We use only hand selected, straight grained wood with minimal runout. Almost all necks are made from cathedral cut blanks (Cathedral cut woods show a pronounced V grain pattern) which adds strength and stability. In fact, we have only had less than 15 necks returned (out of nearly over 5,000) due to warping in the past 3 and a half years.

We don't normally stock "exotic" woods such as bubinga, wenge, goncalo, korina, etc., but we will custom craft a body or neck made of these woods supplied by you. Pricing for the use of your neck woods is the same as a Maple/Maple neck. Please contact us for more info.

Here are some subjective descriptions of the woods we use for our necks based on years of building, playing and listening.

HARD ROCK MAPLE - This is what we make 90% of our necks out of. Durable and bright and articulate. We of course carry all of the varieties for neck woods (Quarter sawn, Birdseye, and Flame).

ROSEWOOD - We have different varieties of Rosewood, but currently use Indian and Brazilian. Madagascar rosewood was our main choice until our suppliers were unable to get it due to deforestation concerns. We don't recommend bodies out of it, unless you are going to make a T style body like George Harrison's (which was Indian Rosewood). It comes in an array of colors (dark brown, burgundy, tan) and can be plain or very figured. It's oily and porous so it dampens some of the high end out of the Maple, creating a smoother tone. Awesome for Blues, Jazz and some breeds of Rock.

EBONY - Very hard and dense wood, comes in jet black and when available, in the Striped Macassar version. Great on Maple for players who really like to cut through the mix and get super twang. Or for rock and metal players that like high end and that forever sustaining note. It also works well to add articulation to Mahogany bodies and hollow bodies that need to be brightened up because they are a little muddy in the bottom end.

PAU FERRO -  For players who like the tone of Maple but like a darker fingerboard! It always has nice grain, and can range from chocolate to tan in color. Great for fretless basses, because of its hardness, and it's not as bright sounding as Ebony.