Necks

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, such as:

• Cast aluminum (sand casting or investment casting)
• Machined aluminum (CNC milled)
• Extruded aluminum
• Stamped aluminum
• Wood
• Combination of wood and an aluminum pickup-mounting plate

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