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Why is Walnut not used for necks?

Discussion in 'Luthier's Corner' started by tjclem, Mar 5, 2005.


  1. Mar 5, 2005 #1
    tjclem

    tjclem Commercial User

    Jun 6, 2004
    Central Florida
    Owner and builder Clementbass
    Not stiff enough? Hard enough? It is nice wood to work with and I was building a Walnut topped bass and wanted to use some Walnut in the neck to blend the neck and body together visually...Thanks .....t
     
  5. Mar 5, 2005 #2
    Tim Barber

    Tim Barber

    Apr 28, 2003
    Serenity Valley
    My main playing bass has a walnut/maple/walnut neck and it has held up fine for 25 years.
     
  10. Mar 5, 2005 #3
    JSPguitars

    JSPguitars

    Jan 12, 2004
    Grass Valley
    walnut is used all the time in necks.......
    I have a p-bass copy with an all walnut neck and it's been fine for years.
     
  14. Mar 5, 2005 #4
    LajoieT

    LajoieT I won't let your shadow be my shade...

    Oct 7, 2003
    Western Massachusetts
    My Cirrus is Walnut/maple neck Neck-Thru (Walnut body, Bubinga top, Pau Ferro fretboard to finish the description.)
    [​IMG]
     
  18. Mar 5, 2005 #5
    Hambone

    Hambone

    Mar 18, 2000
    Atlanta/Loganville
    Hands down the absolute finest playing P bass I've ever laid hands on was an 83 Walnut P special with the twin oval split humbuckers. It had a wide flat walnut neck with as low an action as I've ever played. Stable as granite too.
     
  22. Mar 5, 2005 #6
    teej

    teej

    Aug 19, 2004
    Sheffield, AL 35660
    I'm working on a bass (cut the body template out today) that will have a maple/walnut/maple neck.
     
  26. Mar 6, 2005 #7
    tjclem

    tjclem Commercial User

    Jun 6, 2004
    Central Florida
    Owner and builder Clementbass
    Great I just haven't seen it..t
     
  31. Mar 6, 2005 #8
    teej

    teej

    Aug 19, 2004
    Sheffield, AL 35660
    I don't know if a walnut neck would be OK for guitars, though.
     
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