Would you consider a Walnut neck?

[ChAoZ]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

According to THE WOOD DATABASE the dried weight of Hard Maple is 44lbs.cu.ft. while the dried weight of Black Walnut is 38 lbs./cu.ft.

Definitely lighter than the reverse of the above neck, Maple is heavier IME

[Lazarus1140]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

I think nk he body pictured in the OP would look great with a roasted maple neck.

That is an excellent suggestion!

[PS412]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

I'd go for walnut neck. I'm also the type of guy who'd go for an ostrich neck,imagine the bends you could get.

[Lazarus1140]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

Imagine the scales a shredder could play on an fish neck.

[Lazarus1140]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

I think the body pictured in the OP would look great with a roasted maple neck.

Ordered Roasted Maple 2-Piece neck with Roasted Maple fretboard (unfinished), 3 + 3 tilt-back headstock (Sperzel preps), 6150 frets, 10 - 16 compound radius, 59 Roundback profile

[MetalManiac]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

No real benefit. The tone of quarter sawn maple with twice the weight

Walnut has a different texture, and a diffenret tone. Walnut does take awhile to mellow IMO, and I don't think they do roasted walnut ( but they should). I would g for a Walnut / Ebony or Walnut Ziricote neck...splendid!

[Mincer]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

Ordered Roasted Maple 2-Piece neck with Roasted Maple fretboard (unfinished), 3 + 3 tilt-back headstock (Sperzel preps), 6150 frets, 10 - 16 compound radius, 59 Roundback profile

I hope you can take some pics when you get it, as well as some in-progress build pics.

[Lazarus1140]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

I hope you can take some pics when you get it, as well as some in-progress build pics.

Will do. Everything is 4 - 6 weeks out. I went with the 3 + 3 headstock to shorten the length of the strings most commonly bent and decided on the tilt-back design hoping that eliminating string tees will remove one hindrance to returning to tune after trem use. Hopefully, I will like the Tusq nut. I normally have bone nuts installed.

[Mincer]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

I kinda like the TUSQ. I like them at least as much as bone. They are really great with any kind of trem.

[Ayrton]

Re: Would you consider a Walnut neck?

Tusq is as close to bone without being bone. However, Tusq is more consistent as it is man-made.

I sometimes use unbleached bone for nostalgia, but there is really no need over Tusq.