Neck materials

[peaveyuser]

On virtually every bass I've seen maple seems the only one with walnut occasionally as a skunk stripe. Are there any other materials that get used for necks? If so show me some pics.

 

[bassman10096]

Whoa - there's a whole world of different neck materials out there. Here are just a couple off the Alembic site:

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (Maple with purpleheart laminates)

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (Mahogany with maple and walnut laminates)

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (Maple with ebony laminates)

Plus graphite's popular, wenge (Warwicks and others), all ebony (heavier than lead with sustain into next year), the list is pretty limitless.

 

[Scott in Dallas]

IIRC the skunk stripes were koa at one time.

 

[Slowgypsy]

Check out Invalid Link Removed
They sell lots of necks, in lots of different materials with good explanation of the different qualities of the different woods.

 

[Kenny Allyn]

Since I was going to order it custom anyway I choose Wenge for the neck and fretboard ... I have that on a 97 Warwick and like the feel and sound.


... Budman has posted some pics ... see post #309 http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194023&page=16

 

[silky smoove]

of course there is always the ULTIMATE neck material... carbon fiber

...before people start throwing tomatoes at me I will say that it is simply my ultimate neck material

 

[bassjigga]

You can use a lot of materials for a neck:

Maple
Walnut
Purpleheart
Bubinga
Wenge
Ebony
Padauk
Mahogany
Koa
Various composites... the list goes on.

I suspect maple is most common because it is strong, lighter than many in that list, and fairly easy to get/cheaper. It's also easy to finish.

 

[fullrangebass]

Graphite is one great material for necks.

Another wood (not mentioned in the posts above) is ash as neck material (my custom Manne Trea has an Ash neck and Mahogany body; great tone)