Roasted Maple really does smell good

[Jet-Jaguar]

So earlier, (I think it was on facebook) a Warmoth employee wrote about how they had a bunch of Roasted Maple necks in the shop, and they smelled good.  I thought it was just a metaphor, like when that wrestler (now actor) says "can you smell what the Rock is cooking?" But yesterday, I received a roasted maple neck, and you know what?  They really do smell good.  Kinda like pancakes with maple syrup.

I imagine it's gonna fade after time, but for now it's nice.

 

[dmraco]

I have heard this too.  I just ordered a roasted maple strat neck.  Very pumped.

 

[dmraco]

Ah right, that would explain it. Studios, unsurprisingly, get slightly lower-quality rosewood than Standards, and in some production years they have had larger frets, too. Dodgy frets on a Standard, at any time of year, is extremely rare, but dodgy frets on a Studio isn't quite as uncommon.

i think this was meant for another thread....the one on fret ends?

 

[Jet-Jaguar]

I just thought of something: I ordered my neck custom, and it was probably just cut. I wonder if factor in getting the smell.

 

[aarontunes]

It was I who talked on Facebook (and elsewhere) about Roasted Maple smelling like delicious maple pancakes.

I would never lie to you guys.

It's just not in my nature.  :icon_thumright:

 

[mayfly]

Being the owner of two roasted maple warmoth necks, I can very much vouch for the delicious maple smell. 

Sadly however, the smell does in fact fade over time.

 

[dmraco]

Being the owner of two roasted maple warmoth necks, I can very much couch for the delicious maple smell. 

Sadly however, the smell does in fact fade over time.

time to get out the sand paper....

 

[Ace Flibble]

Yup. Not sure about Warmoth's, not had one from them, but every roasted neck & roasted body I've had from other companies has smelt very strongly of heather honey.

It does fade off, I must report. It lasts a little longer than the marzipan smell of a new Gibson—seriously, if you've never owned a Gibson, go try some out and if they're new enough, smell them, it's amazing—but it's still gone by the one year mark. Depends how much use it gets, I reckon, as well as the nature of your skin's oils and the environment it's kept in.

 

[dmraco]

It lasts a little longer than the marzipan smell of a new Gibson—seriously, if you've never owned a Gibson, go try some out and if they're new enough, smell them, it's amazing—

I love that smell.  Better than new car. Kepp the gibson in the case and it last longer

 

[stratamania]

I've been enjoying that fresh Gibson smell recently. It's quite a smell in a good way.

 

[line6man]

Roasted maple is exactly that. Maple wood that has been roasted. Of course the wood is going to smell nice.

 

[Ace Flibble]

i think this was meant for another thread....the one on fret ends?

I just saw this. How the hell did that happen?

... I've not been drinking, I swear.

 

[Cagey]

You can remove your own posts individually if you'd like. There's a link in the upper right hand corner of your message. Or, I can do it if you prefer.

 

[musicispeace]

I still remember when I got home with my roasted maple neck. My apartment smelled of it for several days. It was practically intoxicating. I still get a bit of it if I get close to the thing and inhale. I had doubted the story of the smell of roasted maple until I got one.  :laughing7: