So after spending several hours a day for months pouring over the warmoth site, I finally took the plunge and snagged a warmoth 1pc alder strat hardtail body on ebay. Now, I need to decide on a neck. I have this irrational fear that choosing the "wrong" wood will make my guitar sound like crap. After lurking in the forum for a long time, I get the impression that I could basically close my eyes, throw a dart at a list of W options and anything I hit would sound great, but I still want to make sure I match my choice to the tone I'm after as best I can.
I've bought into the raw hype and am a sucker for ebony fretboards anyway, so I think my options for a back wood at the moment are Wenge, Goncalo, Padouk and Canary. I'm guessing canary and padouk are going to give me the most maple-like tones, but how different will something like wenge or goncalo be from the traditional strat sound?
Not that I’m too concerned about sticking to the traditional tone, but I would like to keep the snap and clarity of the strat sound as well as a tight, thumpy low end. I'm in a cover band that plays a lot of classic rock stuff, but my personal taste is a super-clean, neck pickup, fingerstyle sound that leans more toward jazz. I find myself going for scooped tones fairly often, so is wenge (with its pronounced mids) even worth considering?
I've bought into the raw hype and am a sucker for ebony fretboards anyway, so I think my options for a back wood at the moment are Wenge, Goncalo, Padouk and Canary. I'm guessing canary and padouk are going to give me the most maple-like tones, but how different will something like wenge or goncalo be from the traditional strat sound?
Not that I’m too concerned about sticking to the traditional tone, but I would like to keep the snap and clarity of the strat sound as well as a tight, thumpy low end. I'm in a cover band that plays a lot of classic rock stuff, but my personal taste is a super-clean, neck pickup, fingerstyle sound that leans more toward jazz. I find myself going for scooped tones fairly often, so is wenge (with its pronounced mids) even worth considering?