What wood essence is this?

[InstantEctobass]

Hey there!

Just a quick thread with a question for the eagle eyes of the Talkbass forums!

Could you name that wood with just that single picture?
Thanks and cheers

 

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[Lo-E]

Not loading for me, either.

 

[InstantEctobass]

@bholder and now? cheers

 

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ok pic loads, but I can't tell the wood type sorry.

 

[Durham52]

Is it very light weight? possibly Paulownia? It's pretty hard to tell from such a small piece to look at, but given the extra largish hole in the neck pocket, (common with lower priced, often Asian made bodies) the wood is probably something fairly cheap. Another possibility is Basswood, though it's often fairly bland and featureless.

Given this is Talkbass, I'm sure someone will come along and give a categorical identification it fairly soon.

 

[T_Bone_TL]

Looks a lot like Luan, but Luan isn't an actual species, more a group of similar-looking woods that luan plywood is made from, AIUI.

 

[Beej]

The slightly tan colouration, ray flecking on the side wall of the pocket at the top, combined with the deep flatsawn grain on the neck pocket floor make me think of asian hardwoods. It's hard to tell such things of course - is there more detail about the instrument that can help narrow it down?

 

[Lo-E]

The slightly tan colouration, ray flecking on the side wall of the pocket at the top, combined with the deep flatsawn grain on the neck pocket floor make me think of asian hardwoods.

Yup. Me, too. Asian Mystery Wood.

 

[Koog]

Keeping it simple, it may be Alder or Basswood. But that's just a SWAG on my part.

Koog

 

[Honkey tonk]

Mahogany Mixups: the Lowdown | The Wood Database

My guess is sapele ?

 

[Topkat13]

Not looking at the neck pocket I would guess black wood.

 

[WestyBassBob]

It looks like Ash, but not quite. I agree with those who say it's a mystery Asian wood. Perhaps one of the many species sold as "mahogany".

 

[Freekmagnet]

I'm going to go with Asian Mystery Wood.

 

[mikewalker]

Is it very light weight? possibly Paulownia? It's pretty hard to tell from such a small piece to look at, but given the extra largish hole in the neck pocket, (common with lower priced, often Asian made bodies) the wood is probably something fairly cheap. Another possibility is Basswood, though it's often fairly bland and featureless.

Given this is Talkbass, I'm sure someone will come along and give a categorical identification it fairly soon.

I've used some very similar-looking 'plain' Paulownia, though some of it is streaky like basswood or poplar (see Special Edition Build-Off: RePsycheldelic'd Starcaster )

 

[bluzdoctor]

I would need to sniff it. Could you post a whiff?

 

[Lo-E]

Mahogany Mixups: the Lowdown | The Wood Database

That is a super-useful link!

 

[BarfanyShart]

Easy, if that's a bass, then it's Basswood. As far as I know, basses have never been made of anything else.

 

[Bruce Johnson]

Yep, Asian Mystery Wood (I think that may be a species) in the sub-species of Kinda Like Mahogany. The grain and color look close to mahogany.

 

[NobodyImportant]

What on Earth are you talking about, “wood essence”? The smell of your wood, or possibly this:

I’m guessing replacing “essence” with “species” or “type” is what your attempting to convey…