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11-15-2011, 04:22 PM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | | "Monkey Pod" Top
Now I've heard of everything!
"Monkey Pod" wood as an option on the Roscoe website? 
If I hadn't goggled it I'd have never believed it. 
I thought for sure Gard made that one up! I guess not:
"Monkey pod is a tropical hardwood found in Central America and the Pacific regions. As hardwoods go it is low to medium density. From Central America it tends to be a golden color, but from Hawaii it can have beautiful streaks of reds and browns."
That's a new one for me.
Awesome looking top!
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11-15-2011, 04:34 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | We literally JUST took an order on that top last week! 
It's STUNNING in person.
Oh, and we also have the TWIN to it available as a Standard Plus top, if anyone's interested.... 
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11-15-2011, 05:03 PM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | Is this where I make my request for a Monkey Spank top? If not, my apologies. Me and my Tourette's will just head over to the Rocket forum.... |
11-15-2011, 05:08 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Truly gorgeous stuff. Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard  Oh, and we also have the TWIN to it available as a Standard Plus top, if anyone's interested.... | That top, mahogany body, sonus special J pickup setup, birdseye diamondwood fingerboard, black hardware..... oh yes.........
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11-15-2011, 05:52 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | ^ Yes, yes, yes!
That would make for a killer fretless Bill!
3006 CS Plus. Very high on the list for 2012 purchases!  |
11-15-2011, 06:42 PM
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Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom Is this where I make my request for a Monkey Spank top? If not, my apologies. Me and my Tourette's will just head over to the Rocket forum.... | 
I guess those would be required fretless? Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkstrike Truly gorgeous stuff.
That top, mahogany body, sonus special J pickup setup, birdseye diamondwood fingerboard, black hardware..... oh yes......... | SHUDDUP YOU! 
If you don't I'm gonna put my tinfoil hat on cause you're somehow reading my brain waves! 
God Bless, Ray
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11-16-2011, 08:06 AM
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Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | I was born in Hawaii (my Dad was stationed there in the Navy), and my folks bought a big Monkey Pod coffee table when we lived there. It's got some thick goopy finish on it that cracked way back when, so it's been in a box and carted around the world as we moved from station to station. It ended up in the rafters of their shed at their last house, and I grabbed it when they told me the story.
Anything "Hawaii" that they had, I sort of laid claim to it since I was born there. So that's a winter project for me - strip that thing back to bare wood and put a better finish on it. I don't know if it'll look as good as this top, but I hope so!
Failing that, maybe I'll send it to Roscoe and chop it up into a bunch of bass tops. Sorry Mom & Dad! |
11-16-2011, 03:20 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | Daddy has a bad itch....someone buy my other basses. I have the coolest idea...
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11-16-2011, 03:23 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | I inherited a big wood salad bowl from my mom that is stamped "Monkey Pod Wood" on the bottom. It's very light and has nice grain...probably 50-60 years old.
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11-16-2011, 08:20 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | Basses have sold. ooooh, this is gonna be cool!
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11-16-2011, 09:48 PM
| | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | I love it when a plan comes together. Or...I love the smell of monkey pod in the morning. Whichever best applies. |
11-17-2011, 04:59 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman Basses have sold. ooooh, this is gonna be cool! | Oh you lucky man! Can't wait to see where this is going! Hopefully I'll not be far behind you. |
11-17-2011, 05:13 AM
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Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | Joe, You thinking about going with Monkey Pod? Awesome wood.
Jon, How long are we to be in suspense? 
God Bless, Ray
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11-17-2011, 05:31 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | Ray, I'm just about positive I'm doing a monkey pod top. I'll know today how long we'll have to wait. I'm thinking 3'ish months, if previous builds can be trusted....
The question is, do we keep it a secret project, or document the build?
hmmmm
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11-17-2011, 08:05 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | ...aaaaand, we're going with keeping it a surprise. See you after the new year!
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11-17-2011, 08:09 AM
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Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | In the year 2012 Jon shall have a cultivated Monkey Pod
God Bless, Ray
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