Mr. Preston Swift Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 One of my friends who is building a six string acoustic bass is using oak for the neck and is convinced it is good for luthier purposes. I also have an oak body blank that I got for free but i don't know if it is a good choice for the guitar. Is oak a good enough wood for the body and is it stiff enough for the neck? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=29594 hyunsu's neck seems fine and I know that Neal moser has done a few oak Bodies and necks, myself I dont like it but what ever works !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Worked fine for me... but my neck was strengthened with aluminium strip things and it was fairly thick. Plus I chambered the body to make it lighter. It sounds nice acoustically, but I havent done the elctronics yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oak is ok provided you can find a light enough piece of wood. I've seen some examples, I think Hyunsu has been using some in a few necks, which are then being used to heat his shop. The mans a perfectionist. But if I were to use heavy, dense oak I would plan to go with a thinner body to keep the weight reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGTR Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Oak is hard to get real smooth and almost impossible to get a mirror finish. Stability is questionable. The coefficient of expansion and contraction is just too much for use as instrument wood and it’s ugly to boot. Ash would be a better choice, but I still wouldn’t use it for a neck. IMO It’s good for Kitchen cabinets and furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 http://www.guytonguitars.co.uk/rsspec.php Oak & blockboard body...millions of album sales & possibly the most famous guitar of the last 30yrs can't be wrong. Of course oak is bloody heavy, hard as hell, ugly & expensive but it certainly can be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 (edited) I personally like oak. Have built many pieces of furniture with oak. I love that wonderful open grain. I decided to build a guitar using red oak. I only used the oak as a cap. Here is the link to my build. Don't dismiss oak that readily. I don't always travel the well beaten path. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...c=28607&hl= Edited May 1, 2007 by MCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 I guess i'll try an all oak guitar since i already got the blanks for free. I'm guessing if i chamber the body ALOT and mabye add some the maple tops i have around it'll work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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