Roasted maple vs. roasted flamed maple...

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Would you pay $100 extra for a neck AND fretboard that was roasted flamed maple instead of just plain ol' roasted maple?

Asking for a friend who's still considering a Warmoth build...

Roughly $350 for the plain roasted maple, $450 or so for the roasted flamed maple
 
I need to see pics of the roasted flame maple. I can’t find it on the Warmoth site.
 
I like my maple to have a spot or two where it is figured, just a ripple here and there, not the whole thing, so no.
 
Fucking Guitarists are turning maple into gawddamned Starbucks...

No, I can't just get a large cup of coffee, I have to get a Venti half-car triple espresso latte frappuccino with gluten free soy milk and two packets of sugar in the raw!

FFS! Leave my gawddamned maple alone you heathens!
 
I prefer flame grilled with maple syrup dressing. :grin:

I vote no, but I prefer maple necks with just straight, tight grain.
 
telecaster911 said:
Most of the point of going roasted is to play it unfinished. Flame need some finish to give it that 3D flamey depth.
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We’ve got to figure out that oil & wax thing. I’ve got unreal flame and Birdseye roasted maple necks that also feel unfinished.
 
I wouldn’t but I’m not a fan of flame and I’m cheap. If I liked flame and wasn’t cheap, I would drop the extra $100.
 
Flame/quilt maple isn't favored for necks because it has a less consistent density than rock maple or birdseye. The flame/quilt appearance is created by alternating areas of softer and harder wood and that can make it less stable and more sensitive to seasonal changes. This isn't enough to discourage those whose want to use it, and I expect that torrefying the wood would overcome any issue, but that's why, traditionally, birdseye was favored over flame for figured necks.

BTW, torrefied birdseye looks incredible...
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telecaster911 said:
Most of the point of going roasted is to play it unfinished. Flame need some finish to give it that 3D flamey depth.
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Roasting/torrefying gives a pretty similar effect, once again because of the varying density of the wood in flames/quilt. But the new recommendation is that even "roasted" necks" need a sealer coat of finish, a few of the parts companies that offer it now have seen enough issues that they require a sealer for warranty just like un-roasted necks.

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Wyatt said:
Flame/quilt maple isn't favored for necks because it has a less consistent density than rock maple or birdseye. The flame/quilt appearance is created by alternating areas of softer and harder wood and that can make it less stable and more sensitive to seasonal changes. This isn't enough to discourage those whose want to use it, and I expect that torrefying the wood would overcome any issue, but that's why, traditionally, birdseye was favored over flame for figured necks.
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I will second this. About 20 years ago, I bought a strat copy from a company called Route 101 guitars. It had a neck with a fair amount of flame, and I had to tweak the truss rod at least twice a year, because every now and then I would find the strings resting on the frets. It's the only guitar I've had with a neck that had a lot of flame, and the only electric I've had that was that finicky...
 
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