possibly a simple nontoxic hand-rubbed oil/wax treatment... or maybe Osmo Polyx-Oil (two coats) if I was really looking for a harder finish)

 

[Hodgo]

Roasted alder seems to get quite dark under a finish. I’d be inclined to just go vintage tint over regular alder if that was the color I was after (and the W was spraying the finish)

 

[Tretgeraet]

Forum member HumanisHappy posted pictures of a roasted maple neck and a roasted alder body both finished in clear here. If you use the forums search function, you might find more pictures.

It's not vintage tint in the link above, but you can get an idea how much darker roasted woods can look with a finish on them.

That being said, I personally don't understand the idea of finished roasted maple necks. I think the appeal of a roasted maple neck - and I have two of them - is that it doesn't need a finish.

Roasted FLAME maple on the other hand, well yeah, I get that the figuring will look more 3D with a finish on. But - again, my personal opinion - if I'm interested in highly figured flame maple I would probably choose regular, un-roasted flame maple.

 

[Michaelga]

 

[Michaelga]

I attached a picture of my alder bass finished in vintage tint.

Michael