Subtle Choices on your Custom Strat Neck


I am presenting two Strat necks. The top image is from a Fender Deluxe Strat and the second is a Warmoth Custom Strat neck. I have always thought it was odd that Fender applied a gloss finish over the Rosewood where it meets the Maple on the face of the head. Esthetically, this seems like a convenient shortcut rather than the best solution.

When I stained and finished this Warmoth custom Strat neck, I painstakingly masked the Rosewood on the sides of the neck and both ends, paying special attention to where it meets the maple on the face of the head. It is my opinion that this looks more finely executed, but the point is not whether my opinion is right, rather. that you get to make these sort of decisions for yourself when you finish your neck.


Once I was done applying the multiple nitro lacquer coats and performing the wet-sanding, I removed the masking tape and wet-sanded the edges where the nitro lacquer on the Maple meets the Rosewood fretboard so there would be no edge that would distract you when you play.

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