scratch Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 i have a piece of quited maple that i would like to make a neck through with, is the quilted maple strong enough alone or will i need to add a piece of bubinga down the center for strength? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 it's not strong enough on its own you need to make it at least 3 pieces with something really strong like Bubinga or Wenge laminated to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 It does make killer fretboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Do you have any pics of a finished quilted Maple fretboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratch Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 if i went for a 3 piece design how thick wenge or bubinga would i need ? 1"or 3/4 or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Do you have any pics of a finished quilted Maple fretboard? Wes does. Remember his neckthru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 I thought he was still working on it and it wasn't finished. Is it finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratch Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 i have acess to a 1" thick bubinga will that work with the quilt maple sides? will i need carbon fiber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 probley be fine without it, but put it in for saftey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Schecter did one on a guitar. I'll try tyo dig up some pix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 it's not strong enough on its own you need to make it at least 3 pieces with something really strong like Bubinga or Wenge laminated to it This is the truth. Quilted maple has nothing but grain runout, that's what all the waves are about. Looks great but structurally it is lacking. If you don't want to use laminations then use some serious graphite. Get some 1/8" x 3/8" stock and put 2 of them down the length of the neck. It works for 5 and 6 string basses so it will work for an electric guitar neck with much less string tension. Personally I would go with a combination of the laminates and the graphite. Overbuild with a wood like this or don't use it at all. You don't want to end up with a warped neck which is very likely with a quilted maple neck without reinforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Wait... is carbon fiber the same thing as graphite? So, Moses Graphite necks are just solid carbon fiber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Wait... is carbon fiber the same thing as graphite? So, Moses Graphite necks are just solid carbon fiber? Yes, it is the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 "It does make killer fretboards" So can you back this up? I've never even seen as much as a single one, much less make a statement like you did that implies you've seen several or a lot somewhere and they are indeed 'killer'. Personally I think it's a pretty poor choice, so I'd like to see who's doing it with success enough to be coined 'killer boards'. Please show me 5 or 10 pics of quilted maple fretboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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