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AAA maple neck?
- Thread starter edcat
- Start date
Jimi D said:
+1
In fact, highly figured maple is generally not used for necks because it's considered soft. Usually, it's used when it can be laminated to another hardwood, like Walnut or Mahogany for example. However, we've all seen some solid flamed necks. I have some flamed maple I want to use for a neck but I'm intending to reinforce with carbon fiber.
koogie2k
Well-known member
Got another one in the works Cud?
Tim O'Sullivan
Well-known member
I was always of the opionion that un figured maple is a much better wood for necks than figured.
Quarter
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Maple comes in a few flavors, such as Western Big Leaf or Eastern Hard Rock as a couple examples.
It is the Eastern Hard Rock / Acer saccharum that is best for necks.
It can come plain or figured with birdseye, curly / flamed etc.
The AAA's you see are used to try and describe how much / intense the figuring is.
Such as AAA is a lesser figured wood than AAAAA for example.
To add to the confusion, the grading can be subjective where one mans AAA might be another's AAAAA.
It is the Eastern Hard Rock / Acer saccharum that is best for necks.
It can come plain or figured with birdseye, curly / flamed etc.
The AAA's you see are used to try and describe how much / intense the figuring is.
Such as AAA is a lesser figured wood than AAAAA for example.
To add to the confusion, the grading can be subjective where one mans AAA might be another's AAAAA.
ex3.8
Well-known member
And in Canada it's gradded EH! EH! EH!
Dargin
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Every wood supplier uses a different grading system. Some are "10"' and some are AAAAA, 3A, 5A and so on.. We are using the best Birdseye Maple you can get on the 30th Stingrays. The maple we are using usually goes to Lexus for interioir paneling.
Roubster
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Wait, so you guys are using the BEST maple on the 30th Stingrays, but not on the 20th Silos?!?!?!?! Show some love for the 6 stringers 
!!!
Show some love for the 6 stringers !!!Dargin
Ernie Ball Customer Service
haha, sorry we are using artist grade on the 20th's.
Roubster
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Sounds good !
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Big Poppa
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except for normsNorM said:<NorM SmileS ReaL BiG>
Big Poppa
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CudBucket said:
Cud baby I disagree with you . The figured maple sometimes has a mind of its own but is not soft
Big Poppa
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NorM said:
Why is NorM talking about his "wood" on a family forum?
Sorry bout that. didn't mean to imply anything about myself there. Let's try that again.Big Poppa said:
Take 2
Hey Everybody! BP is giving me better than artist grade wood on my 20th anniv. SiLO(s)
I will edit this later tonight
robelinda2
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man i cant wait for my 20th silo, its gonna be kickass for sure!!!
SteveB
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NorM,
I have it on good authority that your 20th Silo necks are being carved from the pallets used to ship the artist-grade maple.
Plus, I sent Jongitarz a crate of foam peanuts using your return address.
I have it on good authority that your 20th Silo necks are being carved from the pallets used to ship the artist-grade maple.
Plus, I sent Jongitarz a crate of foam peanuts using your return address.
kbaim
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Quarter said:
Nice to have yet another well informed and eloquent poster. Welcome quarter.
