What neck to go with Swamp Ash Deluxe 5 Jazz?

[Dolando]

Hello,

I am in the middle of planning a deluxe jazz 5 build. I will be opting for a swamp ash body with a zebra wood top. I am currently undecided on what neck I want. I know want a wenge fingerboard, but As swamp ash sits in the middle of warm and bright, do I go for something with more warmth like Goncalo ales, or something brighter like Wenge? For a 5 string, do I want more warmth to bring to bring out the lows in the B?

I love the sound of my swamp ash Warwick with Wenge / Wenge neck, but only played the 4 string and im not sure how a 5 string with this combo would sound.

I'm a bit lost with this, so in need of guidance. Oh and please tell me if I'm over thinking this!

Thanks in advance,

Adam

 

[alterbridgefan]

It will be fretted, right? Fretless wenge fingerboards suck, way too open grained. Go with the wenge neck!

 

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Fretless wenge fingerboards suck, way too open grained.

Ha Ha Ha .... what a load of crap  :doh:

 

[Dolando]

Yea it will be fretted. Never thought about Wenge for a fretless. I do like the feel of wenge, don't have an experience with Goncalo alves. Does anyone?

I plan on having a peg head laminate no match the zebra wood body top.

 

[alterbridgefan]

Yea it will be fretted. Never thought about Wenge for a fretless. I do like the feel of wenge, don't have an experience with Goncalo alves. Does anyone?

I plan on having a peg head laminate no match the zebra wood body top.

That sounds cool! I would go all wenge, keep the neck simple(aside from the laminate).

You may want to think about no inlays for a clean, simple, look.

 

[Dolando]

I did think about no inlays, but I also thought about having pearloid blocks! Are you not keen on the peg head laminate?