Prostheta Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Sounds like a good experiment, if a little expensive and with a high chance of irrevocable long term issues. If you're lucky in that it stays in the relief's "sweet spot" we'll no doubt have people vouching for trussless necks based on the exception as opposed to the rule though ;-) The lack of predictability in service and over the seasons (and many seasons) is the biggest problem, so do let us know how yours fares in the face of these! Photos always make a big difference also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Will add pics and these disclaimers: This neck blank was scored for $9 USD. Not an expensive experiment at all. 2: I fully expect this neck to move eventually, and only blind LUCK got the neck to releive just right. Oh, and I'll try to fix it with a truss rod , should it ever start to bow. The back of the neck is flat, so adding in a TR won't be an impossibility. just a pain in the ash. I'll go take some pics now that the coffee is kicking in. Warning : the following pics will be of an unfinished bass body, and a half-done neck. Nothing pretty to see here, just mad science.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 O.k. ... ugly as they might be, here are some pics ^^ thats the face. don't look like nothin out of the ordinary........ and here's a look down the side..... and an attempt to show the action/neck right now....... and here's a quick, half-done shot of my new dovetail neck joint..... these pics are ugly, I know that. This work is not complete, this is just an attempt to show what happened so far... my plans are now : remove the neck and sand/finish it. Complete the body and electronics, then reassemble the whole lot. will do some before/after pics then........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Woo - zero fret! You've got my vote ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 All my builds get them...... along with my guide fret. I found this bit at the neck-wood page here :http://www.theguitarfiles.com/modules.php?name=AvantGo&file=print&sid=131 Macassar Ebony (Dispyrus macassar): Stripped ebony, black with heavy striping, chocolate brown to gray. A beautiful wood for those wanting the feel and tone of ebony but a more exciting look. Primarily for fingerboard wood but sometimes available for solid necks. No finish required. So ... maybe that can put some peoples mind at ease concerning its longevity. I will be finishing the neck with Watco's Teak-oil, which has proven so far to have great protection. According to the folks who have built thousands of necks, even unfinished will be o.k. I'll still offer it whatever protection I can...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 maybe that can put some peoples mind at ease concerning its longevity not really - but a truss rod would also, judge the wood you have - which to me looks very pale for an ebony and that will inform finish choice... obviously you will get a better idea of that once its smoothed out here is my mac ebony neck - sanded to a crazy high grit with a little danish oil applied somewhere along the way for the record - warmoth say certain woods dont require a finish. IMHO this is misleading. the fact they dont require any kind of finish doesnt mean they wont benefit from one, and i suspect they say it to make things seem easier to their customers - a large number of who are going specifically with warmoth because they want things easy! as an example i had a Goncalo Alves neck from warmoth to work on last year. They say it requires no finish. It felt and looked dry to me, and that is how it had come from warmoth. I gave it a good soaking in danish oil, i rubbed it all back with 0000 wire wool and buffed it out with a cloth. So not a heavy finish, but something. the improvement was vast, smooth, slinky and warmer in colour... just what i really want from a 'raw' wood neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 When Warmoth says finish, they mean a hard coating like lacquer, poly, etc. Even though danish oil and the like make a good finish in certain applications, it does not meet their warranty requirements, unless they say specifically in their catalog that a particular wood "needs no finish." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) I might go as far as to mention that their warranty is commonly scuttled when you order unfinished necks. A finish is an assurance both for the buyer and Warmoth.... Edited March 4, 2011 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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