Members superdistortion Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Are there any tone woods you try to avoid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Incubitabus Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Wenge for the neck and fretboard, and Ash for the body on basses rocks. Brazillian Rosewood neck and fretboard, and Mahogany body for guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingeringam Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Ebony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldivor Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 mahogany - neck and body ash/alder - body maple - neck and fretboard Ebony - fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 I would avoid basswood. I like mahogany, alder and maple for a body. And I like maple necks with rosewood fingerboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 For necks, I prefer Birdseye Maple (sonically, no different from maple; I just like the pattern). For bodies, I prefer Alder or Swamp Ash. For fretboards, I prefer Pau Ferro. I hate Basswood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 I like'em all , even basswood has it qualities , it's light and airy . I used to think I hated Poplar until I built a Poplar Warmoth . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Swamp Ash body. Maple neck and fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Balsa. The necks get really warped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 My favorite is an ash body with a maple neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Alder for body. Perfect balance of tone and weight.I dislike rosewood for fretboards. Don't like the looks or tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 I try to avoid Ply, makes Suck sounds to easy. I enjoy a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Swamp ash or alder for a Fender-style body. Mahogany for T-birds Maple for a neck wood, and rosewood or maple for the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Maple necks, Ash bodies. Fretboard makes no difference to me, just what ever looks best for the bass. Still, there are so many good basses made of different woods, the electrics are a big part of it as well. My all rock maple bass sounds killer, but on paper no one would think that. As long as the entire bass (woods and electrics) is balanced it could be made from anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 The wenge, myrlt burl/poplar in my MTD, and whatever kind of solid maple and RW my NS2 is made out of? I've found too I don't particularly care for ash as a body wood, either. At least on the Q5's I had. I greatly preferred Alder with a nice top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted November 30, 2009 Members Share Posted November 30, 2009 Graphite neck, graphite fingerboard, swamp ash body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted December 1, 2009 Members Share Posted December 1, 2009 Fretboard makes no difference to me, just what ever looks best for the bass. +1 especially with active electronics. You can dial in whatever sound you like. It is much more important on passive basses. swamp ash, mahogany bodiesmaple, mahogany, laminated necksf/b...go for the looks, although I have two ebony f/b's and they are quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matou Posted December 1, 2009 Members Share Posted December 1, 2009 GFS is sellin' these paulownia bodies for fifty bucks. If I could get a P bass body like that, I'd be all over it. Would make like a 6 lb. bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted December 1, 2009 Members Share Posted December 1, 2009 Fretboard - EbonyNeck - Wenge with Bubinga stripesBody - Padauk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted December 1, 2009 Members Share Posted December 1, 2009 all 3 of my custom basses have Ash bodies and maple necks... fingerboards are maple on two and wenge on the other. The one with the wenge board has maple top and back on the body. I have 2 others on order... electric fretted 4 string with maple neck, butternut (walnut family) body and Bubinga top & board. The other is an acoustic fretted 7 (yes I just typed that someone is building me a fretted 7 string acoustic bass )... Lutz Spuce top, flamed Koa back & sides, flamed maple neck and Cocobolo binding / bridge / board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sugarskull Posted December 1, 2009 Members Share Posted December 1, 2009 Fingerboard - ebony. Body- How can I complain, I have plywood. hah. My preferred though is mahogany or ash. Ash is my favourite wood for Fenders for sure. I'd like to try a bamboo bass. I think King made one and I've been curious ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members illidian Posted December 1, 2009 Members Share Posted December 1, 2009 PVC pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members illidian Posted December 1, 2009 Members Share Posted December 1, 2009 I'm easy to please. I chose my Squier because it's all maple, so it's hard for me to go against that. But there are so many combinations that make me happy, it's hard to nail it down to a single favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superdistortion Posted December 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 I like'em all , even basswood has it qualities , it's light and airy . I used to think I hated Poplar until I built a Poplar Warmoth . Does this guitar have a JB in it? Looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 I prefer Tiger Wood (s). It comes in blond, brunette and even redheads every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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