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True, good point. Pyrite is called fools gold- maybe morado should be called fools rosewood. I kid, love the Pau Ferro aka Morado fingerboard in my Avatar pic, and it was not cheap
"fools rosewood"
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
My goodness those are some of the cheapest looking basses I have ever seen I'll give you $500 for the whole lot but you have to pay shipping that's the best I can do.
I kind of like the reddish hue of the fretboard on my bass and it's contrast to Sherwood green. Different strokes...
Not so long ago I ordered a EBMM and the clerk told me it could be much longer if I choose rosewood since the CITE will stop it at the border to Canada.
With time it may add to the cost of the instrument since they have to clear the instrument with somekind of license etc
For me it isn't a problem, I always found rosewood to looks like rust on any instrument that isn't natural. If the instrument has any color I prefer by far maple or ebony.
With time it may add to the cost of the instrument since they have to clear the instrument with somekind of license etc
For me it isn't a problem, I always found rosewood to looks like rust on any instrument that isn't natural. If the instrument has any color I prefer by far maple or ebony.
pau ferro on the middle one. "Cheap" is in the eye of the beholder, but that bass plays and sounds quite good (as you'd expect). Actually sounds better than rosewood in my hands/ears (including some Brazilian one's I've owned/gigged).
As a last resort, there's always the SharpieMod™
As a last resort, there's always the SharpieMod™
Beautiful instrumentspau ferro on the middle one. "Cheap" is in the eye of the beholder, but that bass plays and sounds quite good (as you'd expect). Actually sounds better than rosewood in my hands/ears (including some Brazilian one's I've owned/gigged).
As a last resort, there's always the SharpieMod™
pau ferro on the middle one. "Cheap" is in the eye of the beholder, but that bass plays and sounds quite good (as you'd expect). Actually sounds better than rosewood in my hands/ears (including some Brazilian one's I've owned/gigged).
As a last resort, there's always the SharpieMod™
Cheap! And that's a "fact"!
Pau ferro is a very nice looking wood indeed. and IMO usually it has different (brown) color than rosewood but pretty similar to some rosewood fingerboards. For example. one of my 6 string basses and my fretless 5 string have light brown fingerboards. However my ebony is black! 
pau ferro:
rosewood:
dark rosewood:
ebony:
rosewood fretless:
and here's my 39 year old maple:
pau ferro:
rosewood:
dark rosewood:
ebony:
rosewood fretless:
and here's my 39 year old maple:
Hmmm... my 1965 Jazz Bass had a lighter colored rosewood fretboard. Was distinctly different from other basses. I always thought it looked great and always got compliments on it wherever we went. And then somebody liked that fretboard so much that they stole the entire bass from me in 1976...(I almost, sort of, made a half-hearted attempt at a joke about one of the worst days of my life). And of course they also stole my Standel amp and 2 mics.
But I really did like the lighter color rosewood fretboard on it.
Ebony, PF, Ebony. Nice!pau ferro on the middle one. "Cheap" is in the eye of the beholder, but that bass plays and sounds quite good (as you'd expect). Actually sounds better than rosewood in my hands/ears (including some Brazilian one's I've owned/gigged).
As a last resort, there's always the SharpieMod™
Cheap! And that's a "fact"!
I've been called far worse (two divorces). That's a fact as well
Big batch of replies and an update!
I was noodling around Reverb and saw this bit of information on an ad posted by Ishibashi. I guess there's still a chance one could get a used instrument shipped out-country from them. I'll be sure to edit my original posting regarding them.
Careful, fellow Wilmingtonian…more than a few TB'ers would take exception to even the suggestion of returning to "the bad, old days".
Maybe Ferris Bueller will go to work there and systematically humiliate thePrincipal CEO in front of the entire company, all while getting his day off.
So…much…WANT!!
They could always add a little stain, like they do on the Aerodyne's rosewood boards. (every now and then, someone mistakes them for ebony)
Hey! Stop abusing my trademark!!
I was noodling around Reverb and saw this bit of information on an ad posted by Ishibashi. I guess there's still a chance one could get a used instrument shipped out-country from them. I'll be sure to edit my original posting regarding them.
Note for instruments containing Rosewood or African Blackwood:
You may have noticed we have started listing instruments made from Rosewood and African Blackwood again. Due to the new 2017 CITES regulations however, trade in these woods has become heavily regulated. Purchases of these instruments will incur an additional waiting period of approximately 2-4 weeks while we apply for individual trading permits for each instrument. Please note that this additional time frame is counted from the date you purchase the instrument as we can not apply for the permit until then. Despite this, there is still a possibility the application will be declined by the Japanese government. In this case we will of course offer a full refund.
You may have noticed we have started listing instruments made from Rosewood and African Blackwood again. Due to the new 2017 CITES regulations however, trade in these woods has become heavily regulated. Purchases of these instruments will incur an additional waiting period of approximately 2-4 weeks while we apply for individual trading permits for each instrument. Please note that this additional time frame is counted from the date you purchase the instrument as we can not apply for the permit until then. Despite this, there is still a possibility the application will be declined by the Japanese government. In this case we will of course offer a full refund.
Careful, fellow Wilmingtonian…more than a few TB'ers would take exception to even the suggestion of returning to "the bad, old days".
Maybe Ferris Bueller will go to work there and systematically humiliate the
So…much…WANT!!
They could always add a little stain, like they do on the Aerodyne's rosewood boards. (every now and then, someone mistakes them for ebony)
Hey! Stop abusing my trademark!!
Fwiw ebony is my favorite sounding fingerboard wood, so the fact that Fender is going that way actually might get a Fender back in the rotation. Pau ferro, in my hands and technique, comes off midway between ebony and rosewood. Doesn't have the snap of maple or the ping of ebony, but isn't overly warm/blurred which rosewood can be - again, to me in my applications. Ymmv
Have your attorney call my attorney. They'll do lunch, and bill us each @ $750/hr
