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I have made this Purple Heart Guitar with a Mahagony Neck . The more I get closer to finishing I wish I had used Lighter Maple for the Neck instead of the Darker mahagony . BUTTT there is no way i'm gonna go and change it now SO Opinions please .

Should I leave well enough alone and finish it like I have it now " still some prep work i know" Or should I consider adding a little amber to the top to tie it closer into the darker mahagony neck ?


What say yeeee ?

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Make a maple neck and save the mahogany one for another guitar.

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+1 My thoughts exactly

I appreciate the thoughts guys , I have already kicked that thought around . However this is a glue in neck NOT bolted , so the work to change it is way beyond what I want to do . I have another thought and that was to go black with the neck and leave the top nautural . So back to my Orig . Question
Amber top ? Black Neck ? Leave as is and learn from the mistake?

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Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
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I would go black neck then. Amber top might not look so good with the purpleheart just like the mahogany.What did you use for binding?

Black Plastic Binding and Black Plastic rosette

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The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
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I would go black neck on that one Jim

Seems to make the most sense dont it . Hey I never claimed to have any taste !

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The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
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Post a picture so we can see. Might be fine the way it is.

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I think Im going black on the neck . The more I look at and think about it that seems to be best idea .

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The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

I think this is one of those cases where a problem turns into a feature. Maple would have been nice, but I think a black neck is perhaps even more appropriate.

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David Morris

The Blackness has started . I have commenced to laying the black paint to the neck in light coats and let it build up . Yep , Its already looking like the right way to go . Thanks guys I will post another pic when shes painted .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

What was the matter with it as it was? (I don't see it.)

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Agree. I rather like the purple and mahogany combo, and they'd get even closer in color as they age. But black is ok too.

It was just a bit too contrasting to me , I liked it when i started and less and less as I went along , And they wont get closer as they age because I made a dye that was almost exactly the Purple in the purple heart and dyed the purple heart with it so that it would keep its color longer .

But thanks guys for the vote of confidence !

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

I painted the Mahagony neck last night and it looks good black . I decided to apply several coats of laq over the paint today before I take it out of the spray room. I still have some prep work to do on the body and i believe the laq will help keep it scratch free . Will post a pic soon.

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

A black/dark filler on the neck would have darkened it nicely and might have brought down the contrast enough for your tastes????? Sounds like it worked out well. Looking forward to a photo of the black neck.....

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Chuck Kish

Well , it can always be stripped and redone if i dont like it painted . Once its dyed or filled thats pretty much it . So I still have room to work if I dont like the black painted finish .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Looked nice to me too...

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Build log

Here it is Black . 4-5 coats of Laq



Obviously touch up to be done , but I think it makes the Purple "pop" better .

Honest Opinions Welcome Please .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Well, Jim, I honestly think it is quite an improvement. I likey!

If it had been me, I would have experimented with black filler, as has been suggested, and then some sort of a black 'burst or a "transparent" black, then the solid black. (Maybe you did all that already.) That is just because I like the look of wood. But again, I like how the neck fits the rest of the decor.

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Lincoln

Looks alot better now Jim! The neck matches the binding and looks like it belongs on that guitar instead of another.

I think the black looks great.

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Thanks Bob So do I , I am pleased with how it turned out . No I hope the Laq session does well .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

IMO...It does bring out the PH with the black neck...you guys amaze me.

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