Roasted Maple with Vintage Tint Finish

[andyh81]

Hi,

I'm starting to put together a vintage look strat and I want to get a Warmoth roasted maple neck for the build. I can't find any pictures of a roasted maple neck with the vintage tint finish though. I've emailed Warmoth and even they don't have any pics of that combination!

Does anyone here have any pics they could share? I've tried searching but not found the pics I'm looking for yet.

 

[sixstringsamurai]

Roasted maple is generally sold as a raw wood, not that you can't get it finished it just that most of the folks here prefer to burnish the raw wood to a shine as opposed to putting a hard finish on it.

 

[line6man]

Why ruin the feel by putting a finish on it?

Roasted maple already has a golden glow to it, so there isn't a need for the vintage tint. I would assume that if you put a tinted finish over it, it would turn into an awful fake looking yellow.

 

[sixstringsamurai]

Why ruin the feel by putting a finish on it?

Roasted maple already has a golden glow to it, so there isn't a need for the vintage tint. I would assume that if you put a tinted finish over it, it would turn into an awful fake looking yellow.

Yeah I made the mistake of ordering a plain maple neck that way.....
It looked like it was Jaundiced... I stripped it back to the seal coat, much nicer.

 

[musicispeace]

Do bear in mind roasted maple is about the same color (arguably) as the "vintage tint" but it won't have a sheen to it raw. Ultimately it is your neck and you can choose as works for you but if it were me I would have a discussion with the Warmoth customer service guys about how a vintage tint might turn out since the wood is darker than regular maple to begin with. One neck maker I spoke with otherwise suggested some Tru Oil to keep their roasted maple neck clean over time and that could be applied and buffed to whatever level of gloss desired. But if you look at the Warmoth Showcase you can get a sense of the color tone and variations in their roasted maple necks. No law against putting a finish on it but its true a lot of people use them raw. Surh Guitars supposedly puts a light satin finish on the roasted necks they have done on some of their guitars. This is among the many subjective things about guitars but it merits looking at from various angles before you arrive at what you feel will fit your situation best. Try a search on the Strat Talk forum too and see if this has been discussed there or if anyone posted pics.

 

[Cagey]

I'm starting to put together a vintage look strat and I want to get a Warmoth roasted maple neck for the build. I can't find any pictures of a roasted maple neck with the vintage tint finish though. I've emailed Warmoth and even they don't have any pics of that combination!

Does anyone here have any pics they could share? I've tried searching but not found the pics I'm looking for yet.

I'm not surprised they wouldn't have any pictures of that combination - you'd probably be the first person on Earth to ask for such a thing. It is as has already been mentioned - one of the major reasons to roast Maple in the first place is to remove the need for a finish. That, and to make it smell like maple syrup  :icon_biggrin:

But, fear not. I just happen to have examples of all three necks here, so you can see the difference between raw Maple, vintage tint Maple, and roasted Maple...

 

[line6man]

one of the major reasons to roast Maple in the first place is to remove the need for a finish. That, and to make it smell like maple syrup  :icon_biggrin:

Truth!

 

[andyh81]

Thanks for the replys guys. I understand that no finish is necessary with a roasted maple neck and I quite like the idea of not having a finish on the neck for better feel. I just really want to satisfy my curiosity about the combination before I make up my mind.

The guy I emailed at Warmoth said he had seen a few roasted maple necks with a vintage tint that people had ordered but didn't have any photo's. His description was:

"Vintage Tint Gloss looks particularly stunning right out of the box on Roasted Maple, in my opinion. The Satin, just like on our non-Roasted necks, I'm sure will look and feel better the longer you own it and the more you play it."

I'm really curious to see for myself what it looks like!

 

[musicispeace]

Ah Cagey is on the case with the photos. I'll eat my words about the color being anywhere near close. Now that I have a guitar with a raw neck (Bubinga) I have to say if you can get away without a finish that is pretty awesome. I'd still order a finish on regular maple but anything you can use raw, its a great experience. But I totally get it if there is an aesthetic that leads one to go with something like a tinted finish. 

 

[Fat Pete]

Unfinished necks feel great, especially when burnished, but for me, a gloss finished neck is like coming home. If you like the feel, I say go for it - roasted maple does indeed look stunning with a high gloss. I don't think you'd see the rather fake yellow in the Vintage tint, it would just make it (probably unnecessarily) darker. It would bring out the figure more on a nice curly/flamed piece though.

While we're being heretical, did anybody see the gloss-finished canary neck that went through the showcase a while back? Almost criminal I know, but it looked sensational.

 

[Cagey]

Unfinished necks feel great, especially when burnished, but for me, a gloss finished neck is like coming home.

I agree. I grew up on gloss finished necks and they don't bother me at all. I guess I'm fortunate in that my hands don't respond to a gloss finish the way many describe theirs do. I sure do love the feel of unfinished and burnished necks, though. Given a choice, that's always the way I'd go.

 

[Surf n Music n Ski n Bike]

Unfinished necks feel great, especially when burnished, but for me, a gloss finished neck is like coming home. If you like the feel, I say go for it - roasted maple does indeed look stunning with a high gloss. I don't think you'd see the rather fake yellow in the Vintage tint, it would just make it (probably unnecessarily) darker. It would bring out the figure more on a nice curly/flamed piece though.

While we're being heretical, did anybody see the gloss-finished canary neck that went through the showcase a while back? Almost criminal I know, but it looked sensational.

Man Suhr sure does make some pretty guitars!

 

[Cagey]

Man Suhr sure does make some pretty guitars!

Yeah, no doubt. But, you know what the trick is? They spend the time it takes. That's where the money is in them, and the results show it. A lot of manufacturers just check off the boxes. Floyd Rose? Check. Hot humbuckers? Check. Mungo frets? Check. Glossy finish? Check. And so on. As if filling out the list makes it a Good Thing. Then you get a guitar with the boxes checked, but it's nowhere near as nice as a Suhr. Why? They scrimp on the time to make those parts work well.

Thing is, fanboy protestations notwithstanding, a Floyd is a bitch to set up properly. All frets are bitch to set up well. A glossy finish isn't easy by any stretch of the imagination. And so on. It all takes time and patience, which is expensive. Musicians are notoriously poor. Whaddaya suppose happens? You get corners cut on the majority of the offerings out there so they can have high unit sales numbers. Suhr spends the time, so they're pricey. But, they suhr are nice.

Signed,

John Suhr's mother  :icon_biggrin:

 

[Surf n Music n Ski n Bike]

Suhr spends the time, so they're pricey. But, they suhr are nice.

Hahaha ya they Suhr are. SS frets, compound radius neck, great set up and some beautiful finishes.

 

[jmcecil]

I wish I could play gloss necks.  I'm one of those guys whose hands sweat profusely.  Might as well put flypaper on the back of a neck once I start playing most finished necks.  I've played a couple of nitro finishes that don't seem to be a problem the way the gloss and lacquer are.

 

[TonyP-]

Hi,

I'm starting to put together a vintage look strat and I want to get a Warmoth roasted maple neck for the build. I can't find any pictures of a roasted maple neck with the vintage tint finish though. I've emailed Warmoth and even they don't have any pics of that combination!

Does anyone here have any pics they could share? I've tried searching but not found the pics I'm looking for yet.

Your not the only one who wants to see that combo.
I want to as well in a Jazz bass.

I actually heard the same thing but about the finish that it looks rich...But I have not seen it person either.

 

[BroccoliRob]

Do bear in mind roasted maple is about the same color (arguably) as the "vintage tint" but it won't have a sheen to it raw.

Umm whaaat? Bro, Vintage Tint looks nothing like roasted Maple. Roasty Toasty is, like, cardamom colored. vintage tint is like, yellow/orange/amber all mixed together.

A combo of the might turn into a golden or brownish honey, but maybe it would like fake/cheap. I dunno. Maybe somebody here has a photo.

 

[Cagey]

There's a photo up at the 5th post of this thread.

 

[aarontunes]

Here is a pic of a Roasted Maple neck with a Warmoth Vintage Tint Satin finish. It was in the Showcase a while back, but has now sold.

 

[TonyP-]

Here is a pic of a Roasted Maple neck with a Warmoth Vintage Tint Satin finish. It was in the Showcase a while back, but has now sold.

Thanks Double A
I have too many projects in the works...But if the tone is the same between roasted maple and regular maple then plan on going full bore Vintage Tint with Roasted Maple sometime and will post it up for all to see.