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Post by Ripper on May 29, 2007 15:39:43 GMT -5
Go ahead and mock me! ;D
The reason my maple neck has a skunk stripe down the back is because the truss rod was installed via that channel?
Now...
The reason my Pao Ferro/Maple neck has NO skunk stripe is because they inserted the truss rod first, and put the Pao Ferro over top...thus not needing to make the channel on the back of the neck.
Is this the deal?....I was told cheaper guitars use the skunk stripe. I dont believe that, as ive seen top end Strats with the walnut strip.
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Post by DarKnight on May 29, 2007 15:58:07 GMT -5
Hmm... I might be wrong but IMO truss rod is installed from the "top" of the neck. I mean to the groove routed on the fretboard side... and then small piece of wood is glued on the top of the groove. Then fretboard is installed.. so there is no routing done from back of the neck.... Skunk stripe is IMO formed by laminating different woods for the neck... so it's not installed after the neck is built... Dunno...  Dark |
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Post by lunaalta on May 29, 2007 17:41:56 GMT -5
Sorry to appear to argue.
My 73 strat has a solid maple neck (no seperate fretboard), thus the only way to get the truss rod in is to channel the back of the neck and put in a filler (skunk?).
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Post by Ripper on May 29, 2007 18:08:50 GMT -5
lunaalta...
My Strat is early 70's as well.
Dark..The necks are solid maple. Theres no top ( fretboard) glued to the facing of the neck.
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Post by crazymanandy on May 29, 2007 19:09:24 GMT -5
Is this the deal?....I was told cheaper guitars use the skunk stripe. I dont believe that, as ive seen top end Strats with the walnut strip. A skunk stripe does not mean a cheaper guitar. There is nothing wrong with a having a skunk stripe. CMA |
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Post by DarKnight on May 30, 2007 1:38:44 GMT -5
Lunaalta you got the point indeed (and mr. blue too). Rod is mounted from the back of the neck and stripe is then used to cover the rout... though it is added to some neck just on asthetics purpose too. Here's StewMac link. Sorry, my bad Dark |
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Post by lunaalta on May 30, 2007 16:34:41 GMT -5
LOL@DarkKnight
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Post by Ripper on May 30, 2007 18:32:11 GMT -5
I wonder why the wood of choice for the stripe is usually Walnut?
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Post by vonFrenchie on May 30, 2007 21:15:38 GMT -5
Walnut is a very common wood, thats probably why.
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Post by sumgai on May 30, 2007 21:15:50 GMT -5
True story: If you have a one-piece neck, and you want a truss rod in it, you're gonna do one of two things: either route a groove from the back, or route a groove from the front. It doesn't take much imagination to see that doing so from the front involves the fingerboard and the frets, which would be a no-no. So, the one-piece neck is nearly universally routed from the back in order to fit a truss rod. (I say nearly, because some necks don't need the rod - they're made of some sterner stuff that won't warp under string pressure, etc. (And they are commensurately more expensive, you betcha!)) Now, if you have a two-piece neck (where the fingerboard is laid on top of the neck), you'll still route out a groove for the rod, but you don't need to cover it with anything special, the fingerboard will do that job quite well. The small pressure exerted on the 'board by the truss rod will not be enough to overcome the glue, trust me on this.  That said, Chris has noted that some aftermarket makers will install a skunkstripe into a two-piece neck. That may be dictated by the kind of truss rod used, or the other materials used (woods, etc.), or it may just be the aesthetics, doesn't matter, it can be done.... there ain't no law agin it.  And walnut is often used to fill a routed groove due to its proclivity for not swelling and/or shrinking nearly as much under changing humidity conditions, as do most other woods. It's much more stable, meaning that the finish on the neck will remain smooth instead of developing ridges in parallel with the stripe. HTH sumgai |
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Post by ChrisK on May 30, 2007 21:27:09 GMT -5
Walnut isn't necessarily the best wood from a shrinkage and warping perspective since it must hard finished (no oil) for warranty purposes, but it does tend to track the same changes in maple (both are relatively bright sounding woods). And, regarding a hard finish, maple also requires one, and if yer gonna be finishing the neck anyway (for the maple) walnut is a pretty choice.
(And it must have been available fairly cheap for Leo to use it in the first place.)
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