Which neck with this Koa top?

[Johnny Fila]

My newest personal bass. I don't know if I should use a macassar ebony neck, graphite neck with the vine of life, or fretless macassar with ebony board.
Opinions?

 

[deathbloomslife]

macassar ebony, its the most beautyful!


~Ryan

 

[emjazz]

macassar ebony, its the most beautyful!


~Ryan

+1

 

[bassthumpa]

That top has a very subtle coolness, and the fretless board seems to match it quite well. That custom inlay is too busy for that top, IMO.

 

[kegbarnacle]

I too think that the vines detract from the top. Even though it's a great inlay. I voted for the first macassar. I wouldn't mind seeing a maple board for comparison, though.

 

[unity bass]

the first one!

 

[Brad Johnson]

Fretless... but I'm clearly biased towards them, especially unlined.

 

[full_bleed]

The small headstock makes it look funny but otherwise I would say the macassar ebony.

 

[Ian Perge]

The first macassar. For the longest time I was a fan of "solid" fingerboards, but recently I've come full-circle and now think that 'boards with some figuring (such as the above or birdseye maple) are just as pretty and unique as exotic tops on the body.

 

[VinceLovesF]

Macassar 1 to me!

 

[Nino Valenti]

The 1st on has awesome stripes!!! that's the on I'd go with.

 

[Johnny Fila]

Fretless... but I'm clearly biased towards them, especially unlined.

yeah, I don't understand the training wheels either

 

[Johnny Fila]

The 1st on has awesome stripes!!! that's the on I'd go with.

I'm going back and forth between that one and the inlay neck.
the smaller headstock looks a little lost with the jazz body (even downsized). as usual the body looks better in person. but that first macassar's stripes look great.
keep voting!

 

[emjazz]

I'm going back and forth between that one and the inlay neck.

I have to say that the inly, to me, looks really gaudy. It also takes away from the natural beauty of the wood.

 

[Johnny Fila]

I have to say that the inly, to me, looks really gaudy. It also takes away from the natural beauty of the wood.

I can see that. Idid buy that neck for an all black p-bass anyway..............

 

[DrSmaggs]

I like the first one with the detailed woodgrain! If you could get that with understated inlays or NO inlays at all on the board...

That would be uber fantastic.

The vine of life is very cool, too!

 

[Xanaptabil]

Fretless Ebony!

 

[James Hart]

I can see that. Idid buy that neck for an all black p-bass anyway..............

Mmmmm.... that will be HOT! (please PM me when / if that one is done... I'd love to see it)

my vote goes to the blank plank with that body. I think a Fenderish headstock fits the look better though.

 

[Johnny Fila]

I think a Fenderish headstock fits the look better though.

Unfortunately, the macassar ebony wood I had wasn't wide enough to be made into the Fenderish style headstock, so I went with what you see. I agree that the fender headstock would look better, but perhaps the inlay is too much for the body

 

[Johnny Fila]

Mmmmm.... that will be HOT! (please PM me when / if that one is done... I'd love to see it)

should be done this week. will let you know.