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10-25-2010, 12:14 PM
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Hey all
I'm building a bass right now that will have a purple heart top, ash middle and mahogany back... i'm looking for a fretboard wood that would compliment the purpleheart.
thanks
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10-25-2010, 12:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryville, TN | | | How about wenge?
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10-25-2010, 12:25 PM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | | purpleheart. great fretboard wood. here is a warmoth PH neck on a PH scroll body..
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10-25-2010, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rollerberg2000  How about wenge? | YUMMY RITTER !!!!!!
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10-25-2010, 12:27 PM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | | Dual P pickup club???
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10-25-2010, 02:24 PM
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Owner/Builder: HJC Customs USA, The Cool Lute, C G O | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwest Michigan | | | with purpleheart being so middle of the road,(colored) I would say Mac Ebony, Birdseye Maple, tulipwood, Gaboon Ebony, Wenge makes me balk as PH browns with age, and it might mute the wenge after a year or two. Goncalo Alves might be good too. |
10-25-2010, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada | | | the bass is a single cut, i think it will be too purple with a purpleheart fretboard. i have a bass with ebony and one with rosewood and one with birdseye.
I've been thinking of tulipwood. I prefer lighter coloured woods. for the fretboards, or something realy grainy. i was thining of brazilian parajou (sp?) because i have extra flooring material of it, but its a bit orange, not sure it thats the route i want to take.
any more opinions
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10-25-2010, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jumbodbassman Dual P pickup club??? | yup, my Pbass has 2 p style pickups.
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10-26-2010, 03:09 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Holland | | | Yellow heart,.... with purple heart is a killer combo I think. |
10-26-2010, 06:51 AM
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10-26-2010, 07:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Midwest | | I know it's hard to tell from the photo, but here's an example of a purpleheart neck, ebony board, walnut body. I think the colors look great together. Sounds good too   |
10-27-2010, 01:38 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Holland | | Come to think of it...
What about pink ivory..
You have to be zulu royalty though...if you want to live..
And you might look a lil gay on stage with your purple/pink bass  , but I think I wood be willing to take that risk. |
10-27-2010, 09:36 AM
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10-27-2010, 10:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada | | | i think i'm leaning towards zebra wood. still not 100% though
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10-27-2010, 10:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada | | | will the purple heart still brown after sealed and lacquered?
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10-27-2010, 11:04 PM
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10-27-2010, 11:24 PM
| | | | Purpleheart tends to darken with time. So maple is out. Unless you really like the contrast, bubinga is probably too orange-y. Wenge and Zebrawood can really start getting to fingers, even if buffed really well, due to the coarseness of the quartersawn grain. On this bass, rosewood would just be too, well, pedestrian.
Either Mac ebony or Gabon ebony. Nothing beats a classic looking board. I prefer the feel of Mac ebony, and feel it is a better wood for bass, since to my ears it has a slightly softer top end. |
10-28-2010, 06:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NC | | | I think bloodwood would look pretty snazzy with ph. |
10-28-2010, 08:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | Yellow heart! Mmmm...
The purple/ yellow look would be stunning IMO
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10-28-2010, 09:19 PM
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