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HELP! Can't decide on body wood (pick the one you like!)

Which wood / option to choose:

  • All mahogany solid body

    Votes: 11 22.9%

  • Semi-hollow mahogany body with flamed maple top and sound holes

    Votes: 23 47.9%

  • Same as option 2, but with a kind of laminated center (maple, wenge and mahogany)

    Votes: 14 29.2%
  • Total voters
    48
roberthabraken

roberthabraken

Jan 8, 2009
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The Netherlands
#1
I'm at the part of sourcing wood for my current build, but I still cannot decide which option to go for.. I am thinking about this for a week or two and I need some help with this decision :hyper:.

I made a nice mock-up to go with the poll:

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Tell me what you think!
 
#3
Thanks! Seems there's a favorite among those options.. at first, I liked the 3rd one the most, but I guess I'm changing my mind.. the 2nd one is a bit cleaner and the maple shows better. Still not made up my mind, but I soon will (going to order the wood in a few days).
 
#6
Mahogany sounds awesome, but im building a solid one at the moment and it's damn heavy.
Personally I wouldnt take on a semi-hollow guitar, however it does look awesome (and i suck with a router!)
But go for what you want, because at the end of the day, you want a bass that your satisfied and proud of.
Otherwise, whats the point in making it?
 
#9
Fudgester said:
Mahogany sounds awesome, but im building a solid one at the moment and it's damn heavy.
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Yeah, good one there, I guess that's another vote for the semi-hollow options.

Fudgester said:
But go for what you want, because at the end of the day, you want a bass that your satisfied and proud of. Otherwise, whats the point in making it?
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Good point again :smug:

Fudgester said:
BTW, how did you do the mock ups? They look kinda awesome.
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Photoshop.. scanned drawings with masks of wood and parts found on the internet.. (I've got many years of Photoshop experience as a software engineer.. and this are only mock-ups :D)
 
#12
Fudgester said:
Damn, I suck at using photoshop (but I have it and never use it for some reason... don't ask..)
But your right on the semi-hollow option, but how will you make it.
You've inspired me for another build already :P
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That's always a good thing isn't it?

I'll go for the semi-hollow option and not a hollow bodied one. So I will route a cavity into the lower body part and a soundhole in the top and then glue things together..
 
#18
Nice :)... what kind of pickup? That's one thing I haven't figured out, I've got two J-pickups and know the dimensions of it, but how do you determine the cavity for it?

Btw: Stewmac sells routed pickup templates, but I don't feel like ordering those because I live in the Netherlands and for such a small product I find it a bit too expensive.
 
#19
Musicman (copy, im on a tight budget!)
which is annoying because i was thinking of splitting it.
And maybe later a p-bass pickup?
Yeah i live in england, but i just made my own template out of 3mm mdf (ply works better) and just drill a hole, and put the scroll saw blade through it.
I actually chose the humbucker because i though it would be easy to rout.
Im really lazy :P
 

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