Neck Fretboard advice needed

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Hi all

:help:  I need a neck for a Mahogany solid body.
These are examples only...
This one not sure how smooth the fretboard is using Maple / Wenge  :icon_scratch:
http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?&Body=1&Shape=1&nScale=302&nWood=1&fWood=31&inlay=114&radius=22&Path=Neck&i=SN9910
Or this one using Maple / Pau Ferro
http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?i=vms4451&Body=1&Path=Neck

Yes it has to be Maple main part, as the finish on that will blend with the bodies finish.

I have necks with Canary, Ebony, Maple & Ziricote fretboards which are all nice & smooth.
Prefer the look of the Wenge, as it should go with the finished product.

But my main concerned is on the 'so called' rough grain of Wenge .......Am I wrong on thinking that  :icon_scratch:

Any help or thoughts very much appreciated  :icon_thumright: Cheers

 

[Cagey]

No, you're not wrong in worrying about it, but I'm not sure there's anything to worry about. CoreyP has a build in progress where he's got a wenge fretboard over some bubinga neck meat to go on a Jaguar-themed 5 string bass...

As you can see, it's not quite the wrinkly-looking surface you might expect from wenge. [more pics]

 

[Patrick from Davis]

Wenge is a rough grain, but very smooth to the touch.  It is very oily, slick, and feels quite fast.  The rough texture allows you to dig in and stop the sliding on ice feeling.  It is quite fun stuff.  But, I wouldn't go so far as to say it is for everyone.  You'd have to decide for yourself.  That being said, your concerns are not going to be that noticeable with the wood.
Patrick

 

[bagman67]

I bought this neck for Quty Pie:
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=16340.0

I installed it on my Charvel strat to get a feel for it while I waited for everything else to come together, and was surprised at how little drag I experienced with the deep, open grain on the fretboard.  It is surprisingly slick - slicker than a more close-grained rosewood board, by my reckoning.

I opted for this neck because of its very straight, plain grain - I didn't want it to compete with the visuals of the quilted top on the guitar.  But with a more plain body, the partridge effect on a figured slab of wenge is one of the more beautiful naturally-occurring phenomena in lumber-land.

Bagman