How is Korina as a tone wood?

[kellar]

That is nice Johnny, but that natural finish is really not my thing. I also prefer the black Korina over the white (from what I have seen so far) as the black has some really nice characteristics and markings. The white seems a bit plain. :D

[Jonny]

I know what you mean, Black Korina/Limba is where it's at!

Yummy stuff.

[FernandoDuarte]

That is nice Johnny, but that natural finish is really not my thing. I also prefer the black Korina over the white (from what I have seen so far) as the black has some really nice characteristics and markings. The white seems a bit plain. :D

Black Korina Body and all Ziricote Neck... Sorry for that

[kellar]

Haha! Hey Fernando, you're everywhere! I was just checking out some photos on the Warmoth forum and there you were, same avatar pic and everything! You get around man. :lol:

[WezV]

and all Ziricote Neck...

i tried to get some solid ziracote neck blanks a few years ago... the price was shockingly high for neck grade stuff

[Jonny]

I would've put a Mac Ebony fingerboard on that, I don't like when lines run together. It makes the eye drift over than look at definition and of course extreme awesomeness.

[kellar]

Anyway, I was thinking about this:

Black Korina body with a tobaccoburst finish and cream lip-over binding.

Oh my God, I am getting weak in the knees! This Warmoth thing is getting ridiculous!

(By the way, what finish should I go with on the back?:lol:)

[FernandoDuarte]

Haha! Hey Fernando, you're everywhere! I was just checking out some photos on the Warmoth forum and there you were, same avatar pic and everything! You get around man. :lol:

There my nick is Nonsense Tele (hey Roo, I think you'll agree with the nick :lol:)
Well, there is only two foruns that I post, here and Warmoth!

Haha! Hey Fernando, you're everywhere! I was just checking out some photos on the Warmoth forum and there you were, same avatar pic and everything! You get around man. :lol:

There is no more (or never had and I remember wrong) price on Warmoth, but I think it's the same as Flame Koa and Macassar Ebony at least... Yes, it's very expensive... How much they quoted you?

[WezV]

There is no more (or never had and I remember wrong) price on Warmoth, but I think it's the same as Flame Koa and Macassar Ebony at least... Yes, it's very expensive... How much they quoted you?

i was after a 1-piece ziracote bass neck.. not from warmoth - just the lumber.  i wanted perfectly quartersawn top spec stuff with it being a 1 piece neck.  This meant using wood reserved for acoustic sides.  cant remember the price i was quoted but it was enough to make it a non-starter... and i was expecting expensive when i asked

here is the solid ziracote guitar that made me want a neck blank



luckily i do have some solid mac ebony blanks that i got at a very good price

[kellar]

That guitar just looks crooked to me. :lol:

[WezV]

that would be the crooked bits.. like the fanned frets, bridge and pickups

[kellar]

 :lol:

I know, that was just my attempt at sarcasm. :D

[WezV]

it does create a weird illusion from that angle... kinda like the guitar is tilting back and fretboard, bridge and tuners tilt forward... but it just looks so damn tasty!!!

[FernandoDuarte]

There is no more (or never had and I remember wrong) price on Warmoth, but I think it's the same as Flame Koa and Macassar Ebony at least... Yes, it's very expensive... How much they quoted you?

i was after a 1-piece ziracote bass neck.. not from warmoth - just the lumber.  i wanted perfectly quartersawn top spec stuff with it being a 1 piece neck.  This meant using wood reserved for acoustic sides.  cant remember the price i was quoted but it was enough to make it a non-starter... and i was expecting expensive when i asked

here is the solid ziracote guitar that made me want a neck blank

luckily i do have some solid mac ebony blanks that i got at a very good price

Yes, I know... You're a good builder, no need for buying Warmoth... I'm in that level (yet, I hope :lol:)

I saw that guitar on G.H., but I don't like it, not only because the fanned and zillion strings, I think it's to dark... I feel the same for my Imbuia veneer strat... But the woods :o

[Roobubba]

That is nice Johnny, but that natural finish is really not my thing. I also prefer the black Korina over the white (from what I have seen so far) as the black has some really nice characteristics and markings. The white seems a bit plain. :D

Black Korina Body and all Ziricote Neck... Sorry for that

LOVE the neck - that is awesome looking

LOVE the body - again, awesome looking,

but for me the two don't seem to match too well :( That's probably unfair, and I'm sure it's fine "in real life" so to speak, but anyway, the two bits separately do look bloody lovely!

:)

Roo