Bygde Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi I'm making a bass body at school, and I'm a bit curious. Can I make a mahogany bass neck? Of course, quartersawn, or as close to that as possible. It's a 4-string bolt-on, if that's any help. /Jonas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I trhink that would be cool. use quartersawn would be a good thing. do you know how to glue flat sawn wood to make it into a quartersawn neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I trhink that would be cool. use quartersawn would be a good thing. do you know how to glue flat sawn wood to make it into a quartersawn neck. uhm...no my first project ever, so I have zero experience but IF this neck will be reality, I'm thinking of laminating it with 2pcs of birch, just to get more stability, and 3pcs mahogany... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Laminating is definitely good for strength, no doubt about it. Gibson Thunderbird basses have mahogany necks, although they're laminated to hell and back! Is the wood you're using well dried and stabilised or pretty "green"? If it's not dry (8%-12%?) then you may experience warpage whilst it stabilises. For what it's worth, whatever happens you'll get more out of the learning experience than the bass itself - you can always make more from what you learn! Plus you'll most probably end up with a decent bass as well :-) Here's one of my favourite basses in the world, pretty much a tribute to mahogany. http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/ite...back-detail.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Laminating is definitely good for strength, no doubt about it. Gibson Thunderbird basses have mahogany necks, although they're laminated to hell and back! Is the wood you're using well dried and stabilised or pretty "green"? If it's not dry (8%-12%?) then you may experience warpage whilst it stabilises. For what it's worth, whatever happens you'll get more out of the learning experience than the bass itself - you can always make more from what you learn! Plus you'll most probably end up with a decent bass as well :-) Here's one of my favourite basses in the world, pretty much a tribute to mahogany. http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/ite...back-detail.jpg I think it's dry. I think it's been lying around the shop for some time, because schools don't have unlimited money It's got that nice light brown sexy color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 In that case, nab it and petition your tutor to resaw it for you into laminates!! :-) Oh yes, Thunderbirds have walnut laminates in the necks as well as mahogany so it was a bad example by me :-( I can't see why you can't use it though. Just pick some nice straight-grained stuff (down the length) and you're laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 (edited) In that case, nab it and petition your tutor to resaw it for you into laminates!! :-) Oh yes, Thunderbirds have walnut laminates in the necks as well as mahogany so it was a bad example by me :-( I can't see why you can't use it though. Just pick some nice straight-grained stuff (down the length) and you're laughing. okay...yeah, I'll look for the good stuff For some reason, mahogany isn't used so much for bass necks, and I've never understood why...anyone who knows? Edited September 11, 2006 by Bygde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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