100% Rosewood Tele Neck?

[Kenmac]

Pete (Faracaster) is selling me a genuine 1969 Fender Rosewood Tele body. I've already ordered the bridge and knobs for it and I have pickups that Jon Moore made for me plus I'll also be getting tuners and other parts for it but one thing I seem to be having trouble locating is a 100% Rosewood neck. I've looked at various sites like Stewart-McDonald, Warmoth and several others but I can't seem to find any that are all rosewood and the one site I did find that offered one wants almost $300.00 for it.

To get an idea what I'm talking about here's a link to the Elderly Instruments site that has some very good pictures of a Rosewood Tele: http://www.elderly.com/fmic/items/FCSLRT.htm
Does anybody know where I could get one for a reasonable price or would it be better just to get a Rosewood/Maple combination and have the neck dyed a rosewood colour? Thanks.

[Hamm Guitars]

I know that certain species of Rosewood are scarce right now, so that might have something to do with it - I don't really know.

Black Walnut might get you closer in colour than Maple...

[shoretyus]

see the other thread. Get YJMUJRSRV to make you one. Get on the phone to exotic woods or the some of the other wood dealers in To and have him make you a neck. You only need a 3' 1" by 4" and a fingerboard.

Walnut would be the closest in colour.

I am building a sister to this ( well built this too) . IF I had found some cherry stain in town it would have been stained to look like Rosewood. I looked and looked at farcasters guitar but having three builds and three other guitars common sense over ruled GAS


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[YJMUJRSRV]

Pete (Faracaster) is selling me a genuine 1969 Fender Rosewood Tele body. I've already ordered the bridge and knobs for it and I have pickups that Jon Moore made for me plus I'll also be getting tuners and other parts for it but one thing I seem to be having trouble locating is a 100% Rosewood neck. I've looked at various sites like Stewart-McDonald, Warmoth and several others but I can't seem to find any that are all rosewood and the one site I did find that offered one wants almost $300.00 for it.

To get an idea what I'm talking about here's a link to the Elderly Instruments site that has some very good pictures of a Rosewood Tele: http://www.elderly.com/fmic/items/FCSLRT.htm
Does anybody know where I could get one for a reasonable price or would it be better just to get a Rosewood/Maple combination and have the neck dyed a rosewood colour? Thanks.


$300 for an all rosewood neck is not expensive.

[martyb1]

Just had a look at Musikraft.They offer 2 different kinds of rosewood.The most expensive being $290 (Indian Rosewood).The other,Madagascar Rosewood $260.That is for a solid 1 piece neck.You wont be disappointed with Musikraft.It will take 4-6 weeks for them to make it though.I just got this one.Frets are perfect,awesome finish,the most beautiful neck I have ever seen.Almost too pretty to put on a guitar :smile:

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd297/prairiecustomguitars/barneycaster/PICT0259.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd297/prairiecustomguitars/barneycaster/PICT0258.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd297/prairiecustomguitars/barneycaster/PICT0264.jpg

[Tarbender]

My Warmoth rosewood/rosewood neck was well over $300.00 many years ago so that's a good price now.

http://www.lauder.ca/Resize_0543-2.jpg

[shoretyus]

That's Rosewood? What's that subspecies? And any idea of what FEnder was using ?

Holy

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a365/shoretyus/guitar%20build/IMG_3854.jpg

[Kenmac]

I found this one on a search. This guy in Mississauga is selling one, although I think the price is just a *tad* on the high side. :wink: http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-musical-instruments-Telecaster-1-Piece-SOLID-ROSEWOOD-Neck-W0QQAdIdZ52977380

[shoretyus]

I found this one on a search. This guy in Mississauga is selling one, although I think the price is just a *tad* on the high side. :wink: http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-musical-instruments-Telecaster-1-Piece-SOLID-ROSEWOOD-Neck-W0QQAdIdZ52977380

That price he's trying to pay for both necks :smile:

$1200 would get you a new MIJ rosewood Tele on evil bay.

[YJMUJRSRV]

[QUOTE=martyb1;118140].....I just got this one.Frets are perfect,awesome finish,the most beautiful neck I have ever seen.Almost too pretty to put on a guitar :smile:....

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That is a nice flame. Is it just the angle or is the skunk strip a little off center towards the headstock?

I dont want to label them completely but my experience with Musikraft has not been good. I've seen 2 nice ones but more bad ones. The truss rods always seem to have issues. Off center plugs, placement and oh so tight if working at all. One I refretted had back bowed from the huge tang they crammed int a tiny slots, of which a few were forced in at a bad angle.