Check this out from Ernie Ball - Roasted Maple Necks.

[B2D]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6160028&id=56037951339

Looks great! I've been seeing hints dropped on this from the EB board for some time now. From what I understand they heat the wood up to a few hundred degrees in a kiln for a certain amount of time and it causes the leftover sap in the wood to carmelize. I also saw a prototype Axis with a Roasted maple neck and top and it looked stunning.

 

[dr.barlo]

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:cool2:

Looks very nice!

B

 

[marvar]

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but do they still taste good?

 

[John_L]

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Didn't Jackson do this back in the 80's?

 

[tone?]

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Suhr was the first one to do that as far as I know

 

[B2D]

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Really now! I wasn't aware that other companies had done this before.

 

[JOLLY]

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I wonder if they can do the fretboards like that.

 

[B2D]

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Yep!

It doesn't come out as much on the necks due to them being unfinished but it does work.

 

[JOLLY]

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That's cool as hell lookin on the fretboard.

 

[King IzzO)))]

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That's cool, but I've been wishing I would hit the lottery for a while so I could get one of the Albert Lee HH with the rosewood neck. The surf green with the dark rosewood neck just does something for me.

 

[ibanezrocks]

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So what you're saying is I can finally use my oven for something?

 

[JeffB]

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In essence this is what PRS does to their necks as well.

 

[beandip]

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WANT.

And ya know what? I just happened to come into a maple fretboard and neck Johnson tele...I paid 50 bucks for it, so I wouldn't have a problem stripping a finish and roasting it. Any idea on how it's done?

 

[Ayrton]

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Suhr was the first I saw doing this, but now several companies it seems. Charvel sent me an email about theirs a couple of weeks ago.

 

[MetalManiac]

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Me Likey!

 

[Falstaff]

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They look nice.

I have to admit that I was very disappointed when I saw that this thread was not "Check this out from Ernie E!"

 

[Empty Pockets]

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dude

cool

 

[Butch Snyder]

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nice...

 

[tc]

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Yep. Suhr calls 'em vulcanized.

 

[guitarkid]

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but do they still taste good?

Well it's roasted with black sugar, I don't see how it couldn't taste good! Lol