Members Super_Donut_Man Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Any recommendations against? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Last in Line Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I prefer particle board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Last in Line Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Haha, nah, I have a bass that's got a mahogany body. It has increadible bass too it. Kinda muddy, IMO. I don't know if the wood is the reason though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I had/have one, its in parts now. I thought it was a bit muddy too, but the EMG I dropped into it counteracted that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Mahogany makes a steller cutting board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted June 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Well I got the option for either Mahogany or Ash. The guy wanted to cut a blank out to take a picture of to send me, so I told him to go ahead and show me a mahogany one. I feel bad, but I think I am rethinking this and going with ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Check out some of the mahogany MTDs around. They look, and I'm sure sound, pretty stellar. Especially the chambered ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Last in Line Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I had/have one, its in parts now. I thought it was a bit muddy too, but the EMG I dropped into it counteracted that. My bass had EMG pickups in them too, and I thought it was muddy. They were passive pickups though, I don't know what EMGs you put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Well I got the option for either Mahogany or Ash. The guy wanted to cut a blank out to take a picture of to send me, so I told him to go ahead and show me a mahogany one. I feel bad, but I think I am rethinking this and going with ash I love ash and all my custom basses have ash bodies.... BUT, Mark White of the Spin Doctors used a Mahogany bodied frankenjazz bass in the band's early years. The 'hits' were recorded with it. [YOUTUBE]N-hC29aiCQ0[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 My bass had EMG pickups in them too, and I thought it was muddy. They were passive pickups though, I don't know what EMGs you put in. Active, powered with 18V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I guess it makes a good wood for mounting bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 This is just my personal observation, but my mahogany body basses seem to sound better to me with a pick and my ash/swamp ash basses work better for fingerstyle. It could just be the basses I own and my hands/ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted June 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 This is just my personal observation, but my mahogany body basses seem to sound better to me with a pick and my ash/swamp ash basses work better for fingerstyle. It could just be the basses I own and my hands/ears. Or it could just be your face:mad: Yeah the more that I look into it, Ash is more of what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Or it could just be your face:mad: Yeah the more that I look into it, Ash is more of what I need. Could be! Usually I notice that my ash basses can be too "boingy" if I'm not careful. My mahogany basses can be too "tubby" or "boomy" if I'm not careful. Not sure if that makes any sense, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slapthefunkyfour Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I guess it makes a good wood for mounting bass. that is definitely not mahogany. It is definitely pine with a brown stain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kaiser_sosea Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 from the Carvin website: "Genuine Mahogany (Honduras)Genuine Mahogany has an inherent warm quality with accentuated low-midrange. Mahogany is also considered to be a classic tone wood. It is denser and heavier than Alder, but lighter than Maple. Mahogany along with our flamed or quilted maple tops, gives great sustain and warmth. Genuine Mahogany should not be confused with less expensive Philippine and African Sapele. Genuine Mahogany is reddish brown in color and looks great with all colors." http://www.carvinguitars.com/wood_finish/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Campbell Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Aaah, now there's something I hadn't considered... what TYPE of mahogany. I'll have to call Warmoth back and ask them where their mahogany comes from, just ordered a Jazz body the other day. What exactly does Carvin mean by GENUINE mahogany? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Aaah, now there's something I hadn't considered... what TYPE of mahogany.I'll have to call Warmoth back and ask them where their mahogany comes from, just ordered a Jazz body the other day.What exactly does Carvin mean by GENUINE mahogany? It could be Genuine Mahogany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Super_Donut_Man Posted June 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Aaah, now there's something I hadn't considered... what TYPE of mahogany.I'll have to call Warmoth back and ask them where their mahogany comes from, just ordered a Jazz body the other day.What exactly does Carvin mean by GENUINE mahogany? I am guessing that this blank that I am buying is not "genuine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knuckle_head Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Mahogany will be less defined than ash, but if the mahogany is dense it will be merely mellow rather than muddy. A dense mahogany will also be heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 My next MTD will be mahogany, with an ash/maple neck! :love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trauma_Luna Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 my peavey grind has a mahogany neck and its so comfortable, thats all what i know about mahogany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 23 posts and not one mention of a single Gibson T-bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted June 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 my peavey grind has a mahogany neck and its so comfortable, thats all what i know about mahogany That is my current bass, but I can't really plug it in to try to identify what kind of sound it gives off (for comparison) becuase the wiring is currently fubar'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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