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A neck should be a the
second most outstanding part of the guitar. It should also be
easy to play, and resist nature's tendency to warp. These necks
are made from the choicest of woods. The maple I buy comes from
a single source because of it how meticulous the dryer is.
All materials used here are hand picked
Why laminate
the necks? Exotic woods, and opposing grain glued together
provide a significant structural advantage.
All frets are fully leveled, dressed, and
polished.
Shell surface dots and side
markers are included in the price. Small surface dots instead of
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Headstock Shaping
Headstocks are shaped only with customer supplied template or
scale drawing. It can be drawn on paper, but must have
accurate hole centers marked if you wish to have them drilled.
I do not reuse your template or design on another customer's
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Choose from the following, or I'll make
anything else you can think of
PRICE LIST
Necks are laminated from 5
pieces of wood. contrasting colors from a variety of
woods is available. Even single color necks are built from 3
pieces which adds stability to the finished product.
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Laminates |
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Purpleheart |
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Bloodwood |
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Maple |
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Bubinga |
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Rosewood |
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Wenge |
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Walnut |
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** More
than 2 stripes in a neck is optional **
(may NOT cost
any more depending on the wood) |
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Neck Woods |
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Flame maple
special reserve quality
(Additional cost depends on availability) |
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Flame maple
Standard (very good quality) |
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Mahogany |
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Black limba
(optional) |
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White korina
(optional) |
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Purpleheart
(optional) |
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Wenge (optional) |
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Bubinga
(optional) |
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Afata (optional) |
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Fingerboard Woods |
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Figured Pau
Ferro |
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Rosewood |
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Ebony
(optional) |
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Zebrawood (optional) |
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Bloodwood
(optional) |
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Wenge
(optional) |
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Ziricote (optional) |
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Purpleheart
(optional) |
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try to keep an open mind to this part. Some exotic woods not
only look really cool, but have very good tonal quality.
I'll make the fingerboard out of almost anything |
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Fret Markers |
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I use REAL
Mother of Pearl or Abalone |
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Your choice of
placement |
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Fretwire |
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Medium (Nickel
Silver) |
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Large (Nickel
Silver) |
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Jumbo (Nickel
Silver) |
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High quality and
unique fingerboard inlay provided by:
If a custom fingerboard is just what
your project needs to make it perfect, please visit Custom
Inlay. They will ship the fingerboard directly to us to add to
your new neck. Your feedback
is important, so please drop me an email at
doug@soulmateguitars.com if you have any comments or suggestions on our
website. |
Fretwire
I have typical small,
medium, and Jumbo on hand at all times. If you have a
special size in mind feel free to let me know and I'll get it
for your neck.
Stainless steel is also available
at a nominal fee.
FREE OPTION EXAMPLES
HEEL
POSITION - Single cut guitar necks need more heel.
You can choose the fret location of the full heel. A standard
neck has the heel around the 19th fret, however you might want
yours to be around the 15th for that single cut body.
SURFACE
DOTS - You may choose to leave the dots off, or have
them installed along the edge. I stock 4mm, 5mm, and 1/4"
abalone and MOP. You have some flexibility as to where you want
them too. |
