smee Posted May 25, 2005 Report Posted May 25, 2005 Im getting ready to build a similiar guitar to steve via's Jem. I planed on having a neckthrough design made with the following woods. Korina (Black Limba)-Body (or wings in this case since the neck goes through the center) For the neck i was planning on having a 5 laminent neck, but i canot make a final descion on the woods. I was going to use either birdseye maple with 2 Ebony stripes or Black limba to match the body with 2 ebony stripes Fretboard-ebony Decorative laminent top- Buckey Burl I very much like the characteristics of blacklimba tone wise i have heard which is why i chose it for the body wood, and i am sure having the ebony fretboard and stripes going therough it will brighten it up a bit. I also like the idea of the birdeye maple with ebony, but i fear that the combination of ebony+maple+ebony fretboard may be too bright and overtake the warmth the korina will provide. I like Hot bright snappy sound, but i just want to make sure i wont be making the use of korina useless by having to much of a "bright wood" combination. My final concern is wieght distribution. I dont want either the neck of body to wiegh to much more than another. I figure by using korina throughout with ebony stripes the wieght will be fiarly uniform throughout the guitar as no material is heavier or lighter than another. On the side of using maple/ebony neck with korina body i dont know how the wieght will be distributed. thx for help all. Quote
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