I'm new here so please forgive me if the following problem has already been addressed:
I would really love to have a replacement jazz bass neck with cocobolo fingerboard and maple neck. The only problem is warmoth doesn't work with cocobolo! (difficult to work with/contains allergens). I've looked into buying a cocobolo fingerboard myself and gluing it onto a warmoth neck, but then I would need to fret the neck as well. I'm no qualified luthier nor do I have the guts to pay an additional $400 to get the neck fretted properly by an expert. Any suggestions?
Would it be more prudent for me to simply substitute cocobolo for Brazilian Rosewood? and if thats the case, set up would be as simple as bolting the neck onto the body and then intonating the strings, correct?
-Chris
I would really love to have a replacement jazz bass neck with cocobolo fingerboard and maple neck. The only problem is warmoth doesn't work with cocobolo! (difficult to work with/contains allergens). I've looked into buying a cocobolo fingerboard myself and gluing it onto a warmoth neck, but then I would need to fret the neck as well. I'm no qualified luthier nor do I have the guts to pay an additional $400 to get the neck fretted properly by an expert. Any suggestions?
Would it be more prudent for me to simply substitute cocobolo for Brazilian Rosewood? and if thats the case, set up would be as simple as bolting the neck onto the body and then intonating the strings, correct?
-Chris