Show me your all rosewood necks!

[ScarfFace]

I was just watching a video demoing the new Ernie Ball St Vincent signature guitar (gasp) and I was reminded of how much I love the look of all rosewood necks. The chocolate-y goodness look of them makes me want to jump through my screen and lick them. Lol. Anyway, now that you think I'm a weirdo, let's see some pics!

 

[MonetBass]

Are you meaning rosewood fretboards, or the full rosewood necks? Because the latter are pretty rare.

 

[ScarfFace]

I am meaning the latter. I know they are rare. I have plenty of rosewood fretboards hanging around here.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I have a rosewood necked Precision. It was an old Schecter neck. I'll see if I have a good pic.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

 

[birdman14]

I have nothing to add at the moment, but I absolutely love rosewood necks. My introduction to them was the St Vincent guit as well, and they play incredibly well. I'm currently in the planning stages of a Bass VI build with an all rosewood neck. There was a TB member here (I want to say MarkusBass ?) that used to have a pair of RW necked MM, a Stingray and a Toilet seat, er, I mean Bongo.

 

[BassmanM]

Any influence on the sound?

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Of course not. It's all in the pickups, ya know....

Just kidding. This is my recording bass. It's super-even across the strings, has a very "focused" low end, and the strings never seem to go dead on it. When the strings are new, the bass sounds like a piano. When the strings get old, it sounds like an old piano. Which I really LIKE!!!

I know this bass has a walnut body, brass bridge and all, but I believe the majority of its "timbre" comes from that all-rosewood neck.

 

[Gorn]

Rickenbacker 4003 Ruby

That has a rosewood neck?

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Mother of rosewood?

 

[ScarfFace]

That's the ticket!

 

[seedokebass]

Freakin love those rosewood necks. Probably because it looks sorta like wenge. Freakin love those wenge necks.

 

[mogpipe]

Does look nice!!! I'd like one with a rosewood neck with a maple fretboard.
That's right!

 

[ole Jason]

Does look nice!!! I'd like one with a rosewood neck with a maple fretboard.
That's right!

Oddly enough I don't think I've ever seen that combination on a bass or guitar. I think it would look pretty slick as well.

 

[DavC]

mine is a little darker chocolate ...

1/4 sawn Wenge w/Maccassar ebony board

 

[ScarfFace]

It still has the same effect on me!

 

[Bassist Jay]

Here is mine, an Ernie Ball/Music Man Bongo 4H with an all rosewood neck.

 

[Doner Designs]

Scored this Indian rosewood neck from the Warmoth showcase a little over a year ago (body is custom, top is bocote). I love the feel of naked rosewood, wenge and ebony necks. A nice cheaper & lighter alternative now offered by Warmoth is roasted maple which does not need a finish.

Fingerboard is ebony with pearloid inlays and gold frets. The ebony has some macassar-like markings but was sold as plain ebony.

I think the neck shaft wood has more of an impact on tone than body wood. Rosewood warms things up a bit and gets balanced out by the ebony fingerboard, but I am mainly focused on looks when selecting fancy woods.

 

[1954bassman]

Here's mine:
(the first photo is borrowed, but it looks just like mine)
The second photo is mine - and what a bass it is!

 

[Bassheart365]

mine is a little darker chocolate ...

1/4 sawn Wenge w/Maccassar ebony board

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Wenge is where it's at baby!