Thread: aussie timber for neck?

i used qld maple for the neck of the bass i built....

goes well

i did a blackwood neck fo a 6 string, and that held up alright...

i was under the impression myrtle was soft

Ps. check your spelling

PPs, your in sydney, timber place over in annandale stocks rock maple...

Myrtle is not soft Andrew, far from it.

I have used Tassie Oak and it is very warm and mahoganyish, I'm not sure what Aussie timber would give you a bright Fenderish tone. Maybe go to a timber yard and test the tap tone of varying timbers.

jarrah is similar density to rock maple

i reckon it would be similar tonewise as guitar neck

and i reckon truss rod is enough ...no need for additional artificial re-inforcement

Andrew_B sorry about my spelling, I`m originally from europe, moved here at 1991..))
I used blackwood for my second build on neck- maybe I did something wrong, but sound is a bit ...hmm..woody-muddy..not bright...I want to build a real slapper this time))

Rock maple is no go))This bass is going to be all aussie from top to the bottom)

R3R-I used jarrah for a top for my first build (Jazz bass)- it was beautiful( as a top)
But some people say, jarrah can be boomy, if used as a fretboard or neck..I`m really confused)))))And-jarrah is heavy.I don`t wont neck dive.

I have a nice piece of figured myrtle, I`d like to use in laminated neck with blackwood....
I heard, guys from Ethereal guitars use Tasmanian myrtle for necks..

I have to make my mind)Next monday I`m going to Anagote timbers to my friend Dave who works there, and we have to choose timber for my build))

Hi Arncliffe,
Don't worry about your spelling Andrew B spelling, is bad most of the time.
Go ahead and build a neck with the Myrtle & Blackwood laminated you can not go wrong.
Regards, Bob

woodturner777 Thanks)))But, I was wrong with **myrtle**))And it`s not a first time a do that-sorry)))
Are you the man who runs Tasmanian Tonewoods shop?I`ll have to buy some veneers from you-for headstock-once I`ll sort out, what top I`m going to have))You have good timber there))

Originally Posted by arncliffe

Andrew_B sorry about my spelling, I`m originally from europe, moved here at 1991..))
I used blackwood for my second build on neck- maybe I did something wrong, but sound is a bit ...hmm..woody-muddy..not bright...I want to build a real slapper this time))

Rock maple is no go))This bass is going to be all aussie from top to the bottom)

R3R-I used jarrah for a top for my first build (Jazz bass)- it was beautiful( as a top)
But some people say, jarrah can be boomy, if used as a fretboard or neck..I`m really confused)))))And-jarrah is heavy.I don`t wont neck dive.

I have a nice piece of figured myrtle, I`d like to use in laminated neck with blackwood....
I heard, guys from Ethereal guitars use Tasmanian myrtle for necks..

I have to make my mind)Next monday I`m going to Anagote timbers to my friend Dave who works there, and we have to choose timber for my build))

...fwiw, i would expect the laminated neck (if properly constructed w.r.t. grain) to be the better solution for a bass guitar neck though i would be surprised if a jarrah neck would not suffice

i would be VERY surprised if a jarrah guitar neck exhibit tonal characteristics radically different from rock maple as the density is very similar

i am of the opinion where steel string guitars are concerned and no volume projection is required or desired from the guitar itself....that 'tone' is directly related to material density...

if you have no problems with weight of a rock maple neck, then i would doubt the jarrah neck would be anything radically different (this is w.r.t. 'neck dive issues')

having said all this ...there is no real way of finding out without actually making a jarrah guitar neck ...which i will come to do sometime this yr i reckon...

Hi arncliffe, yes you are correct I am the one who owns Tasmanian Tonewoods.
Contact me when your ready to order veneers.

Originally Posted by arncliffe

woodturner777 Thanks)))But, I was wrong with **myrtle**))And it`s not a first time a do that-sorry)))
Are you the man who runs Tasmanian Tonewoods shop?I`ll have to buy some veneers from you-for headstock-once I`ll sort out, what top I`m going to have))You have good timber there))

woodturner777 Contact me when your ready to order veneers.***

Thanks)I will)

R3R -I thought, jarrah is much heavier then maple...Ok, maybe I`ll give it a go..I`ll see monday, what`s available in a timber shop.

Thanks everyone, I hope, next week I`ll start a new thread about my third build)))

Originally Posted by arncliffe

Next monday I`m going to Anagote timbers to my friend Dave who works there, and we have to choose timber for my build))

Great!!! On your way there you can collect me and then Andy B!!

Originally Posted by dadovfor

Great!!! On your way there you can collect me and then Andy B!!

dado's shout

We can take my ute (or van). Can't be fairer than that!!

Hey mate you should try some Silky Oak just make sure you get it quarter cut. A really lovely dappled wood and a lovely colour.

Justo