This is such a cool neck:

  Up close, you can really appreciate the layout proportions:

 Maple Vermilion Maple Ebony Maple Vermilion Maple

Nice combination Mica. What tonal characteristics will this give?
 
Graeme

Super-cool! Thanks for the pictures.
This looks amazing...

Nice combination indeed. My bass is going to have the same combo in the neck, except where you have maple pinstripes mine will be full laminates (being a 5 string neck). Can't wait to see how this turns out.

Sweet!
 
Is this for a Darling? Im curious if anyone is ordering pinstripes w/ any other model?!?  
 
Good choice in woods, Ez..... cant wait to see what the body lams will be!

It's actually for a hybrid/custom project, sampling from a Skylark, Darling, and Further as well as previous Alembic custom instruments:  Skylarkish body shape(Vermilion core Flame Maple top with Vermilion/Maple accent lam), body and peghead omega, neck volute, custom electronics, nickel plated hardware, Bird of Prey tailpiece on Ebony, continuous wood backplates and t-rod cover, etc...

Sounds like a great project!!

Hey Mica- Lot's of great pictures showing up lately- Just wondering if there is any news on the progress of my instrument...
ezra

So this may be the first neck-thru Skylark-ish guitar!  
 
Cant wait to see it all come together!
 
-Mike

Any news?

I post updates as soon as something interesting happens. This instrument has a custom body shape, and that means there's a pretty good delay while fixtures and templates are made, and checking and rechecking to make sure all the details are just right.   Today, I saw the body in the glue press:

  Yesterday, I saw this chunk of Vermilion. Everyone else was gone, but I'm pretty sure it was for your guitar:

Thanks so much for the pictures- The vermilion is awesome! I love the color and vibrancy...

Ebony framing veneers getting on the body now:

Ooh, that's gonna look so sharp, with the red of the Vermillion and the black of the Ebony!
 
Sorta seems like you've got... Pirate colors!!!
 
Arrrh, me matey!  Arrh.

Wow! Thanks again for the pictures- very very cool! Can't wait to see the top and pinstripes. I assume they're facing away from the camera in this shot..?