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Club Bordwell Part 2.

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#283
Tslicebass said:
It is a killer setup. I have been favoring the neck pickup on occasion lately and the tone is awesome... super fat and ballsy. Definitely more than enough useable tones.
We could call it the "you'll never need to buy another bass again because this setup rocks" setup... but that might be a little wordy too ;)
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No kiddin'! Still makes me laugh how a lot of bassists assume or claim that if something has more than 1 usable tone, they won't be as good.
 
#288
nickbass79 said:
Hey fellow Borwellians

I'm brainstorming about my next CB setup. Do any of you guys have any thoughts or comments about using Wenge as a tone wood for the core of the bass? Let me know what you think. Thanks!
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Probably will add a little weight, but probably not a whole lot. It might give the bass a quicker and punchier attack with plenty of growl. The impact of this can depend a lot on the type of pickups used.
 
#289
spade2you said:
Normally I'd wait for the OP, but seems like a simple enough question. Ash body, maple/wenge neck (modern neck), some sort of bubinga and dark wood for the heel accent, which is a mostly cosmetic asthetic, but cool nonetheless.
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I guessed the body wood is ash. Normally I would have thought that wood is too soft and heavily grained for those kind of sculptured contours and for the wooden back plate... you know, it would take dents too easily?
 
#290
Hopper said:
I guessed the body wood is ash. Normally I would have thought that wood is too soft and heavily grained for those kind of sculptured contours and for the wooden back plate... you know, it would take dents too easily?
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Density and hardness aren't necessarily the same. Even though the ash he uses is pretty light, I haven't found it to be prone to denting, but I treat my basses quite well, so none of the ash bodied basses I have are dinged up.
 
#291
Just put the down payment on my next CB. Here are the specs:

Big McNeely 4 fretted
32 scale
Top: Walnut Burl
Core and Back: Wenge center block, Walnut wings with 2 Mahogany stripes
Neck: Wenge with two Mahogany stripes
Fretboard: Mac Ebony with either Maple racing stripes or Mahogany
Pickup Covers: Walnut Burl
Audere 3band with Z
Nordy DC's

All accents will be figured out later with Cliff's creative advice.
 
#292
nickbass79 said:
Just put the down payment on my next CB. Here are the specs:

Big McNeely 4 fretted
32 scale
Top: Walnut Burl
Core and Back: Wenge center block, Walnut wings with 2 Mahogany stripes
Neck: Wenge with two Mahogany stripes
Fretboard: Mac Ebony with either Maple racing stripes or Mahogany
Pickup Covers: Walnut Burl
Audere 3band with Z
Nordy DC's

All accents will be figured out later with Cliff's creative advice.
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Wow!
RE:"Top: Walnut Burl
Core and Back: Wenge center block, Walnut wings with 2 Mahogany stripes
Neck: Wenge with two Mahogany stripes"

Thats is going to sound and look killer.

-ScottM
 
#293
Walnut can be a tad heavy. I have a walnut Cirrus 4 that's not bad, but I've played a few basses with walnut bodies that were a bit insane.

Might not be a bad idea to talk to Cliff about that one to see if he can get lighter walnut for the wings. Since you've got a wenge center block, probably won't matter a whole lot with the other woods you use for the wings.
 
#294
spade2you said:
Walnut can be a tad heavy. I have a walnut Cirrus 4 that's not bad, but I've played a few basses with walnut bodies that were a bit insane.

Might not be a bad idea to talk to Cliff about that one to see if he can get lighter walnut for the wings. Since you've got a wenge center block, probably won't matter a whole lot with the other woods you use for the wings.
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You can always get the chambered design that Cliff offers. It doesn't cost that much more, and it helps with weight.

-ScottM
 
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