Has pau ferro fallen from grace?

[SJan3]

Roger Sadowsky recommends pau ferro (a/k/a morado) as an alternative to reosewood.

I'm pretty sure Sadowsky has been using pau Ferro aka: morado for years. It works for them.

 

[SJan3]

I have a 2011 Fender American Standard Jazz Bass and i suspect it's fingerboard is Pao Ferro despite the specs indicating it's rosewood.
It's color is similar to "coffee with cream" with some dark steaks. The surface of is somewhat waxy feeling.
Anyone have any idea if my suspicion is correct? How do I confirm? It doesn't matter, obviously, but I'm curious.

I doubt it and, from my experience, pau Ferro is NOT waxy feeling at all. In fact my MIM Mustang bass' board is very dry feeling. It is pau Ferro. But it's got a striking grain, FWIW.

 

[foal30]

Pau Ferro fingerboard on my 2002 2EQ Fretless Stingray

I have other instruments with Wenge, Maple or Rosewood fingerboards.

It’s not something I could get worked up about but I agree cosmetically one May suit a certain instrument better

 

[Selim]

Are the restrictions on rosewood solely about bringing an instrument into another country with the intent to sell that instrument? Or does it also apply to touring musicians going from country to country with their rosewood fingerboard basses?

 

[Schulte]

Are the restrictions on rosewood solely about bringing an instrument into another country with the intent to sell that instrument? Or does it also apply to touring musicians going from country to country with their rosewood fingerboard basses?

The majority of this thread is ancient by internet tim being from 2017. Rosewoods no longer on the CITES list afaik. CITES is Being Lifted: What This Means for Musicians, Manufacturers and Dealers

even before the laws shifted touring musicians could bring rosewood as long as they had documentation and did not intend to sell/trade the instrument while traveling.

 

[J Wilson]

Personally, as long as whatever wood used is structurally sufficient, not different enough to use in the crafting process to cause problems or a lot of extra steps or costs, and is non-traditional, I'm all for it.

I like different, and instruments that are smartly crafted and work made out of who knows what woods that haven't been previously considered are just fine with me. Besides, on solid color painted instruments, if it's useable, stable, and meets weight targets, I really don't care what's under the paint job.

I always joke I'm waiting for a Squier / Yellawood partnership.

I fail to see why we need to cut Asian or African forests to find a handful of primo logs to mill into wood for expensive guitars. I don't need that and would rather not be part of a process that drives it.

 

[Selim]

The majority of this thread is ancient by internet tim being from 2017. Rosewoods no longer on the CITES list afaik. CITES is Being Lifted: What This Means for Musicians, Manufacturers and Dealers

even before the laws shifted touring musicians could bring rosewood as long as they had documentation and did not intend to sell/trade the instrument while traveling.

Thanks

 

[Gunga Din]

I had an SRV Strat with Pau Ferro and I loved it. Esp its caramel grain!

 

[darren1970]

Have a Pau Ferro board on my Dingwall D-roc Standard 5 string.
First instrument I've had with it.
Feels good, looks nice & plays well

 

[duanev3]

The funny thing is until recently I always thought Pau Ferro was some dude that played Fenders, and didn't know it was a species of wood. I've only been into Fender bass and guitars for about 8 months.... I'm mostly a Gibson guy.

And it wasn't until I was looking for a neck for my jazz bass that I figured out who / what Pau was... lol.