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Queensland Maple for neck?

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wsal

Nov 8, 2006
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Melbourne, Australia
#1
Can anyone tell me if Queensland Maple is suitable for a bass neck? I'm going to be building neck through, with Jarrah laminates. I'm a bit confused for a few reasons:
1. Queensland Maple is claimed to be more like Mahogany than maple
2. Its used for guitar necks (so is mahogany)
3. Mahogany is not used for bass necks, but maple is...

:confused:

So, does that mean Queensland Maple CAN be used for a bass, or is it too weak like mahogany?
 
#2
According to Maton's site Qld Maple is used in the majority of their guitars, electric and acoustic so it's a good guitar neck. I have no idea about a bass one. I THINK I saw a Maton bass with QLD Maple neck at the last Brisbane guitar show but can't be sure anymore. They don't list any basses on their site.

One way or another, if you're using Jarrah laminates you can be sure it'll be stiff enough for a bass neck. That Jarrah stufff is pretty dense
 
#3
Oh goody :)
another question, do you know which of those two timbers will need grain filler? I'm not that experienced in the finishing of wood so I don't know... If one needs filler and the other doesnt, will it be fine to just rub the stuff over the glued laminates and sand it down? Or do I need to make sure it only gets on the wood that's to be filled?
 
#5
Oui, je parle francais un peu... :D J'ai etudié francais au lycee pour six ans. J'ai fini...très recemment!
ummm, votre basse est très belle! Est-ce que vous-avez des autres 'pictures'? Quelles types du bois avez-vous utilisé?
Err.. Je voudrais voir plus de votre basse!

I hope that made sense! :) I think I'll just speak english next time...
 
#6
From what I can gather, stiffness is low, probably in the mahogany range. The Jarrah will help with that.

Grain filler is meant to fill the pores and then be sanded back. Jarrah has open pores and will need filling if you don't want open pores/are spraying. I'm not sure about the QLM.
 
#7
Jazz Ad said:
Mahogany is perfectly usable for bass necks anyway, even with 5 strings and 35" scale.
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Note that the neck pictured has a substantial amount of purpleheart, which would allow the use of just about any weak wood you wanted for the balance of the materials.

Not that you necessarily can't use just mahogany, but the neck pictured is not a mahogany neck as far as its stiffness charateristics.
 
#8
Phil Mailloux said:
...That Jarrah stufff is pretty dense
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Boy, that's an understatement...with two Jarrah laminates on a neck, you could probably get away with using PINE on a neck...:D

I once helped a mate colourbond the side of his Jarrah framed home...We had to pre-drill before tek-screwing the siding on...I don't know HOW many drill bits we burned up, and how many hex drivers we rounded out putting that stuff up...

JARRAH IS TOUGH STUFF!
 
#9
FBB Custom said:
From what I can gather, stiffness is low, probably in the mahogany range. The Jarrah will help with that.

Grain filler is meant to fill the pores and then be sanded back. Jarrah has open pores and will need filling if you don't want open pores/are spraying. I'm not sure about the QLM.
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queensland maple is tight grained, it's not an acer at all, but it named maple because the wood LOOKS like maple.
 

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