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| Maple/Purpleheart Neck Laminate Wenge/Bubinga Neck Laminate |
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Hard Maple (Acer saccharum): This is the traditional Fender neck
wood. Dense, hard and strong, offering great sustain and stability. The tone is bright. Maple must be
finished to protect from warping We use flat sawn maple though quarter sawn may be available at an additional cost.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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Purpleheart (Peltogyne pubesens): Generally this wood is used as an
accent line in laminated necks. The purple like color is striking. A very hard dense wood. Similar to
Bubinga in its good bass tone. A specialty wood that can be used for necks and fingerboards.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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Wenge (Millettia laurentii): A black hard wood with chocolate
brown stripes. Very hard, coarser textured wood with open grain. This wood makes awesome bass necks
with strong midrange tones and warm lows. Combine it with an ebony fretboard for more brightness.
Used primarily as Neck shafts but may also be used as a coarse fretboard. This wood is usually played
raw. No Finish required.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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Bubinga (Guibourtia demeusei): A very strong stiff wood used
primarily for bass necks and in laminations. Used by Rickenbacker for fretboards. As a bass neck,
it brings bright midrange and a thick well defined bottom.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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| Gecko Fingerboard Woods |
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Hard Maple (Acer saccharum): This is the traditional Fender neck
wood. Dense, hard and strong, offering great sustain and stability. The tone is bright. Maple must be
finished to protect from warping We use flat sawn maple though quarter sawn may be available at an additional cost.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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Ebony (Dispyrus melanoxylon): This is black ebony. Very hard, smooth
and fast feeling that has a bright, long sustaining tone. Chocolate brown or dark gray streaks are not
uncommon. Available primarily as fingerboards and occasionally for full neck construction.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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Pau Ferro (Machaerium villosum): Relatively new as a fingerboard wood
but very well suited to this purpose. Very smooth texture similar to ebony. Tonally brighter than rosewood
but not as bright as ebony. Color varies from light tan to a darker coffee color. Usually quarter sawn to
show nice striping. Primarily a fingerboard wood though occasionally available for necks as well.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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Bubinga (Guibourtia demeusei): A very strong stiff wood used
primarily for bass necks and in laminations. Used by Rickenbacker for fretboards. As a bass neck,
it brings bright midrange and a thick well defined bottom.
*Used for both necks and fingerboards
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