nollock Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Just wondering why the majority of guitars have a maple neck? cheers, chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 no real reason...maple is stronger but mahogany is quite stable and works well...use a quartersawn piece with straight grain...i laminate mine out of 3 pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 this is a 3 piece cherry neck....goes on this guitar no problems yet...but i did use carbon rods and the neck is quite thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 http://fullservesite.com/westhemann/carved...op%20guitar.mp3 by the way this is what it sounds like....just a made up on the spot kind of thing...it's not a song,so no need to critisize it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 That is pretty light colored cherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 yea, thats really light.... shouldnt it be pinkish??? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaMesa Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 If it is cherry, its sapwood. Interesting thing though. Cherrys about as stable as maple. Structurally, theyre pretty similar. All this and cherry is about 2/3 as hard. My current project is a Walnut-Cherry neck with a walnut body and a cherry crotchwood veneer. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 SonofaMesa.. good.. i want to see your project photo.. i make my new project walnut top & jelutong back.. and walnut neck + ebony fingerboard.. i like walnut.. beautifull color .. i use rocktron cameleon .. i think maple neck sound some cameleon EQ band width 0.7 ? but walnut sound some cameleon EQ band width 1.2 ~ 1.7 ? and maple is not stable wood, and not strong moisture.. korea is rainy weather this season.. so i change wood for strong moisture.. walnut is good wood for moisture.. ^^ and in maple splated maple is many than other wood.. it mean not strong for moisture.. but walnut is not splated. it is strong for moisture and wormy. i think maple is good for finish.. and good texture.. and hard.. but not stable.. but trusroad is solution for not stable.. and walnut dust smell is hot.. ^^ and maple is some cheap than walnut. so many company will use maple.. it is only my think... not rule.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 hyunsu, your flamed maple never seizes to amaze me! thats some of the best figuring i have seen in a long time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalluthier Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Maple is cheaper to get than Mahogany. It's cheaper to farm maple, and it's just a good solid wood. Though Mahogony is strong, maple has the light color that is usually percieved as the basis for guitars, to most people, a light color is more favoriable, instead of a dark color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 That is pretty light colored cherry cherry darkens with uv exposure...it is already darkened into a light brown. no it doesn't get pink funny how you guys assume you know what cherry looks like in all situations,and i bet most of you have not had much experience with it,or else you would know what color transition it goes through If it is cherry, its sapwood. it IS cherry... this is what seems strange to me...i make one post this entire month trying to show that you CAN use alternatives to maple...and some of you would rather try to argue that it is not the wood i say it is...that is very frustrating and is why you guys don't get much in the way of help these days from the more experienced guys....you would rather breath your own exhaust fumes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky1 Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 (edited) Edited September 19, 2004 by lucky1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Maple is used because its cheap, is a stable wood, and takes a finish nicely. Leo Fender wanted to make guitars as quick as he could and maple was readily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 by the way this is what it sounds like Wow, sounds nice. hey wes, that is a set neck from the looks of the pics, even with the reverb the notes sounds like it has the attack of a bright wood, yet also real creamy like as in sustain for days just like sustain a neckthrough would have. I could swear it sounds kinda like a neckthrough, or is that compression that your using on that recording? Maybe its the pickup. Any how just curious. thank you...it is a set neck...but a really tight fitting one...no compression on the recording...that is straight through my preamp into the computer it has a TON of sustain...and you nailed it right on about the bright woods....which is why it is tuned so low(around c# or so) the pickup is an emg 81... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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