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When Buying New Would This Influence You?

#41
I have a bit of a soft spot for trabens. I remember playing one about 6 years ago and i just couldn't get over the bridge(i was 15....i still though a B.C. Rich Warlock was cool)

I think the trabens have aged a bit better than the warlock:)

The wood looks ace as well. Sadly im not into ash.But id definitely try one out given the chance.

Not that id get the chance to try one again because i live in Ireland and this country gives you about as much choice as a €5 hooker.
 
#43
whether the wood is endangered doesn't particularly impact my buying decision for guitars. i have a traben neo ltd in spalted maple and a koa sg. although i think koa impacts the sg more than the spalted maple impacting the traben, but it could be because the neo has a friggin large bridge and being active whereas the sg doesn't have either. that's my two-cents.
 
#44
Being a one-man environmental wrecking crew, it would never occur to me to even think about environmental considerations when buying a bass. If the wood is nice, I'll take it. Even if you have to shake a half dozen koala's and a spotted owl out of the tree to make it.
 
#45
Snakeman1066 said:
funny thing is in the U.S. it is considred an invasive species!
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While the Paulownia tree and its wood may have a lot of good qualities, when you take a tree from China & starting planting it around the world you are taking a huge ecological risk. The Royal Paulownia tree has been widely planted, mostly as an ornamental, in the eastern US for many years. Over time this tree has escaped cultivation and has invaded nearby fields & woodlands. Because of its prolific flowering and ability to sprout from the roots, this tree is able to spread rapidly and is difficult to kill. As it invades these new areas, it crowds out native vegetation. Some of that native vegetation may in fact already be endangered or threatened. Now you just made that situation worse!

Paulownia may indeed be a great species. But not when it is grown in the US. Here it is an ecological disaster in progress. It and many other invasive plants are contributing to a serious decline in native species diversity. If you consider yourself a "tree-hugger", it is important to understand that invasive plants are threatening the very trees that you love so much.

Dennis
 
#46
smcd said:
Being a one-man environmental wrecking crew, it would never occur to me to even think about environmental considerations when buying a bass. If the wood is nice, I'll take it. Even if you have to shake a half dozen koala's and a spotted owl out of the tree to make it.
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Our grandchildren thank you..........not:rollno:
 
#48
do you feel a twinge of guilt when looking at or buying basses made from Mahogony, Teak, Walnut, Cherry, Ebony and even Rosewood as they are all listed as Endangered, Threatened and/or a Vulnerable Tree Species Traded Internationally?

no i don't...especially if the bass sounds good...but i'm not a tree hugger either!
 
#49
Sleep well knowing you are doing a good deed by buying basses that leave a smaller footprint, and are Wife approved :laugh:

Very interesting, as i didn't know about Paulawina wood before this. I buy almost everything used, so as long as it doesn't come with bedbugs or somebody's obvious funk on it, I sleep pretty well too :thumbsup:

Congrats on your new bass! Enjoy. Looking forward to reading the sound report :cool: Cheers
 
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eldoryder said:
Congrats on awakening an eight-year-old zombie thread! For the record, I fully support using sustainable wood in our instruments. But then, I mostly buy used, so what's my opinion worth?
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Ha, 'twasn't me :laugh: it showed up under new posts cuz of the post before mine ^^^^ Anyway, very informative ... I'm extra surprised I still have not heard of this wood since the OP was that long ago. I know quite a few tree huggers, but none that of them that play stringed instruments (or can afford that option), I reckon
 
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#52
Do they make left handed, 34" scale Hollow body basses out of it? No? Then, since that's all I need to complete my herd; no, it wouldn't influence me at all. I very seldom have the opportunity to buy new, anyway; but, maybe that's a good thing. Nobody's cutting down a new tree - of any kind - for my "new" bass. And, remember..
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eldoryder said:
Congrats on awakening an eight-year-old zombie thread! For the record, I fully support using sustainable wood in our instruments. But then, I mostly buy used, so what's my opinion worth?
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It's all my fault...there was a discussion about traben basses in another thread...and instead of re-typing all the info....i supplied a link....

but considering the Gibson raid and the current CITES regulations...i would say the thread has a bit of merit...as future generations are going to need new wood sources...

besides the Asians makes tons of furniture from this stuff...
 
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Snakeman1066 said:
It's all my fault...there was a discussion about traben basses in another thread...and instead of re-typing all the info....i supplied a link....

but considering the Gibson raid and the current CITES regulations...i would say the thread has a bit of merit...as future generations are going to need new wood sources...

besides the Asians makes tons of furniture from this stuff...
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This thread is excused for good edumakaashunal porpoises :thumbsup: that's worth reviving.

Perhaps someone might start a new thread regarding it's merits, that possibly even links this one :)
 
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