Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 17, 2009 Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2009 Any of you out there have one of the PRS rosewood necked guitars or have handled one? I have a circa 200 year old piece of Indian rosewood from a stairs that I've been keeping for some time, and wondering whether to stick it on a black limba bodied singlecut of kinds. Was just wondering if they end up much heavier than a mahogany neck equivalent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 My Schroeder Guitar is Limba with an IRW neck and it's one of my lightest guitars.I don't know how Jason did it but it's way light. I know the guitar is not chambered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 17, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2009 My Schroeder Guitar is Limba with an IRW neck and it's one of my lightest guitars. I don't know how Jason did it but it's way light. I know the guitar is not chambered. Any chance of a few pics? Setneck? It should be pretty light with limba as it's akin to nice light Honduran mahogany These are the piece I have, was originally destined for a double cut, but..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members webwarmiller Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Dry Rosewood has a density of around 881 kg/m3 and Dry Mahogany ~690-760 kg/m3 (species dependent). You're not looking at a huge difference....about the same difference as going from hard maple to mahogany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Here's a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 17, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2009 Here's a photo. Oooooooooooooh:) That's a very very beautiful guitar Bryan, your own pickups in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Any of you out there have one of the PRS rosewood necked guitars or have handled one?I have a circa 200 year old piece of Indian rosewood from a stairs that I've been keeping for some time, and wondering whether to stick it on a black limba bodied singlecut of kinds.Was just wondering if they end up much heavier than a mahogany neck equivalent i played a prs with a rosewood neck when testing an amp. i didnt find the guitar remotely interesting. not sure why. the neck felt smooth, but not "natural", more like a satin poly than raw wood. i only played it for maybe 15 minutes though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks Sean.It has a set of Smoke Stacks and a MM90 middle pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mcfontio Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Weight, really? Man, that would be my last concern. Here's a photo. My uncle has on of those!!!! (the # of 500 right?) He let me strum it but I didn't feel comfortable touching it hahaha. I'll just take my ash strat and not feel bad if I bump it around a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Weight, really? Man, that would be my last concern. My uncle has on of those!!!! (the # of 500 right?) Do you mean one of the PRS Limited ones?Mine is made by Jason Schroeder, not PRS.My guitar is so bumped, chipped and digged from gigging and studio sessions.It's retired now. But the first 3 years I had it it was my #1. I don't play it anymore for the most part. It just hangs on a wall and looks pretty. Sort of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 17, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2009 Weight, really? Man, that would be my last concern. Whenever I set out to put my heart into a build with some special piece of wood, I'm concerned about every last detail, and for me weight is a particular concern as it can be the difference bewteen a well weighted and balanced guitar to a shabby heavy boatanchor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MahaloVision Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 I've played a Klein acoustic and a couple Kasha-style classicals with rosewood necks, and neither one had dive/weight problems. Not all that helpful, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 17, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2009 I've played a Klein acoustic and a couple Kasha-style classicals with rosewood necks, and neither one had dive/weight problems. Not all that helpful, I know. Hmmm, I think as Webwarmiller pointed out it's pretty close to maple really, so shouldnt be much different than a maple necked set neck build....I'm probably looking for a reason not to use this wood:facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Any of you out there have one of the PRS rosewood necked guitars or have handled one?I have a circa 200 year old piece of Indian rosewood from a stairs that I've been keeping for some time, and wondering whether to stick it on a black limba bodied singlecut of kinds.Was just wondering if they end up much heavier than a mahogany neck equivalent Make it a neck-through for better balance, performance and ease of construction in my opinion...if it's long enough. Just power plane it to a level board, slap two wings to the sides.... add electronics etc. The only hard part would be making a "scarf joint" to create the headstock angle. You might get around that by shaping the neck like a Fender neck there with string trees if the board is thick eough. Still a lot easier than making a bolt-on or glue-on neck pocket/joint in dense rosewood. One cool thing might be if you inserted the truss rod from below and just fretted the neck without a fingerboard at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 17, 2009 Author Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2009 Make it a neck-through for better balance, performance and ease of construction in my opinion...if it's long enough. Just power plane it to a level board, slap two wings to the sides.... add electronics etc.The only hard part would be making a "scarf joint" to create the headstock angle. You might get around that by shaping the neck like a Fender neck there with string trees if the board is thick eough. Still a lot easier than making a bolt-on or glue-on neck pocket/joint in dense rosewood.One cool thing might be if you inserted the truss rod from below and just fretted the neck without a fingerboard at all. It's not long enough to go neck through sadly, but it's wide enough and fat enough to do an 18 degree headstock and 75mm wide headstock, the original newell post was a well beat 3" square by 36" long that I recovered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Assy- Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Ive never used indian rosewood for a neck, only bolivian. bolivian i believe is a good bit heavier and more dense, which is why they call it pau ferro, or iron wood. It added some weight to the guitar no doubt, but nothing unbearable compared to a hard maple neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 My 71 Rosewood Tele is my heaviest guitar, and it's hollow. Heavier than both my Les Pauls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mygolfcart123 Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Any of you out there have one of the PRS rosewood necked guitars or have handled one? I have a circa 200 year old piece of Indian rosewood from a stairs that I've been keeping for some time, and wondering whether to stick it on a black limba bodied singlecut of kinds. Was just wondering if they end up much heavier than a mahogany neck equivalent Yes I own a Private Stock PRS Modern Eagle 1 with a solid Brazillian Rosewood neck. I got it at Bizarre Guitars in Reno, Nev. Here are some pics of it.... As far as the neck goes....it is one of the LONGEST SUSTAINING guitars I have ever played. The Brazillian Rosewood is incredible as far as sustain. It was a Private Stock because of the top, mine is quilted and the regular ME1's are flamed. The pickups are a bit dark for some, but I absolutely love the way they sound. And mine is very light. I don't know what other kinds of wood they used, but it is a very light guitar compared to some tele's and les pauls I have played. I would purchase this guitar again in a heartbeat if I had the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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