Open grain on a rosewood neck

[imalrightjack]

I just bought a used (barely!) 2017 Private Stock 24:08 with a Brazilian rosewood neck. I've owned several PRS with rosewood (Brazilian and Indian) necks but this is the most pronounced grain I've felt under thumb - and I'm a touch concerned about it.

Does this need any special treatment? It's silky smooth all over, other than the sides near the headstock.

 

[clmazza]

Beauty! I love brazzy necks. Nothing to be concerned about... just play it

 

[bodia]

Beauty! I love brazzy necks. Nothing to be concerned about... just play it

Agreed!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Very nice.

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

If it bothers you, hit it with some rosewood grain filler, sand it smooth, and move on.

You could also send it to the PTC. Ask Skitchy to give it the ‘Rosewood Neck Treatment of Extreme Awesomeness'. I did this with one of my Brazilian-neck guitars and was quite pleased with the results.

 

[RickP]

I love the variation neck to neck. Structurally, it’s nothing to be concerned over, but can easily fill that area. @]-[@n$0Ma☩!© looks to have the most awesome solution!

 

[Casi1]

It looks okay to me but then again, I’ve never seen grains quite that pronounced on any of my Brazilian rosewood necks. If it’s only near the headstock then it definitely wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me. If the look/feel bothered me, I’d just sand that section down a little bit.

 

[veinbuster]

It looks okay to me but then again, I’ve never seen grains quite that pronounced on any of my Brazilian rosewood necks. If it’s only near the headstock then it definitely wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me. If the look/feel bothered me, I’d just sand that section down a little bit.

Well hello there!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Well hello there!

^this^

 

[Casi1]

Awww… did you all miss me?

I got booted off the ‘firearm’ forums for misbehavin (I am innocent tho) so here I am again.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Awww… did you all miss me?

I got booted off the ‘firearm’ forums for misbehavin (I am innocent tho) so here I am again.

So what you’re saying is you got TGP’d?!

 

[Casi1]

So what you’re saying is you got TGP’d?!

Uh oh, do they do that there? I just posted something there today. I better find a way to stay out of trouble, lol.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Uh oh, do they do that there? I just posted something there today. I better find a way to stay out of trouble, lol.

It was a thread topic last week or so. Sergio was getting owned on there apparently. I don’t believe it myself, I mean anyone who can almost steal Paul Smiths car at Exp ‘13, surely isn’t getting owned on some two-bit, good for nuthin’ forum!

Don’t really know why I went all John Wayne there for a moment!

 

[Casi1]

It was a thread topic last week or so. Sergio was getting owned on there apparently. I don’t believe it myself, I mean anyone who can almost steal Paul Smiths car at Exp ‘13, surely isn’t getting owned on some two-bit, good for nuthin’ forum!

Don’t really know why I went all John Wayne there for a moment!

Oh wow, I gotta get caught up. The folks over there do seem a bit…’easily excitable’ and not in the good way.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Oh wow, I gotta get caught up. The folks over there do seem a bit…’easily excitable’ and not in the good way.

There’s a lot on here to get caught up on.

Looking forward to having you back here. Those other forums should be so lucky! Haha.

 

[ViperDoc]

As already said, that's nothing of a problem for structure or sound. If it changes how you play the guitar, then the grain filler of awesomeness might be worth your while, especially for such a prized neck wood. I'd like to know more about that treatment myself!