@johnmccormick8159
Aaron, you're welcome to show off that Meadowhawk as much as you'd like because it truly is a beautiful guitar. Great explanation.
@Feverdream7777
I want to share my contradictory experience. I live in Tucson, Arizona. It's a dry desert here, but we have a massive Summer Monsoon season that lasts a month and shifts the humidity across the scale. This wrecks havoc on my guitar necks. I have ESP quarter sawn necks that need adjustment 2-3 times per year because of it. I switched to playing Jackson Dinky's with Graphite Rod Re-inforcement. I have both a flat sawn X-Dinky model, and a Quartersawn MIJ Dinky (made in japan). I NEVER have to adjust these truss rods on these graphite reinforced necks at all through the year. They are rock solid stable because of it. It's a dream... Because of that, I am resolved to NEVER buy another guitar without rod re-inforcement. Even quartersawn... For my location, it's just a no brainer. I hope in the future that Warmoth would consider that condition and provide products to accommodate our needs here in places with massively shifting humidity throughout the year.
@minhpham4198
man i smile everytime u say keep on picking :)
@maverick_trail
I have bought probably 14 aftermarket necks, only 1 of them is quartersawn. That neck is the brightest piece of wood I've ever encountered, it makes every finished guitar extremely bright. May just be a coincidence, but that's why I only have 1 quartersawn neck.
@pharmerdavid1432
Shijie quarter sawn roasted Canadian maple necks with thin poly finish are my favorite necks on their S and T models - the owner is a luthier with a deep love for them.
@kennyh5083
I was told by a very famous premier neck maker you cut the neck blank down the middle and flip one end and glue it and that way it cannot bow because the two pieces will be fighting each other and cancel each other out!
@debrincatj
I find that my guitars with quartersawn necks have better tuning stability vs. my flatsawn-neck guitars. Great video.
@onlyfromadistance7326
My next build just gets more and more expensive...😖
@pzuliomaccavellion9711
Great video! Thorough explanation! Thanks Aaron
@HellaJeff206
Absolutely agree with the differences in feel. My '71 P Bass' flat sawn neck shifts constantly on a hot stage to the point where my action easily raises by 1/64th. My Custom Shop P Bass with quarters sawn is rigid. I also experience that quarter sawn "bass" necks tend to have a snappier top end and bigger bottom. YMMV.
@deanallen927
Love the little rectangles in the quarter sawn wood. My Dad's '56 Strat had those on the back and on the swoop of the headstock.
@6806goats1
Perfect explanation especially at the end when you mentioned roasted maple. I didn’t see that option even though I knew it was a possibility. I sometimes travel from a dry climate to a wet and humid climate and for that reason alone it would be worth quarter sawn roasted maple. You guys bring a smile to my face when you cover custom guitar options. I like G&L guitars but taking it a step further building my own is frikken awesome. It’ll take awhile until I get to my build but at least there are hopes. Whether this is offered in super wide is the next step. Not even sure if I need a big ol’ plank o wood in my hand but research says yes, your big ass right hand needs cone shaped U, 48 mm. Help me Mr. Wizard. lol. Massive email sent. Chat later about this.
@gregweilersbacher8883
Aaron - I learn a great deal every time I watch your videos. I’ve built five Warmoth guitars and although I also have Heritage and PRS guitars….its the Warmoth guitars that come with me to every gig. Those Warmoth guitars just feel and sound perfect to me. There is also the pride I have in those guitars when other guitarist who come to my shows come up to me between sets to ask about the Warmoth guitars. Awesome work Warmoth!
@LeStraTele
I like a fuller neck profile like Warmoth's 59 Roundback. A thicker maple neck with a good truss rod is pretty stable. Quartersawn is a good idea for bass necks and thin profile necks.
@sunn_bass
Great video. I like both flat and quarter for different reasons. I think that flat for guitars is more aesthetically pleasing with the more wavey and random look. For bass I like quarter as it always seems more stable and stiffer which a bass neck needs because of the longer length. The only thing I have noticed is that flat sawn really need perfectly sized pilot holes to avoid cracking the wood, especially with roasted maple. Also flat sawn seems to hold screws ever so slightly better.
@michaelcarey9359
I had tried thin necks for years, but they seemed "flimsy" , or had the "bendiness" you described. Always wanted a wizard-type neck, saw them on Warmoth, and they had quartersawn... as well as Stainless frets. That n3eck hasn't warped over a couple of years, and the frets are great.
@GuitarGearGyan
Excellent information as usual
@Ausf.D.A.K.
I just ordered my signature Kiesel guitar. It comes with a 3-piece quartersawn maple neck with graphite reinforcement rods.
@eyeblossom
Great video, Aaron! Very informative and great explanation.
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