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Originally Posted by Thomas Erickson
How exactly does adding graphite to the neck "even out" the tone of the bass?  Last I checked graphite isn't a tone wood, nor is whatever substance is used to glue it into the neck...  |
My take on it is this: When the neck is stiffer, it "wobbles" less and robs less energy from the corpus. The stiffer neck is less absorbent of vibration, and the energy of the plucked or bowed string does more good at the business end of the bass. I have observed this many times; not just when installing a carbon fiber reinforcement, but also when replacing a mushy neck and/or fingerboard. The result for the player appears to be a bit more power, easier response, and more evenness of tone.