Hand Made in the USA: Our beautifully crafted S-style and T-style guitar necks are individually made by hand in our shop using rasps, files, and other woodworking tools. We do not use soul-less CNC machines to stamp them out into carbon copies of one another. Each neck, made with care by a human (imagine that!), has an individual soul all its own, and we are proud to say that they are made by us in the USA.
Wood: We do not subscribe to the idea that only certain woods are Tone Woods. We believe that all woods are Tone Woods and that each type is unique in the sound and tone that it produces. It is a matter of each player’s personal style and taste. Every player is different, every ear is different, so who are we to say which wood has the best tone? Only you can decide that! We build our necks with the finest Hard Maple, Curly Maple, Cherry and Mahogany and use Rosewood or Maple for our fingerboards. By special order, however, we can build a neck for you from any kind of wood. Ebony fingerboards are also available by special request. Our dots, or position markers on the fingerboard are made of real Ebony, Maple, Mother of Pearl, and green or black Abalone. NO plastic dots, ever! I have developed a way to make the Ebony and Maple dots myself.
Frets: Every Aperio neck comes standard with stainless steel frets. Stainless steel makes the best fret material because it plays much more smoothly and lasts up to five times longer than alloy. If you try doing bends on stainless vs. alloy you’ll find that the difference is amazing. Many guitar shops charge insane prices just to refret a neck with stainless, but we sell the entire handmade neck for less than a stainless refret! The fret wire we use is 6100 and 6105.
Truss Rod: For a lifetime of strength and reliability, we use 304 stainless steel for the truss rod and slug. Each one is made in house. They are pinned and peened and will never fail with proper use.
Nut: Each of our necks comes standard with a Graphite nut. Graphite is superior to other nut materials in eliminating string breakage and binding, therefore keeping your guitar in tune longer. For professional musicians this is a must.
Tuners: Tuners are available as an option. We exclusively use Sperzel tuners, the finest in the world, and they too are made in the USA.
Finishes: We are environmentally conscious! Our necks are finished with Tung Oil, Tru-Oil Gunstock Finish, or Water-based Lacquer. We do not use the toxic lacquers of yesteryear or the poly-plastic finishes used on most of the guitars made by the big guys today. Our natural finishes enhance the beauty and grain of the wood, allow for superior resonance and tone, and enable the player to connect with the wood, rather than feeling the barrier of a thick plastic finish. They are carefully applied by hand, not by a giant robot in a spray room.
Design: We’ve designed our necks to feel comfortable and great in your hands and believe that your guitar neck should feel like a natural extension of your own body. Our necks are beautiful to look at, wonderful to feel and effortlessly playable. They are available in different profiles and thicknesses, assuring that you will have a neck that is a perfect fit for you.
Our Policies: Every Aperio guitar neck is guaranteed for life to the original owner against any material defects. We cannot cover fret wear and finish wear as you will enjoy playing your Aperio neck so much that these types of wear will naturally occur, although our stainless frets will last a very long time.
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