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Originally Posted by fykozonisz  ...burl top..I believe this may actually be poplar but I'm not totally sure... |
Looks like a nice chunk of Black Poplar Burl. Some of those pieces have a white background with black eyes and splotches and swirls, kind of like Horsechestnut. I asked my current builder about it and he couldn't get it, so I found an awesome piece of Amboyna.
I piped in on the original thread, but I think that it bears repeating for any potential buyers that I tried many top-shelf basses one day at Luthiers Access Group and the Aries really stood out. It had a great feel and extreme attention to detail was evident everywhere.
The bass that I tried was an Aries Conus fretless semi-hollow and the memory of it is still strong.
Bump for a great Croatian builder.
Cheers.
