Anyone know where i can buy a maple neck for my string ray?

[Sarah Higgins]

I've had my stringray for a good few years now, but i prefer the tone of a maple neck except i cant find any information about ordering one anywhere,

any help or advice on the subject will be muchly appriciated thanks

 

[bassmonkeee]

except i cant find any information about ordering one anywhere,

There's a very good reason for that--you can't.

Your only real hope is eBay, or the used market. Period. You might find someone here looking for a rosewood fretboard who has a maple neck, too, if you are really lucky.

EB/MM won't sell necks by themselves (nor should they), and they won't trade a rosewood fretboard for a maple fretboard.


So, 4 string? 5 string?

Birmingham, UK or Alabama?

 

[Aussie Mark]

I'd suggest a swap post in the Wanted To Buy sticky at the top of the page might be worth a try.

 

[oli@bass]

"The tone of maple neck" myth is way overrated.

If you're really in for a snappy tone, then go Status Graphite, by all means!

 

[torgeot]

I'm trying to swap also, I've got a SR5 in RW looking for Maple. I put a post in the WTB also

 

[Aussie Mark]

"The tone of maple neck" myth is way overrated.

If you're really in for a snappy tone, then go Status Graphite, by all means!

But, it is well known on the forum that maple has more attackiness!

 

[dlloyd]

ebay.

Buy a stingray with a maple neck, swap the necks and sell the newly rosewooded ray.

Price? Essentially free.

Only really works with plain headstocks.

 

[oli@bass]

But, it is well known on the forum that maple has more attackiness!

Honestly, when I searched around the forum regarding the influence of neck wood on tone, I found that most players choose maple or rosewood for looks, and only a small fraction could definitely tell a difference. Also, it's always the whole package, the body and the neck, so in order to compare you'd really need to swap several necks on several instruments. Which obviosuly no-one ever did (except for the MM engineers).

Therefore, and because I really can tell from experience, if you're in for serious snappiness on a StingRay, then go for a graphite neck. Also, they can be bought new without the trouble of trying to find a used bass just to swap necks.

If you're considering maple just to get a bit more "attackiness"... the StingRay has a nice EQ on board, which will give you all the "attackiness" you're looking for and then some.

OTOH, maybe just get another 'Ray with a maple neck...

 

[Aussie Mark]

Oli, I was just joshing you. The "attackiness" comment was in relation to one of those very threads you mentioned that you found via search. Personally, I don't hear much difference between maple and rosewood boards. I can detect some difference with ebony, and graphite has it's own unique feel, but they're all pretty much in the same ballpark to my ears.

 

[oli@bass]

Ah. Sorry. Since English is not my native language, some of the humorous details are sometimes lost on me...

 

[torgeot]

I can't hear the difference, or at least not a difference a little eq tweak wouldn't change, I just love the look of maple.... yeah stupid reason to swap, but I cut my hair to look a certain way also so why can't I change my neck to suit my needs

 

[DTG]

me too my sr5 has a rw neck and i really really want a mapel board,just for the looks !!