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Question:

What Are NECKS and What Do They Do?

Answer:

The neck is an essential part of the pedal steel guitar. The neck also provides a place to put fret markers or fretboard. Necks can be made in a variety of different materials

1. Cast aluminum (sand casting);
2. Machined aluminum (CNC milled);
3. Extruded aluminum;
4. Stamped aluminum;
5. Wood; and
6. Combination of wood and an aluminum pickup-mounting plate.

The use of different neck materials and construction techniques affect the sound and tone of pedal steel guitars.

See also:

• "Ask Bud!" Article: Necks: Differences in Sound.
• "Ask Bud!" Article: Fretboard Design

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