Roasted neck with solid finish

[Cederick]

Is it possible to have solid finish (like alpine white) on a roasted maple neck?

And no I don't have any problems with "sticky sweat" and stuff because of solid finishes, I played the same guitar for over 12 years without leaving a single pile of sweat goo on it  :icon_biggrin:

 

[bagman67]

I suppose they could and would paint it if you want to pay for it, but the question is: Why?  The two advantages I can best perceive about roasted maple are (1) you don't need to finish it, and (2) it comes in a caramel brown that many find appealing.  If I'm spending money for advantages that will be nullified by my other choices, I might as well not pay for them.

 

[Cagey]

There's a school of thought that says part of the magic of "vintage" instruments is the age of the wood, and that roasting Maple fast-forwards its age.

I suspect there's some degree of optimistic rationalization going on with that belief in order to assuage the guilt associated with paying far too much money for obsolete, difficult-to-play instruments, but who knows? It's not the sort of thing you can prove.

If you buy into the idea, though, I could see where you might want to use roasted Maple as if it were any other commodity wood, with the added benefit of the supposed mojo.

 

[Cederick]

I suppose they could and would paint it if you want to pay for it, but the question is: Why?  The two advantages I can best perceive about roasted maple are (1) you don't need to finish it, and (2) it comes in a caramel brown that many find appealing.  If I'm spending money for advantages that will be nullified by my other choices, I might as well not pay for them.

I just prefer alpine white gloss finish on necks (with matching white gloss body).

But roasted should increase the stability? That's why I wanna have it. I don't care about the roasted look.

There's a school of thought that says part of the magic of "vintage" instruments is the age of the wood, and that roasting Maple fast-forwards its age.

I suspect there's some degree of optimistic rationalization going on with that belief in order to assuage the guilt associated with paying far too much money for obsolete, difficult-to-play instruments, but who knows? It's not the sort of thing you can prove.

If you buy into the idea, though, I could see where you might want to use roasted Maple as if it were any other commodity wood, with the added benefit of the supposed mojo.

Hmmm, I don't seem to get your post hhaha.

As said above, I want the roasted maple because it's said to have better stability over regular maple, but I don't care for the looks because I want a alpine white gloss finish over it.

 

[Cagey]

I'm not sure how to clarify what I've already said any more than I have. But, if you just want a stable Maple neck, all you have to do is hard finish it. You don't need to go to roasted Maple. Not trying to talk you out of going one way or the other, but one of the beauties of using roasted Maple is that it doesn't require a finish at all. But, it you want a finish, there's no sense in spending the extra money to go roasted.

 

[BigSteve22]

I get the whole raw wood, mojo thing. And I also think it's a crime, (too strong?), to cover a beautiful grain pattern with an opaque finish.  But I would probably still use a satin lacquer, just because I love the way it looks and feels.

I say if you really want it painted, go for it. Change your mind? It wouldn't be the first sanded down neck I've seen on an expensive guitar.