scottyd Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 (edited) mmmmmm Edited June 29, 2009 by scottyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 sounds like a good project. i've had some experience with poplar and it works fairly easily and has a nice mellow tone. my only concern is with the redwood in the neck. granted, my only experience with redwood is as a deck builder but construction grade redwood is relatively soft. bass strings put a lot of stress on a neck and there "could be" a problem with warping. of course the oak may balance it out and i think it would be a great looking combination. i expect some others will chime in here and maybe they've had some direct experience with redwood in the neck. at any rate good luck with the project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted October 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 yeah the redwood is soft and light too, ive read that it is a strong wood (but i dont know from experience) im hoping that the oak will help make it stronger im thinking of using two truss rods too, i laminated the neck today, the woods look nice together, the redwood has some nice grain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 nice..be sure to take plenty of pics. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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