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Originally Posted by glassjaw_jc I tried some guitars basses with basswood bodies. They seem to be lacking focus in the low E. Seems like a spongy feel and sound on it. Did you notice the same? |
No, if anything I think they may lack a bit of "grunt" and sound a bit more precise in the lower registars. The problem is that people are usually comparing apples to oranges when trying to compare basswood to other wood types unless you can find another high quality bass made of basswood to try. The ones that come to mind for me are the MTD kingston and the G&L L2500. I also have a Basswood/maple topped SRX505 that colors my opinion on basswood. Here'as a sound sample of it:
http://users3.ev1.net/~woodd/huntforpopcorn.mp3
Definately not "spongy" to my ears.
