I like the redwood and voted for it but i liked the finished bass with cocobolo the best. I'm sure any of them will look Great!
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6 Beautiful Wood tops to choose for Custom Build.. Help choose.
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Here is some basses he just finished and is still working on with the same woods I'm thinking about picking.
Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
That flamed redwood is the top contender so far as I'm concerned!
That cocobolo is unreal but you did the cocobolo thing with the Roscoe. I voted redwood.
Before CITES took effect, I would have said Redwood. But you may not get another chance at Cocobolo, depending on how much is currently resting in the warehouses...
The figure in that redwood is so deep, it looks like you could swim in It! Gets my vote
Am I the only one that imediately thought "what kind of bass?" That would matter to me. Tell us about the shape and the sound.
That said, Redwood. Cocobolo is a distant second.
That said, Redwood. Cocobolo is a distant second.
The redwood looks 3D. It has the most depth and life to me.
Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
It totally looks 3D, doesn't it? (Or if I was responding to a fellow Canadian I might use our own vernacular and say, "It totally looks 3D eh?"....
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+1 on buckeye burl being overdone. It certainly is.
And as a bonus, it looks like frozen cat vomit.
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Some of those burls are really cool ... but they can also look like vomit
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Mr.Ace
Bass players rule!
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I like the flamed redwood the most. Not a big fan of all the "yellow" in the Afzaila and buckeye burls. The Amboynia is kind of bland looking, I'm sure it could look classy but it's not the biggest eye catcher. The cocobolo looks like my coffee table.
