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Questions about quarter sawn and Flat sawn

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by cegrant, Jul 19, 2009.

  1. Jul 19, 2009 #1
    cegrant

    cegrant

    Apr 4, 2009
    Buford, GA
    Are the new Fender American Standard 5 string basses quarter sawn or flat sawn necks.

    Secondly, has anyone had experience with Melancon Basses from Louisiana?
     
  2. Jul 19, 2009 #2
    Jason Brown

    Jason Brown

    May 1, 2000
    SLC, UT
    The American Standards are flat sawn. To my knowledge, only the Fender Custom Shop uses quartersawn.

    I've never heard of Melancon.
     
  3. Jul 19, 2009 #3
    newbold

    newbold

    Sep 21, 2008
    Toronto
    Quartersawn necks are now a 'luxury' while they should be standard IMO.

    Old instruments, USA Lakland and G&L...

    the Eric Johnson Strat has a quartersawn neck.

    If i understand correctly, Quartersawn necks are one advantage of 'lawsuit era' japanese copies often had over their American counterparts.

    High end vintage ibanez?
     
  4. Jul 19, 2009 #4
    bassrique

    bassrique

    Nov 27, 2007
    Florida / New York
    Do a "quartersawn" archive search ;)
     
  5. Jul 19, 2009 #5
    smuhhh

    smuhhh

    Jul 12, 2009
    It is a much more wasteful method... but i hear ya.