Verne Bunsen
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So, recently I borrowed a Fender Strat neck from my dad to help me with some fit-up on a build. He ultimately told me to keep it, as it seemed I had more use for it than he did. What a guy! There's some nice figuring on the headstock, but my photography skills were not sufficient to capture it. The rosewood board is gorgeous! The neck originally belonged to his American Standard Strat.
As I pondered where to store it so that it would remain safe, it occurred to me that the best place to store a guitar neck is.... attached directly to a guitar body! Of course!
Black Korina on Alder, Tobacco Burst on front, Transparent Brown on the back. Hot diggity! The Tobacco burst on the Black Korina seems almost to glow from within, it's a little stunning. I was a bit iffy on the transparent brown, but I am very glad I went with it. It's a surprisingly "deep" finish, with an almost Tigers Eye like effect when the light plays off of it. There's a word for that, but I forget....
I think it will make an excellent storage location for this neck!
It's getting a black anodized pickguard from Tone Guard. Eventually. I hope. I ordered it at the same time as the body, but it turns out that it takes longer to make a pickguard than a Strat body.....
![Neck1.small.jpeg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fw7g1vjxhwjyyb4d%2FNeck1.small.jpeg%3Fraw%3D1&hash=aa24b20479aeb255f7d49025edca24e8)
![Neck2.small.jpeg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fzc38tyjv6wusdgj%2FNeck2.small.jpeg%3Fraw%3D1&hash=e112661f5404a3288afbfb25567022e3)
As I pondered where to store it so that it would remain safe, it occurred to me that the best place to store a guitar neck is.... attached directly to a guitar body! Of course!
Black Korina on Alder, Tobacco Burst on front, Transparent Brown on the back. Hot diggity! The Tobacco burst on the Black Korina seems almost to glow from within, it's a little stunning. I was a bit iffy on the transparent brown, but I am very glad I went with it. It's a surprisingly "deep" finish, with an almost Tigers Eye like effect when the light plays off of it. There's a word for that, but I forget....
![Body1.small.jpeg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2F8k3u0eik9wsvdp1%2FBody1.small.jpeg%3Fraw%3D1&hash=0334a843a8574d6afe5757893a2913cf)
![Body2.small.jpeg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2F6f7ix1lmgrtcj9y%2FBody2.small.jpeg%3Fraw%3D1&hash=e9df6e43333c211e7c08354913ae7359)
I think it will make an excellent storage location for this neck!
![Mock%20Up.small.jpeg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fyaz44168tqyc0uj%2FMock%2520Up.small.jpeg%3Fraw%3D1&hash=057998057286d7b95da07f2cb0a64f61)
It's getting a black anodized pickguard from Tone Guard. Eventually. I hope. I ordered it at the same time as the body, but it turns out that it takes longer to make a pickguard than a Strat body.....