Hughes Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 (edited) If i were to buy a 1.5" thick x 3.5" wide x 29" long plank of ceylon ebony, would it be suitable for a neck? It's quarter sawn and needs it's edges trimmed and also needs planing but is there any "negative" things about an all ebony neck? I think it would look killer with a maple body BTW, it's sitting at $24 with one day left... Edited August 12, 2006 by Hughes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Besides the weight I don't see any issue with it. It'll be pretty bright sounding and sustain like a freak of nature I'd imagine... but I bet it'd work. May kill your bits to taper, and build some huge muscles to shape too... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 it's either this or an aluminum neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 where are ppl finding all this cheap ebony? i pay 49$(can) b.f. for the gabon and maccassar is even more is all this ebony dry or green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 where are ppl finding all this cheap ebony? i pay 49$(can) b.f. for the gabon and maccassar is even more is all this ebony dry or green? That is Ceylon, not Gabon or Mac. Actually $55-60 US for Gabon is pretty normal retail. $59 US is pretty normal retail for MacEb. You actually have a pretty fair price at 49can. That is also an auction so it may or may not go up. Moral of the story... Good Ebony is expensive. Peace,Rich P.S. If you are willing to invest in large random pallets around 500-1000 bd. ft. you can drop that price a quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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