BUBINGA!!!!

[Rodent]

Thanks Larry!!

all the best,

R

[The_Hat_Guy]

wow, absolutely gorgeous...very nice top

[Musiclogic]

very nice.

[GoatGruff]

That has to be some of the prettiest bubinga I have ever seen!

be sure to post more pics as the construction progresses, or atleast when its finished. what other woods are going into the bass?

[Giel]

That's crazy man, looks really good!
It will look great on an ash body..

[wilser]

great top!!! I would use the spalted area toward the butt to get max visibility.

[Cliff Bordwell]

Awesome Bubinga!

... and nice outlined shape

[Rodent]

agreed Wilser - I definitely plan to have the spalted area towards the butt. the body shape is not mine, but instead one that Larry used as a reference (it's his image) ... it's a CB bass shape IIRC

one set is looking to make its way into a single-cut bolt-on 6-string which is still in progress of having its specifications fully defined by its future owner. I'm suspecting it will be a Swamp Ash body with a dyed black Maple veneer line between.

the other top set will join the bin of available tops for a future client to select

all the best,

R

p.s. there just may be a top or two left in the billet that this was cut from <hint> <hint>

[Rodent]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bordwell

Awesome Bubinga!

... and nice outlined shape

whew! good to know my memory isn't failing. did you also snag a top from this billet, Cliff?

all the best,

R

[dasberd777]

That is stunning to say the least.

[J.Wolf]

Man-

There seems to be some amazing bubinga floating around right now. Its funny how all different builders/suppliers will have similar kinds of things at the same time. Is that because there was a big harvest of similar timber, or is it more of a marketing "whats hot right now" kind of a thing.

I'm just thinking about how Roscoe, Zon, and Fbass all of the sudden all have some very unique, very similar bubinga rolling out of their shops right now. I wonder if they have the same supplier?

Oh yeah. BTW, HAWTNESS!!!!!!!

[poptart]

Originally Posted by wolfbass1025

Man-

There seems to be some amazing bubinga floating around right now. Its funny how all different builders/suppliers will have similar kinds of things at the same time. Is that because there was a big harvest of similar timber, or is it more of a marketing "whats hot right now" kind of a thing.

I'm just thinking about how Roscoe, Zon, and Fbass all of the sudden all have some very unique, very similar bubinga rolling out of their shops right now. I wonder if they have the same supplier?

Oh yeah. BTW, HAWTNESS!!!!!!!

They have all seen your wicked bass - the news is out

[scottyd]

That gave me serious wood envy..............

[Angus]

I know one supplier who has a SERIOUSLY large amount of similiar quality bubinga, if anyone wants to know. Very, very large billets of top grade stuff. Too much for private guys probably, but it's amazing stuff.

If I say that it's the same place that specializes in amazing walnut billets and burled woods in nor cal, a few people may know who it is. I know Zon does!

[ETEcarmine]

That is definitely one of the most beautiful pieces of wood I have ever seen. It could arguable be the most beautiful.

[cfbass]

Too Nice!! Can't wait to see the final results!! What is the thickness? Chaz

[erikbojerik]

Now where have I seen something like that before...??

One of my local guys right now has four 13' long boule stacks from trunks that are about 3 feet across, and two of them are quilted to the nines just like that. Enough for probably 40 conference tables at $4k a pop.

But for tops, the best stuff is the "scabs" that are sliced from the outermost parts of the trunk, with about 30-40% sapwood. Problem is...I can't get in the door for under $1000 (I've already talked him down from $1500).

[thumbin]

That has to be the best peice of bubinga I've ever seen :O