Clue me in - all rosewood necks

[ThreeChordWonder]

Possible choice for my thinline P90 project.

Pros and cons?

Thanks.

 

[Chris Pile]

Heavy, expensive, dark sounding, with good sustain.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

I've played two PRS McCartys with solid rosewood necks. Both were exquisite, and almost distractingly amazing to play.

 

[GuitarStv]

They look really cool and don't need a finish. The only one that I've played was very heavy and not as snappy as I'm used to in a maple neck.

 

[beaubrummels]

Heavy, expensive, dark sounding, with good sustain.

I have an all-Rosewood tele. I can agree with almost all this, except mine doesn't sound dark, maybe a touch rolled off on the extreme top-end compared to my ash/maple Highway 1 tele.

You forgot to add "smells like chocolate", though.

 

[ThreeChordWonder]

Here it is. I have a Tusq nut and chrome Fender split shaft tuners ready to go onto it.

It shold match the finish on the P90 thinline body quite nicely. That's turning out more rosewood-ey than shiny red mahogany right now.

 

[Mincer]

Make sure the body is heavy enough so you don't wind up with a neck-heavy guitar. Rosewood can be heavy and dense, but it feels great to play on.

 

[ThreeChordWonder]

I'm also an SG owner...

 

[elelpe]

Best thing I've ever had in my guitar stuff. Mine is not heavy and it's my thickest guitar neck. I should warn you though, you'll be reluctant to hold any other neck.

 

[orpheo]

Heavy, expensive, dark sounding, with good sustain.

DARK?! Oh hell no. I've got like, 50 solid rosewood necks under my belt at this point. it's everything not dark sounding. Heck, I have even made a few solid rosewood bodies to match up with necks and it's not dark. AT all. It has a warmth to it but is generally very bright. Very bright.

 

[ThreeChordWonder]

Well, the neck arrived, and ir seems as dry as a bone.

What would you use to moisturize it? Boiled linseed?

Also, would you put satin polyurethane on the back and buff it down or leave it "au naturel"?

I'm planning on some dark woodsman, wipe in wipe off, to darken up the fretboard. Whaddyathink?

 

[GuitarStv]

Well, the neck arrived, and ir seems as dry as a bone.

What would you use to moisturize it? Boiled linseed?

Also, would you put satin polyurethane on the back and buff it down or leave it "au naturel"?

I'm planning on some dark woodsman, wipe in wipe off, to darken up the fretboard. Whaddyathink?

Don't use boiled linseed, that'll form a hard finish over the neck.

 

[ThreeChordWonder]

^Thanks.

 

[hamerfan]

Look into Fret Doctor, good and light stuff, doesn‘t get sticky or rancid.

https://www.doctorsprod.com/product-page/fret-doctor

 

[Mincer]

Well, the neck arrived, and ir seems as dry as a bone.

What would you use to moisturize it? Boiled linseed?

Also, would you put satin polyurethane on the back and buff it down or leave it "au naturel"?

I'm planning on some dark woodsman, wipe in wipe off, to darken up the fretboard. Whaddyathink?

Finishing it would cancel some of the benefits of having a neck like that. I have a raw wenge neck. I just clean it once a year. Feels great.

 

[ErikH]

Yeah, I would leave it raw. Roasted maple doesn't require a finish either. I did a very light sanding with 1000 and 1500 grit on the back of it to get it really smooth. I don't think I could use plain maple on any future builds.

 

[Mincer]

Yeah, I would leave it raw. Roasted maple doesn't require a finish either. I did a very light sanding with 1000 and 1500 grit on the back of it to get it really smooth. I don't think I could use plain maple on any future builds.

That's true, I have a roasted flame maple neck, and it doesn't need a finish on it.

 

[Chris Pile]

I have a roasted flame maple neck, and it doesn't need a finish on it.

In fact, many finishes won't even stick to roasted maple....

 

[ragamuffin]

Well, the neck arrived, and ir seems as dry as a bone.

What would you use to moisturize it? Boiled linseed?

Also, would you put satin polyurethane on the back and buff it down or leave it "au naturel"?

I'm planning on some dark woodsman, wipe in wipe off, to darken up the fretboard. Whaddyathink?

I use mineral oil on my raw fretboards/necks. Works well, cheap (a bottle will last you a lifetime) and you can pick it up at a pharmacy as it's also used for a laxative or something like that.

I would definitely recommend to keep it raw as to me the feel is the biggest benefit of a rosewood neck. You may want to burnish/polish it using high grit sand papers/polishing papers. I take mine up to 2500 and they feel amazing.

I don't know what dark woodsman is, but I would try a little mineral oil first and see if you're satisfied with the color first

 

[ThreeChordWonder]

I use mineral oil on my raw fretboards/necks. Works well, cheap (a bottle will last you a lifetime) and you can pick it up at a pharmacy as it's also used for a laxative or something like that.

I would definitely recommend to keep it raw as to me the feel is the biggest benefit of a rosewood neck. You may want to burnish/polish it using high grit sand papers/polishing papers. I take mine up to 2500 and they feel amazing.

I don't know what dark woodsman is, but I would try a little mineral oil first and see if you're satisfied with the color first

Darned Android spel chekur. Wood stain. I gave it two doses of true black, wipe on, wipe off, and it did the trick.