That makes sense. Didn't they originally do it this way to save money and time on fretboards, hence why rosewood was considered such a ritzy addition on the jazzmaster.Strider13 wrote:With a Fender style one way truss rod, it needs the curved channel to help straighten the neck. The string tension pulls the neck into an upbow, and the channel curve goes in the opposite direction. When you tighten the nut it pushes on the rod and causes the neck to straighten against this tension. When you loosen the nut it allows the rod to relax and the strings pull the rod toward an upbow again.brianjdc wrote:out of curiosity. whats the difference between routing a straight truss channel to a swooped channel? is there a difference in functinality?
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Probably, since a small strip of koa or walnut for the skunk stripe was cheaper than a separate rosewood fretboard. I've heard the switch to rosewood was because Leo Fender saw how quickly players were wearing through the lacquer on the fretboards, which caused them to discolor. Aesthetics won out over cost in this case.noisepunk wrote:That makes sense. Didn't they originally do it this way to save money and time on fretboards, hence why rosewood was considered such a ritzy addition on the jazzmaster.Strider13 wrote:With a Fender style one way truss rod, it needs the curved channel to help straighten the neck. The string tension pulls the neck into an upbow, and the channel curve goes in the opposite direction. When you tighten the nut it pushes on the rod and causes the neck to straighten against this tension. When you loosen the nut it allows the rod to relax and the strings pull the rod toward an upbow again.brianjdc wrote:out of curiosity. whats the difference between routing a straight truss channel to a swooped channel? is there a difference in functinality?
*Edited to take an "N" out of koa. Must have been thinking of the skatepark.
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The irony being that 1 piece necks are now fairly coveted. silly guitar players.