Please oh please can inlays be installed on a scalloped fingerboard?

[DustyCat]

I really dig the scalloped fingerboard. Comfy, more control, and of course let's not forget shaving off just that little bit extra weight which can make a difference.

But I get lost sometimes, especially in low lighting, and especially with 24 frets!..coz no inlays!

Is it at all possible to have inlays installed on a scalloped board? Custom option?

Could I at the very least have an inlay installed at the 12th fret?

If not, does anybody know of someone who could do a retrofit reliably?

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

They are installed prior to scalloping, no way around this.

Can’t change the inlay on a showcase neck.

Best option, order the neck from scratch with your choices selected for inlay and scalloping.

 

[Tretgeraet]

Is it at all possible to have inlays installed on a scalloped board? Custom option?

Could I at the very least have an inlay installed at the 12th fret?

The Warmoth infopage on scalloping says this:

"Inlay on scalloped necks is black or cream dots only. We can not combine scalloping with a custom inlay."

I guess, like with every other inlay, 12th fret only would possible as off-menu option. But that still would be just (two) dots then.

 

[DustyCat]

Im on the custom builder for a warhead style neck and i don't see any option for scalloping

 

[Tretgeraet]

Then you have chosen something that doesn't allow scalloping.

You can find the Infopage here:
https://warmoth.com/guitar-neck-scalloping

EDIT:
Could it be 24 fret extension? I think it's possible to have scalloping up to the 22 fret with 24 fret extension but it seems to be off-menu (possibly to avoid returns, cos people don't read?)

 

[DustyCat]

Then you have chosen something that doesn't allow scalloping.

You can find the Infopage here:
https://warmoth.com/guitar-neck-scalloping

EDIT:
Could it be 24 fret extension? I think it's possible to have scalloping up to the 22 fret with 24 fret extension but it seems to be off-menu (possibly to avoid returns, cos people don't read?)

You know, I haven't checked in in awhile.

A couple of years ago I got a Warhead neck with 24 frets scalloped (the last 2 were not scalloped probably due to the fragility of the thin wood).

I will play with the builder some more. Thanks for your help.

 

[TBurst Std]

Outside the W:
I got a rosewood neck with pearloid dots. I sent it out to be scalloped frets 5-22. No issues.

EDITED for clarification. It was a W neck that I sent out for scalloping.

DC Custom Guitars - Shred Metal Guitars built in the USA

 

[aarontunes]

For scallops to be available you MUST choose Modern neck construction.

Scallops and binding are mutually exclusive. You can only have one or the other.

Black and Cream dots are, and will continue to be, the only fretboard inlay available with scallops. Other inlay shapes are not possible due to the depth of the scallops.