Unexpectedly GAS'd on a spalt/quilt body today...neck suggestions?

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

There's builders out there.  Probably just a coincidence though.

 

[mullyman]

If I have that I'm definitely going birdseye or flame with it. That light streak up the middle is just screaming to be matched up with a neck of roughly the same color. What an excellent find, man. If you hadn't snatched that up I would have. I watch the RSS feeds everyday too and didn't see that one. You must have grabbed it as soon as it was put out there. hehe!!
MULLY

 

[jmohil]

Thanks again for the input guys.   Much appreciated.   A quick update on my neck selection dilemma:

So after much deliberation I finally decided on an all pau ferro neck, and was ready to pull the trigger.     I had my heart set on vintage modern construction (really wanted the alleged "woody" sound and a 1-piece).  And although it's not a standard option listed on the website, I was hoping W could pull it off...even if it meant a bit of an upcharge or something.   Unfortunately, I learned that a vintage modern is absolutely, positively, not an option for an all-pau neck.    They never buy neck blanks in pau ferro that would work for a VM.   Ack!  

Anyway, so now I'm back to decision making   I really wanted a raw neck, but I think rosewood is the only raw option for a vintage modern.  I know many people rave about them; but unfortunately, I have a couple of guitars with rosewood fingerboards and am personally not crazy about the feel.   I really don't want to take a chance on shelling out a ton of cash for a neck that I might not love the feel of, so that's not going to happen.

So, now I have to decide what I want to compromise on:  do I want an all-pau neck that's a pro construction 2-piece, or a matte finished 1-piece maple vintage modern (probably birdseye or flame)?  Construction, or wood?    Stupid decisions.    Fortunately, the pickups I ordered (Don Mare is making them) won't be here for two months, so I have some time to think about it.  I'll keep you guys updated on what I decide on.

Btw...the body arrived last week, and it is absurdly gorgeous.    I'd post pics, but the ones from the showcase look way better than anything I could take with my crappy iphone camera.   Once I have some decent progress on construction, I'll put some up so you can see how it's coming.    

 

[Patrick]

i'd sacrifice the one piece look for the raw pau ferro feel.
playability trumps looks 8 days a week

 

[nexrex]

Yeah, I would definitely go with a highly figured ziricote board, on a flame maple neck. You could even go with a vintage tint on the neck which would look sweet.

 

[jmohil]

...and wood wins out over construction!

Just placed the order- pau ferro/pau ferro, warmoth pro, SS 6100 frets, white tusq nut, SRV contour, no face dots, schaller mini-locking tuners

Still wish I could have talked W into building me a vintage modern, but I guess I'll get over it.  Can't wait to put this build together! 

 

[dNA]

now that sounds like my kind of neck.


gimme

 

[Nando Vallart]

Sounds really good, bet it will be a keeper!

 

[Cagey]

Just placed the order- pau ferro/pau ferro, warmoth pro, SS 6100 frets, white tusq nut, SRV contour, no face dots, schaller mini-locking tuners

Still wish I could have talked W into building me a vintage modern, but I guess I'll get over it.   Can't wait to put this build together! 

Nah. You're going to love that neck.

I will love him, and pet him, and call him "George"!​

 

[bagman67]

Too late to make a difference, but this neck woulda been awesome on that body: