Wyliee said:Uh.... Walnut can go wobbly, wobbly. Are you sure you want that? The same goes for mahogany and koa bass necks.
Cagey said:Wyliee said:Uh.... Walnut can go wobbly, wobbly. Are you sure you want that? The same goes for mahogany and koa bass necks.
Are you saying it's unstable, or that it isn't very rigid? I notice it's not used very often, and have wondered why.
Rickgrxbass said:Which I suppose presents the question; where are we as far as having 5-piece construction as an "approved" option? There were a handful of Showcase "prototypes" as such, and of course the 8-strings and Geckos are 5-piece by default. Any plans on expanding that to the standard 4/5 stringers?
More on-topic, and combining with my point- Dingwall uses 5-piece Walnut necks (with graphite rods, no less!) as a premium option on their basses, which also have a compound scale of 34" on the G to 37" on the low B, so it's not entirely without precedent to use Walnut on a bass neck...
line6man said:Rickgrxbass said:Which I suppose presents the question; where are we as far as having 5-piece construction as an "approved" option? There were a handful of Showcase "prototypes" as such, and of course the 8-strings and Geckos are 5-piece by default. Any plans on expanding that to the standard 4/5 stringers?
More on-topic, and combining with my point- Dingwall uses 5-piece Walnut necks (with graphite rods, no less!) as a premium option on their basses, which also have a compound scale of 34" on the G to 37" on the low B, so it's not entirely without precedent to use Walnut on a bass neck...
Just throwing ideas around, but it is worth noting that five piece necks require more work, as wood must be ripped, jointed and glued before blanks hit the CNC. This could potentially slow production for the bread and butter product lines.
Rickgrxbass said:Which I suppose presents the question; where are we as far as having 5-piece construction as an "approved" option? There were a handful of Showcase "prototypes" as such, and of course the 8-strings and Geckos are 5-piece by default. Any plans on expanding that to the standard 4/5 stringers?
More on-topic, and combining with my point- Dingwall uses 5-piece Walnut necks (with graphite rods, no less!) as a premium option on their basses, which also have a compound scale of 34" on the G to 37" on the low B, so it's not entirely without precedent to use Walnut on a bass neck...
Pau Ferro matches the color of Walnut. How come it's not possible to choose it as a neck wood in the builders when there are plenty of Pau Ferro bass necks in the showcase?Wyliee said:The short answer (no pun intended) is guitar necks are shorter and, therefore, stiffer.
line6man said:Just throwing ideas around, but it is worth noting that five piece necks require more work, as wood must be ripped, jointed and glued before blanks hit the CNC. This could potentially slow production for the bread and butter product lines.
Mapleg4 said:And why exactly is it impossible to build a Warmoth-headstock bass neck of Pau Ferro when you can build a Fender-style neck from it?! And why can't you build one with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard?!
Wyliee said:Mapleg4 said:And why exactly is it impossible to build a Warmoth-headstock bass neck of Pau Ferro when you can build a Fender-style neck from it?! And why can't you build one with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard?!
Because pau ferro doesn't take the glue as well in a scarf joint. This is the case with most exotic woods.