Neck weight - the importance of wood type - Canary / Bloodwood / or...

[lelik]

I'd like to know if the choice of the neck wood has a lot of impact on the neck weight.
My plan is about a light guitar (the bodies I'm looking at the showcase are about 3 lbs) and with a good balance.
I'd like the bloodwood neck (+ PauFerro fretboard) but I'm afraid that its weight can be rather large, unlike some other choices like Canary wood for example. I'd love a neck wood without any finishing.

 

[ragamuffin]

Bloodwood will be heavier, but not by a whole lot
Bloodwood has an average dried weight of 66 lbs per cubic foot, while canary sits at 52
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/bloodwood/
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/canarywood/

Keep in mind that your neck won't have nearly that much wood, and that a considerable portion of the weight will be coming from the truss rod and tuners. If you'd prefer the bloodwood I'd say go for it, but honestly I'm not one to worry too much about the weight of my guitar in the first place

 

[Cagey]

I have an Ebony over Bloodwood neck with the "Pro" construction (DA truss rod), locking tuners and brass inserts. Unless you went to solid Ebony, I don't know if you could have a heavier neck. That one weighed in at 2lbs all up.

I built a fiddle for another member with a total vintage neck and beer can tuners, and it weighed 1lbs. Lightest neck I've ever handled.

So, the difference is not that great, unless 1 lb is gonna kill you. The heavier part isn't a problem with most bodies, if you're worried about neck dive. Certainly not Strats or Teles.

I will say this about the Ebony over Bloodwood part, though - that is one sexy neck. Between that and an Ebony over Pau Ferro, I don't think I've ever felt/played better necks. They're sublime.