Natural Wood Basses

[ChristIsKing]

The older I get the more I find myself departing from the traditional painted basses and being drawn more to the natural wood basses.

There's something about an unpainted bass that uses a really exotic wood with high grade top.

Anyways, having said all of this, I'd love to see photos of the best looking "natural wood" (unpainted) basses you guys have come across.

 

[4SG]

Like, say, my '77 koa Travis Bean?

 

[ChristIsKing]

Like, say, my '77 koa Travis Bean?
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Too cool! I love the headstock too. It appears as if the neck is alloy or metal? Is that the case?

 

[mikeoso]

 

[pingvuiini]

 

[MD]

Thread 'Show me your wood!'

Aug 21, 2015

Just for fun, post a photo or two of your open grained or wood stained bass (no painted or otherwise solid colored basses).

In other words, lets see that grain!
Stained is fine, so long as your bass shows the grain.
I just want to see who else is owning sexy woody basses.

Here's mine! (sans strap-locks)

2002 Thumb Bolt-on 5-string
Ovangkol body/neck
Wenge fretboard

(refinished with mahogany and ebony stain; first one then the other; light poly coat on body only).

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[Hundred proof]

Koa top ,mahogany body … wenge neck

 

[ChristIsKing]

Thread 'Show me your wood!'

Aug 21, 2015

Just for fun, post a photo or two of your open grained or wood stained bass (no painted or otherwise solid colored basses).

In other words, lets see that grain!
Stained is fine, so long as your bass shows the grain.
I just want to see who else is owning sexy woody basses.

Here's mine! (sans strap-locks)

2002 Thumb Bolt-on 5-string
Ovangkol body/neck
Wenge fretboard

(refinished with mahogany and ebony stain; first one then the other; light poly coat on body only).

• Vlad5
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• Forum: Basses [BG]

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Didn't know that thread existed, going to check it out now!

 

[klattman]

Clear coated padauk. Neck and fretboard is unfinished padauk.

 

[Church-Bass]

Flame maple 2004 Yamaha TRB6PII

 

[JRA]

maple/maple neck, paulownia body:

 

[pingvuiini]

 

[JParsons]

Natural Ash is my favourite.

 

[ChristIsKing]

Natural Ash is my favourite.

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That's an amazing looking bass!

 

[westrock]

2007 Pedulla Thunderbass

 

[JParsons]

That's an amazing looking bass!

Thank you! I made it myself

 

[ctmullins]

I have a bunch! Mostly because I’m lazy, and it’s much easier to just do wipe-on clearcoat (Tru-Oil or poly) than try to actually paint something…

One of my most recent - zebrawood and walnut.

Black Korina is really nice too.

 

[Thumpin6string]

My fretless and fretted 6ers that I built.

 

[funkinbottom]

 

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