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<blockquote data-quote="Electrodave" data-source="post: 22051275" data-attributes="member: 343811">Thank you very much.&nbsp; The body is sapele with a 1/4&quot; spalted maple top.&nbsp; When I got it, it was pretty rough, the way I like it.&nbsp; Fresh off the CNC router.&nbsp; Not many people know what wood looks after just that step.&nbsp; I think I did a good job of shaping it, making it smooth, shiny, and bringing out the colors.I can&#039;t take much credit for the neck, which is padauk with a Brazilian rosewood fretboard.&nbsp; With exotic wood, It&#039;s actually less expensive for me to order a neck from someone like Warmoth.&nbsp; I paid less than $200 for it.&nbsp; I would pay more than that for a padauk neck blank, not even counting the Brazilian rosewood.&nbsp; Padauk is quite oily, and needs no finishing.&nbsp; It just gets smoother and slicker the more you play.&nbsp; I had them leave the frets off so I could polish the fretboard and do my own fretwork.I know, TMI.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Electrodave, post: 22051275, member: 343811"] Thank you very much. The body is sapele with a 1/4" spalted maple top. When I got it, it was pretty rough, the way I like it. Fresh off the CNC router. Not many people know what wood looks after just that step. I think I did a good job of shaping it, making it smooth, shiny, and bringing out the colors. I can't take much credit for the neck, which is padauk with a Brazilian rosewood fretboard. With exotic wood, It's actually less expensive for me to order a neck from someone like Warmoth. I paid less than $200 for it. I would pay more than that for a padauk neck blank, not even counting the Brazilian rosewood. Padauk is quite oily, and needs no finishing. It just gets smoother and slicker the more you play. I had them leave the frets off so I could polish the fretboard and do my own fretwork. I know, TMI. [/QUOTE]

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