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Can someone explain this?
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It was patterned after the ladies' stockings from the 1940's with the seam in the back. It's a retro thing. Never really caught on, though. Sort of like the "non-slip" tremolo handles imbedded with razor wire. Interesting concept, but not exactly user friendly. At least this one is only visual and doesn't involve bloodletting. 
Not necessarily. The front may have been a very nice match, but at the sacrifice of the back.
That dark line may be the youngest part of the chunk, the most outside ring, just before the bark.
Wait, is that the front of the same bass?Truth be told, I've been ogling this Olinto in the Classifieds section for weeks.
Ah, so it is the same bass.
Looks like the front had the same contrasting character.
Two very helpful and informative posts. Thank you. I have two basses I built myself made from Fijian mahogany slabs. One is two pieces from the same board, cut, dressed and glued by a guy at the suppliers who just happened to be a bass player and knew exactly what I wanted. The other is one whole piece and is interestingly, noticeably heavier. The finished basses are only a couple of years old so I’ll observe the ageing with interest. Both are well oiled and have darkened quite a bit already to a beautiful rich and warm rusty red/brown. I’m loving the colour. Let’s see what happens in another two years or so.
If the contrast reversed when looking at it from the other way, it would be a chatoyancy effect-
IE-the way the grain reflects/absorbs the light source.
If it contrasts the same when viewing from either direction,
it would be the younger wood absorbing more base tint.
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Well, it looks like a Squier. I'd exchange it.
This is the quality I get for 100 bucks.
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Does the website, brochure, whatever, specifically state it's supposed to be book-matched? If so, they've done a terrible job. If not, meh. So what? About the only time I look at the back of my basses is when I clean them. Provided it doesn't look like that from the front, that wouldn't bother me at all.
That could be the case. Even bookmatched acoustic guitar backs rarely have a perfect bookmatched pattern as the saw cut and sanding takes out some wood and on the inside the pattern can be quite different, even though they are usually less than 1/8" thick.
That’s the nicest body I’ve seen on a Jazz.Truth be told, I've been ogling this Olinto in the Classifieds section for weeks.
No. Not unless it was a perfecty quarter-sawn block to start with.
Can't tell from your photo.....is there a step in the seam? Looks like the left side of the seam was a little high and caught some black overspray.
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