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05-21-2007, 02:52 PM
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Hey, i found this on Ed Roman guitars site.
"Bloodwood has been asked for by some of the people in the Goth Community for obvious reasons.
Personally it does nothing for me as a tonewood or even a cosmetic wood.
It is a dull bland purplish red and has very little character.
Ed" 
Kinda curious as to what other Luthiers think of this?
thanks
-James
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05-21-2007, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JNW7  Hey, i found this on Ed Roman guitars site.
"Bloodwood has been asked for by some of the people in the Goth Community for obvious reasons.
Personally it does nothing for me as a tonewood or even a cosmetic wood.
It is a dull bland purplish red and has very little character.
Ed"
Kinda curious as to what other Luthiers think of this?
thanks
-James | To each his (or her) own. I don't agree with his assessment of its tonal qualities. |
05-21-2007, 03:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Listowel/KW Ontario | | | The comment was made by ed roman. It is a great looking wood, but I have never heard it, so I can't give comments on how it sounds.
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05-21-2007, 03:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sac Area | | | I turn pens from it, and it is beautiful for that. It can be rather plainish in its figure. But the color of the bloodwood I use is a pretty bright red - nothing dull about it at all.
As far as a bass/guitar body though, I don't know. For me, there's not enough figure to make it interesting. I'd probably opt for a more figured wood and then stain it to my color choice.
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05-21-2007, 05:14 PM
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Builder/owner Redeemer Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Waco Tx | | | Ive built 2 fretless' fingerboards from it, its pretty good stuff. Very dense, does not lose its color like others and for what its worth Ed Romans a shmuck in my book. Sorry thats just how I feel.
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05-21-2007, 05:19 PM
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Warmoth Guitar Products, Inc. | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Hill, WA | | | I really dig it as a neck wood when paired with an ebony board.
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05-21-2007, 06:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashley Ohio USA | | | It won't compare with spalted leprous miasmawood (I just invented that) for wild figure, but I'm in the "glaring at lumber" design phase with it and I think I see a bloodwood top and fingerboard 5 string with ebony bits taking shape. The board I'm glaring at doesn't look dull- it's a nice red. Of course, this romance is young and I'm still infatuated. |
05-21-2007, 07:16 PM
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Owner: FBB Bass Works | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Maryland | | | Ed has his opinion on all woods and you can take em or leave em. Yes, wild variegation and/or curl or row figure is not at all common. Yes bloodwood is as vibrant a red wood as there is and it retains its color much better than padauk and chac te kok. It has a good janka and stiffness and can be used anywhere in the neck you see fit.
So if you like/need a red element in your bass, by all means use it. I have used it many times as neck laminates.
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05-21-2007, 07:36 PM
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05-21-2007, 08:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA | | | Basschair, those are beautiful!
My main bass has an alder body and a bloodwood top. It looks and sounds great, and gets lots of compliments. |
05-21-2007, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Monkey Basschair, those are beautiful!
| Yeah, and it helps that Cliff Bordwell made them...I have yet to hear about an ugly one  |
05-21-2007, 09:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento CA | | I think it's beautiful and works great! Sandpaper gets clogged pretty fast though... 
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05-22-2007, 02:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | | I'm gonna use it for my 7 string fretboard!!!
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05-22-2007, 03:08 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX. | | | Bloodwood is a great fretless fingerboard tone wood. |
05-22-2007, 06:29 PM
| | | Bloodwood? Boring?? I beg to differ!  
Not the kind I get! |
05-22-2007, 06:54 PM
| | <- Not me I just like looking at her | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cable Wi | | | ^^^ Those are some impressive pieces of bloodwood. |
05-22-2007, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Dusty G Bloodwood? Boring?? I beg to differ!
Not the kind I get! |
Wow: that looks a lot like bubinga! I'd never have guessed that it was bloodwood. |
05-22-2007, 07:46 PM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Basschair Wow: that looks a lot like bubinga! I'd never have guessed that it was bloodwood. | Me either I have never seen or heard of Bloodwood looking like that. I even like the way it smells when working it. Sort of like pineapple.....t
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05-22-2007, 08:15 PM
| | |  NICE!
Now thats what im talking about. I was hoping someone would post the CB bloodwood bass, that guy makes some impressive pieces of playable art.
I seriously would not have guess that the other pics were bloodwood either!?! umm, can i get some of that or what?
lol thanks
-James
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05-22-2007, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Basschair Wow: that looks a lot like bubinga! I'd never have guessed that it was bloodwood. | Flame figured spalted bloodwood. I never doubted what it was, but the un-mistakeable smell when I started cutting certainly proved it! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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