I'm spec'ing out my next custom built bass and was wondering what fello TB'ers that was the best neck wood combo. I'm going for growly aggressive tone with plenty of mid-range to cut though the mix. Thanks in advanced and please state why you like a certain neck wood combo.
IMO, you'd have to struggle to hear much difference... I have a wenge neck with an ebony board on my Jerzy, but that's because it was made that way.
Like I have never tried a wenge/ebony neck but my main bass is wenge/wenge and it is great. I really like the feel of the wenge, and the bass sounds good, how much of that is the neck I don't know, but it sounds great.
Growly and agressive, eh? I think your best bet is with wenge/wenge. I have it on two of my basses and indeed they growl. Also, nothing beats the feeling of a wenge fingerboard.
Thanks guys for the advice I've never felt a wenge FB but would like to. Is there any other wood combo I should cosider (bubinga/wenge, etc.). Side note what soild body wood would work best to compliment the neck; bubinga, walnut, paduk, etc.
