I like walnut best when it's dark and chocolate-like.
Agreed. And also, love single cuts
My former Clement with a Claro walnut top:
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I like walnut best when it's dark and chocolate-like.
Agreed. And also, love single cuts
This one is a cheat. I had Pat Wilkins stain a natural bass uke to look like a walnut Rickenbacker, it was dubbed a Ukenbacker by one of the members here.
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Ah ok. I was gonna say, I've been around a long time and I've never seen that.Actually Rickenbacker makes 4 string basses ...
I convert them into 5 string basses.
4 to 5 bass conversion
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Me too man, all my custom basses and rifles have walnut tops and stocksI like walnut everything...
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Yeah man, count me in. Walnut is a great tonewood too, it's nice and crisp, has great fundamentals In all registers, and ya know, is pretty. And yes, thank you all for posting, some serious eye lust going on hereI just want to say thank you to all who have contributed here, there is a great love within me for Walnut, one of my favorite woods to look at, it evokes happyness.
Keep all the wonderful Walnut basses coming! You all rock so much, and contribute so much to my GAS pains. Really glad to be back after being gone for awhile... this thread was made for me, I swear. Haha is there a "Walnut lovers group?" Because mmm mmm good.
Haha
-Benny
That thing is sweet.I made an Electric Upright Bass with a Walnut body!
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One single piece of walnut with a French polish finish.