iamdavidmorris
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Just confirming what the consensus is here. It seems like I've read somewhere that fingerboard wood will actually influence tone more than neck wood. What's the conventional wisdom? I understand that things like pickups and amps have a much bigger influence on tone. Those are already chosen, but I know I can hear a difference between rosewood and maple fretboards. I did once build a 1" thick Indian Rosewood neck, and fell in love with it. Then I goofed it up pretty badly while I was working on the frets. That has influenced my given parameters:
1. It will be a fatback neck.
2. It will be unfinished.
And, unfortunately...
3. It will be on a budget of about $300.
That probably rules out the Rosewood, but that's not so important to me, as long as it's unfinished. Beyond that, tone matters slightly more to me than feel. I think my top choices at this point would be either a Goncalo neck with a Pau Ferro fretboard, or a Wenge neck with an Indian Rosewood fretboard. Which would you expect to be warmer? My guess is the second one, but I just don't have much experience with exotic necks.
I really appreciate your help, and sorry if this has been asked and answered before. I tried doing a little searching, but couldn't find anything specific.
Thanks,
David
1. It will be a fatback neck.
2. It will be unfinished.
And, unfortunately...
3. It will be on a budget of about $300.
That probably rules out the Rosewood, but that's not so important to me, as long as it's unfinished. Beyond that, tone matters slightly more to me than feel. I think my top choices at this point would be either a Goncalo neck with a Pau Ferro fretboard, or a Wenge neck with an Indian Rosewood fretboard. Which would you expect to be warmer? My guess is the second one, but I just don't have much experience with exotic necks.
I really appreciate your help, and sorry if this has been asked and answered before. I tried doing a little searching, but couldn't find anything specific.
Thanks,
David