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05-04-2006, 03:06 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amp and Mono Cases | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego | | | i cant tell if its carved or plywood???
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05-04-2006, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago | | | I'm guessing plywood...
...but I'm sure someone more knowledgable than I will chime in. |
05-04-2006, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mexico City | | I'd say plywood too...
Love that can BTW 
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05-04-2006, 03:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, TX | | | It looks like a hybrid. You can see the distinct growth lines of the spruce in the second picture. The sides, though, look to be typical of plywood (you can see distinct layers).
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05-04-2006, 04:02 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amp and Mono Cases | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego | | | thank you |
05-04-2006, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin, Texas | | | it looks laminated to me, that fingerboard looks pretty ok. |
05-04-2006, 04:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Area | | | Ply or Carved
I agree with anthem.
Looks like a hybrid to me.
Carved top and ply sides.
I can't figure the back out though. |
05-04-2006, 04:37 PM
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Nah, I don't think it's a hybrid. If it were a hybrid, you would see the grain clearly in the edge of the top in the first photo. Also, I think the rounding of the table edge would also be more pronounced. The grain is also faint and indistinct when looking at the top. My Chrissy hybrid certainly doesn't look like that. Considering also that the FB is a not-so-great piece of ebony (or is that rosewood), chances are that this is a lam, IMO. |
05-04-2006, 05:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA | | | Looks like a "German" ply.
Haven't I seen that pic before with that can?
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05-04-2006, 05:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, TX | | | There's a relief around the edge of the top. There are growth lines, visible from far distances or not. I still think it's a hybrid. The fingerboard does concern me, though.
Oh well, it doesn't matter if it's a hybrid or a laminate. As long as it can pull a good sound, then you're well off.
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05-04-2006, 06:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago | | | Looks to me like you can almost make out the plys in the top in the 'from above' picture.
I played a german ply bass exclusively for 12 years. It was a workhorse. I still use it for outdoor gigs. |
05-04-2006, 07:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney Australia | | | Just a thought
See if you can get us an angled shot of the f holes you may be able to see if it's laminate from that angle |
05-04-2006, 09:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: LaBelle, FL | | | Appears to be laminated with an ebonized fingerboard?
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05-05-2006, 09:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan | | | Look at the edge of the F-holes- if it's plywood, you'll see at least three well-defined layers. If it's solid, you'll see a solid piece of wood with grain running through it, usually front to back.
If the edges are painted, it's probably plywood. |
05-05-2006, 09:14 AM
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05-05-2006, 01:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, Calee'forn'knee'a | | | If it's a Hamburg then it's a single layer pressure molded top and back, not sure of the sides. The finger board looks like lesser quality ebony, plays good, just not uniformly black. I had one for a while, the tops and backs are susceptible to cracks but if setup well their not as bad as you would think. To tell the truth it looks a lot like my old bass.
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06-01-2006, 01:24 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amp and Mono Cases | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego | | | how much do you think is a fair price. for it?
i had it inspected, and they told me it's a solid carved spruce top, and a bookmatched back. with plywood sides and an ebony board. comes with the fishman pickup, gig bag, and quiver. 3/4 |
06-01-2006, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Kobaia ... and an ebony board. | I'm just a noob. But I always thought that ebony was black all the way through. |
06-01-2006, 03:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin, Texas | | | nah, ebony usually has lighter grain in it too, like a dark chocolate color running througout...unless it's dyed. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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i dont know how to tell the diffrence.
