sahhas
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i was wondering if anyone has/had explored different types of wood for use in a neck? i've been researching stuff for a while, trying to find the alternatives, and have been looking at the janka hardness scale of stuff and the psi strength. my last guitar project i built a neck that had a sandwich of:
oak/aluminum bar/maple/aluminum bar/oak--it's very chunky, but has been my fave neck, the 2 aluminum bars are epoxied so it's a non-adjustable neck (got the idea when i read that martin guitars were non-adjustable for a long time).
some of the alternatives i've read about:
original danelectros-poplar neck w/ big steel bar in middle (non-adjustable)
new martin acoustic that uses cedar for neck
parkers-basswood w/ carbon glass outside w/ truss.
teuffel niwas use-red alder for neck w/ truss
kleins-solid rosewood no truss rod
some prs have solid rosewood w/ truss rod i think
travis bean-solid aluminum
was curious if anyone knew of other alternatives besides the standard of mahogony and maple
thanks,
s----
www.myspace.com/scotthansen
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=235503632389016121
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5791548553161416906&hl=en
oak/aluminum bar/maple/aluminum bar/oak--it's very chunky, but has been my fave neck, the 2 aluminum bars are epoxied so it's a non-adjustable neck (got the idea when i read that martin guitars were non-adjustable for a long time).
some of the alternatives i've read about:
original danelectros-poplar neck w/ big steel bar in middle (non-adjustable)
new martin acoustic that uses cedar for neck
parkers-basswood w/ carbon glass outside w/ truss.
teuffel niwas use-red alder for neck w/ truss
kleins-solid rosewood no truss rod
some prs have solid rosewood w/ truss rod i think
travis bean-solid aluminum
was curious if anyone knew of other alternatives besides the standard of mahogony and maple
thanks,
s----
www.myspace.com/scotthansen
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=235503632389016121
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5791548553161416906&hl=en