I'm in the design phase of a strat project with the goal being a slightly hot, SRV-ish sounding axe (not that I can even begin to sound like Stevie, but I want to get close). I fundamentally have no issue with a maple neck, but ever since I bought a Warwick bass several years ago I've been in love with raw wood necks. So I'm considering a pau ferro neck (probably with some kind of rosewood fingerboard) since it's in the same tonal range as maple according to Warmoth's wood guide but has a similar feel to the bubinga neck on my old Warwick. Plus, I like the look and think it will complement the tiger's eye finished body I'm planning on nicely.
I've handled a guitar with a pf fingerboard, so I'm pretty sure I'll like the feel, but I have no first hand experience with how it'll sound. Any opinions on the tonal similarity between maple and pf necks?
I've handled a guitar with a pf fingerboard, so I'm pretty sure I'll like the feel, but I have no first hand experience with how it'll sound. Any opinions on the tonal similarity between maple and pf necks?