Neck and fingerboard specs are virtually the most customizable part of the whole guitar. Some folks know exactly what they want out of a neck, some have no clue, and some people want to go with my preference of specs; I’m happy to accommodate all.

• For those who know exactly what you like and want to get extra nerdy, I would love to know your desired and custom specs.

• If you would like to use the specs of my personal preferences, the standard specs are for you.

• For those who would like to get nerdy but don’t know how, I am here to assist you! 

• Scale Length: 24.8125”

• Nut Width: 1.75”

• String Spacing at Bridge: 2.2”

• Fingerboard Radius: 14”

• Nickel/Silver Fretwire .048” x .092”

• Thickness at 1st Fret: .84”

• Thickness at 9th Fret: .92”

• Neck Shape: Subtle V meets C

I offer the following range of customizations:

• Scale length: 24.5” - 25”

• Nut Width: 1.625” - 1.8”

• String Spacing at Bridge: 2” - 2.3”

• Radius: 9.5” - 16”

• Thickness @ 1st Fret: .81”+

• Thickness @ 9th Fret: .91”+

• Neck Shape

  • Subtle V meets C

  • C Shape

  • D Shape

• I’ve hand selected my stash of 400+ neck blanks that are all perfectly quartersawn, straight grain, and a nice lovely golden color that will only grow darker with time.

• All necks are reinforced with carbon fiber rods, and an exclusive MWG Hott Pink FlexStrong Truss Rod.

• Necks are made in batches of 10-15 and are clamped flat and stabilized for two years prior to being used.

• Individual material selection is not available for necks.

• Genuine Hondruan Mahogany

• Figured Genuine Honduran Mahogany
  $400 Upcharge

Standard Option

• The same simple peghead shape I’ve been using for years

• MW Sterling Silver inlay by Larry Robinson

• Gotoh 510 Mini Tuners with Ebony Button

• Custom Rodger’s Tuners available for upgrade

$500 Upcharge

• MW Sterling Silver inlay by Larry Robinson

• Waverly Tuners with Ebony Button

• Custom Rodger’s Tuners available for upgrade

$800 Upcharge

I’m often asked whether or not I enjoy binding my pegheads & fingerboards, since most of my instruments don’t include this detail..

• One side of my coin says I LOVE GLUING THINGS TOGETHER so I’m pretty much always down for the act of all things binding. I also love the way it looks.

• The other side of the coin says I’m a less is more kind of girl who feels that every single piece of Ebony I have is so perfect, pretty trims aren’t necessary.

• Back to the other side of the coin, whenever I do this extra detail I always think, “Geez, that was fun and this is beautiful; why don’t I do this more often?”

• Conclusion: If left to my own, I will usually leave this detail out. But always happy to do it when it’s requested!

• Afterthought: Perhaps the correct terminology here should be “contrasting binding”? Because I always bind my fingerboards - but they are done so with grain matching ebony, so it’s invisible to the eye.
  See? Less is more.

Standard Side Dots

• 3/32 Aluminum Rings

• Located at edge of fingerboard only

  • Fret #’s 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21

• Unless otherwise noted, there will be no position markers on the playing surface of the fingerboard - my personal preference. For those with an opposing preference, I offer simple silver circles (rings or solid) to compliment the side dots nicely - at no extra cost.

• A very popular choice is the Silver MW Logo at the 12th fret marker. A wonderful opportunity to include a bit of magic from the Inlay Maestro himself, Larry Robinson
  $200 Upcharge
  

  Check out Larry’s Website
  

• I’ve had a few requests lately for custom dots in custom spots (10th fret instead of 9th, 2 dots at the 7th fret, etc) - happy to do it! Just let me know - no extra cost!

• Custom Inlay: I do prefer my guitars to have fingerboards that are absent of inlay; I cherish the beauty of my ebony far too much to cover it up. At this time, I’m not offering any option for custom inlays.