neck decorations....

[zhivago]

any particular preference?

for years I was blocks+binding only.....nowadays, it's all clay dots and unbound brazilian rosewood for me

[chrisjedijane]

I think the dots and binding is really nice - if it was an option on the AVRI's i'd get it.

[Coronado]

Blocks and binding. Dots and binding would be my second option.

[mezcalhead]

I have a little thing about dots/binding right now .. but clay dots have never really been bettered IMHO.

[lalalandstudios]

Although I like them all, I still always go back to clay dots - classic, simple, functional.

(Plus according to the amatuer hour experts over at that other site, you can take neck off that JM and put them on your $trat, saving the JM bodies for "firewood". No one will after know about your little headstock reshaping and redecalling experimentation - and who really cares what that 4 on the neck date stamp is for anyway. 2, 4 whatever.... Mojo to die for. Bell like tone. You know the drill)

[Mad-Mike]

1.) Blocks With Binding
2.) Dots With Binding
3.) Unlisted, Black dots, no binding, Maple Fretboard

[Aug]

CLAY! CLAY!  ALL THE WAY!

YEAAAAAAAH CLAY!!!

[sookwinder]

ok... if we are talking offsets only (JM, jag, bass VI)  then pearl blocks and binding on a  RW neck  is the way to go.

if it has to be a maple neck on a Jazz bass, then pearl blocks and binding also.

don't mind RW/Dots/binding as a second choice on offsets.

Dots alone (no binding) works for me only with strats

[fuzzjunkie]

clay, especially slab board clay!

the only time i like the blocks and binding is on a metallic coloured Jag, say CAR or LPB, then it's just over the top enough to be cool!

[SPudnik]

Clay/no binding.
I like playing more than looking...

Besides, fret replacement on a bound neck involves a lot more labor.

[Aug]

Besides, fret replacement on a bound neck involves a lot more labor.

not really...