Actually, pine wood bass body is almost done. made from three pieces of 2x6 glued up, and cut in the shape of a Fender Jazz. we shall see.
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pine-wood bass body is go.
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OK, that's two. Has anyone else ever made a bass out of pine? And why?
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I'd have reservations on pine, for many of the reasons already posted. Hope it turns out for you though.
As an entomologist, I quite enjoyed that
As an entomologist, I quite enjoyed that
Some years ago I had a Warwick Streamer Standard that was made from something they call Carolena wood, which is actually a pine. Aside from being terribly easy to ding, this particular bass had virtually no real bottom end, even when eq'd through the amp. It was my impression that the wood just absorbed low frequencies in a way that hard woods do not. It would not be my first choice for a bass body.
Pine is really really bright. The only other instance of an instrument that used it were the telecasters of the early 50's. It's light and easy to dent so be careful.
If I am not mistaken, I read in BP years ago about the Parker Fly bass using pine. At the very least, they were researching it, not sure it it was a prototype. They were going to use pine in conjunction with a hard outer finish to produce a super-lightweight instrument.
I have a "Less Paul" bass ("Less" meaning "cheap" or less money) that is in the planning stages.
It's going to be a walnut neck thru using walnut from a 100 yr old pipe organ with pine body wings. The pine will be a "cowboy wood" top glued up to 2x4's with walnut stringers between the pine pieces.
Why?.... why the hell not?
It's going to be a walnut neck thru using walnut from a 100 yr old pipe organ with pine body wings. The pine will be a "cowboy wood" top glued up to 2x4's with walnut stringers between the pine pieces.
Why?.... why the hell not?
