NGD Golden Mesa Silver Sky w/ Maple Fretboard - very very early made
A local dealer had two Maple fretboards models. Played them both.
Took my Tungsten Rosewood for neck comparison.
Neck profiles were slightly different between Frost and Golden Mesa.
Frost had a slightly thinner neck, less shoulders.
Golden Mesa neck was very much like my Tungsten Rosewood.
Same profile but maybe just a hair slightly smaller but maybe the Maple fretboard makes me think that.
But the back profile between Tungsten Rosewood is same as Golden Mesa Maple.
Interestingly...
Frost was made 5/25/2020 and had a slight thinner neck. Less shoulders.
Golden Mesa was made 12/3/2019 (on hang tag) but butt end of neck said 11/25/2019.
Now Frost being made recently after Covid-19 re-opening; maybe the neck profile changed a little or who knows.
Another interesting observation is that the fretboard edge on the Golden Mesa was more rounded than the Frost.
The neck doesn't have a satin finish, well it does but look like it was played or handled more, very broken in.
The Frost neck felt and looked totally slick like a brand new neck, whereas the Golden Mesa was broken in.
I don't have pictures of the Frost buy I might go back to the store and take some of the fretboard edge.
As you can see in the pictures posted below the roll is more I think.
Also the neck quality on the Frost had zero grain or very little.
Mine as you see has a lot of character and some dark mineral marks if that is what you call it.
Also if mine was made 11/25/2019 it must be a very early model no?
I mean the dealer just got it a few days ago. So they must have had it in the warehouse since Nov, 2019 and just found it?
Maybe that's why the neck profile between Golden Mesa and Tungsten Rosewood made in 2018 are similar?
Can someone tell me? Who can say?
When did they really start making the Maple neck ones. I am sure a few before NAMM but fully or it was only after NAMM.