Can anyone Identify this body wood??

[Zeus_Mutation]

Just picked up a P-Bass replica. Can anyone tell from the pictures what type of wood this might be? Also, does it look like two pieces versus a solid piece to you?? btw, There isn't a single marking anywhere to indicate a serial number...

Thank you!!

 

[Zeus_Mutation]

more pix

 

[Zeus_Mutation]

or seen pick ups like these??

Thanks again

 

[edt844]

Just picked up a P-Bass replica. Can anyone tell from the pictures what type of wood this might be? Also, does it look like two pieces versus a solid piece to you?? btw, There isn't a single marking anywhere to indicate a serial number...

Thank you!!

Is the picture on the right showing lamination layers or grain?

 

[bass_lord_mutha]

Looks like your typical p-bass copy. I count at least 17 plys in that body. Not sure what wood it is (basswood or maybe agathis?) but it's definitley more than a 2 piece. And the pickups look like your everyday run-of-the-mill cheapo P-bass pickups to me, no distinguishing features to pinpoint to a certain pickup maker.

 

[ack]

I feel like I'm watching "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas"

 

[Zeus_Mutation]

Yes, looks very layered and plywood like to me... Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Hevy T]

Can we see a pic of the full bass, in real view not the 22 budwiser view please, also what make is it?

 

[Zeus_Mutation]

So this is it... the body with everything but those pickups shown above. My American P-Bass pick guard doesn't cover properly, there are gaps at the tail end... for what its worth to ya?

 

[bass_lord_mutha]

The 3+2 bridge screw configuration is interesting to me. I've seen 5+2 but I don't think I've seen 3+2 yet. I was going to suggest that it might be a Lotus p-bass when you mentioned that the tail end of your USA p-bass pickguard didn't cover well (my Lotus body is the same way) but now seeing the bridge screw hole layout I'm not sure.

 

[pilotjones]

The wood is Plywoodius laminae.

 

[Zeus_Mutation]

The local lumber yard guy said he thought it was Mahogany... but I just cant imagine its that, I looked at their supply of planks but didn't see those layered like markings at all? Plywood made sense...

 

[FBB Custom]

You can get plywood of Philippine mahogany (shorea). Also called luaun. That's what it looks like to me.

 

[Mr. Majestic]

You can get plywood of Philippine mahogany (shorea). Also called luaun. That's what it looks like to me.

+1

 

[M0ses]

It's most certainly plywood, lol. But that doesn't mean it can't be mahogany plywood. Also doesn't mean it can't sound good. Does it?

 

[ack]

It's most certainly plywood, lol. But that doesn't mean it can't be mahogany plywood. Also doesn't mean it can't sound good. Does it?

I don't know what type of plywood they make the Gretsch Junior Jet out of, and it doesn't matter - it sounds great.

 

[ibateur]

If it sounds good, and the wood is "hard" enough (i.e. no ovalling of holes) no problem. Unfortunately the neck pocket tends to tell me that it isn't very high density, so not very hard.

I like the double-pickguard screwholes by the neck pocket