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05-26-2012, 06:25 AM
| | | | Maple as Bass wood?
Hard Rock Maple as A Bass wood? Tell me about it. Any makers making Maple Basses besides , I think Epiphone and their Ripper? |
05-26-2012, 06:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: D'Shaw | | | My mid '80s Guild Pilot has a solid maple body.
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05-26-2012, 06:31 AM
| | | | I think the Squier VMJ's have a maple body, and they're pretty good, IMO...
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05-26-2012, 06:33 AM
|  | User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Coast | | | Ummmm - Rickenbacker? |
05-26-2012, 06:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Madison WI | | | My old Ritter had a maple body, it sounded amazing! I owned a hilton bass with a maple core, and it was all high and tinny. So i believe it has quite a bit to do with the pre and pups.
Hope this helped. |
05-26-2012, 06:38 AM
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05-26-2012, 06:52 AM
| | | | Humanbase work with maple a lot.
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05-26-2012, 07:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cary, Il | | | Many builders, I have multiple Pedullas with maple bodies. |
05-26-2012, 07:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portsmouth VA USA | | | The amber Squier VM P bass has a soft maple body and a hard maple neck.
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05-26-2012, 08:50 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Jawja | | | Some early G&L's used maple. I had a L-1000 and an SB-1 that were maple. Maybe some others but those two spring to mind.
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05-26-2012, 09:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Pioneer CA | | | My 97 Carvin LB75 has a Maple neck thru body with Maple wings.
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05-26-2012, 09:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Houston, TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by georgestrings  I think the Squier VMJ's have a maple body, and they're pretty good, IMO...
- georgestrings | Yes, very true. Put in a solid pair of pickups and those basses are AMAZING w/ a decent setup.
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05-26-2012, 09:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | | I've seen Pedullas, Ken Smiths, and Spectors made out of maple. I'm not a big fan of the tone I get from a maple body (a little too brittle for me) but they definitely build them out of the stuff. |
05-26-2012, 09:14 AM
| | | | Warwick Katana is all maple. As are some earlier Gibsons like the Grabber. |
05-26-2012, 09:28 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Denver, CO | | | Rickenbacker did this first in a bass as far as I know. And they have rarely strayed from this formula. Since I have gigged primarily with Rics at hundreds of shows now, I can tell you with confidence they sound and hold up great. Hard rock maple is a tough, durable wood with a great sound. There's a reason it's the most common wood used for necks.
The nice thing about Rickenbacker is all of their maple is sustainably farmed. Trees are grown for ~10 years and harvested if I remember correctly.
If I ever do a parts bass I will probably use a maple body, even if it's a Precision-style, etc. |
05-26-2012, 10:07 AM
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05-26-2012, 10:10 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston,TX | | | My 2 carvins... |
05-26-2012, 10:23 AM
|  | Sponsored by Jagermeister | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle / Tacoma | | | Ric have always been maple.
Ken Smith has made a bunch. |
05-26-2012, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles | | | I had an Ibanez SR500 and a couple Pedullas. They sounded great as a body wood IMO. A certain nice density to the sound. I'd be happy to get another maple bodied bass.
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05-26-2012, 10:35 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cary NC | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by georgestrings I think the Squier VMJ's have a maple body, and they're pretty good, IMO...
- georgestrings | Hi George! VMJ is actually agathis, a variation of pine. HTH,
Sean
Edit: woops, that may just be the VMJ fretless! Thanks.
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