Wood Matters Club!!!

[Tonegasm]

That Thumb 5 is stunning!

What pickups are in that?

 

[KsPiNeSh]

That Thumb 5 is stunning!

What pickups are in that?

Joe Bardens - I dig 'em.

 

[JimiLL]

#30 "Agent 86 "
#31 Zolkkow
#32 G Bisson
#33 KsPiNeSh

Now everyone be quiet... someone hasnt been around for a bit and look how nice and peaceful everything is! Watch what you say about anything or the troll will smell it and start dumster diving for trouble...

 

[JimiLL]

Right, because the ash and bubinga corvettes sound SO similar

Dont you know logical evidence clearly has NO place in this argument??

I had a Corvette Std Ash, and a Custom Shop Corvette that was Ash body but a thick Bubinga top.

Yep... they sounded different

 

[ZolkoW]

hi!
I think, Dingwall also uses bubinga as neck material.
I would, too..
(I'we read somewhere, that bubinga is a bit lighter than wenge, so that could help in balance... I would do a long upper horn, though )

Hey fellow Wood Matters club members, I'm thinking about doing a bit of a change up on the tone of one of my basses.

Do any of you have any experience with Bubinga as a neck wood?

I've always liked the look and feel of it but have never seen or played a neck made out of it. My Warwick with a Wenge/Wenge neck and Bubinga body sounds very unique and growly. But this neck will go on an ultralight swampash body.

Also, is it exceptionally heavier than a maple neck would be thus creating potential for neck dive?

Any thoughts or experience with this would be helpful.

 

[GBassNorth]

I have two Bubinga necks w/ Ebony fingerboards, one fretted one fretless. I've put them on several different bodies, one being a light swampash dinky J. The sound with that body is farily bright with a solid low end/fundemental.

However, the Bubinga and Ebony make for a rather heavy neck so balance may be an issue on a light body, even with light tuners.

Here's a picture of my fretless on a Koa body (more mids than on swamp ash):

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OMG thats beautiful!
How great is it that we have a hobby that lets us not only celebrate the unique visual beauty of different spiecies of woods but also its impact on how the instrument feels and how the tones eminating from it sound. I don't have a Koa bass yet but after seeing that one I'm gonna have to start looking.
Thanks to all the club members for the bubinga neck feedback as well. I'm getting closer to taking the bubinga neck plunge. If I do, maybe I'll post some pics. Probably a few months out.

 

[BioDriver]

Dont you know logical evidence clearly has NO place in this argument??

I had a Corvette Std Ash, and a Custom Shop Corvette that was Ash body but a thick Bubinga top.

Yep... they sounded different

Yeah, that's one reason the 2010 Streamer Ltd. sounds so different - that inch thick layer of redwood makes it sound oh so sexy

 

[GBassNorth]

#30 "Agent 86 "
#31 Zolkkow
#32 G Bisson
#33 KsPiNeSh

Now everyone be quiet... someone hasnt been around for a bit and look how nice and peaceful everything is! Watch what you say about anything or the troll will smell it and start dumster diving for trouble...

Glad to see the new additions, welcome to the club and be sure to post some pics of your favorite woods if ya got em!

As for trolls, those are fantasy creatures that only exist to the extent you aknowledge them. I'm beyond aknowleding them and intend to rejoice in the wonderful world of "Wood Matters".

Keep those beautiful pics and first hand experiences with wood tone flowing!

 

[BioDriver]

As for trolls, those are fantasy creatures that only exist to the extent you aknowledge them. I'm beyond aknowleding them and intend to rejoice in the wonderful world of "Wood Matters".

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[seungkoo]

 

[GBassNorth]

More beautiful Koa. I assume the neckthru is a maple/koa stringer with rosewood fb? Those electronics sure look unique as well, what's it sportin under the hood? And how does she sound?

 

[seungkoo]

its actually a bolt on neck. Its not my bass but I saw it on ebay and someone grabbed it for just under $4k.

Its a master built custom shop. Basically a roscoe beck electronics on fancy woods. I bet it sounds killer and not like your traditional roscoe beck fender.

 

[JimiLL]

its actually a bolt on neck. Its not my bass but I saw it on ebay and someone grabbed it for just under $4k.

Its a master built custom shop. Basically a roscoe beck electronics on fancy woods. I bet it sounds killer and not like your traditional roscoe beck fender.

Now thats a fender I would be proud to sling over my shoulder!!

Two of my main players:

Pic of my old Custom Shop Warwick:

 

[Hobobob]

its actually a bolt on neck. Its not my bass but I saw it on ebay and someone grabbed it for just under $4k.

Its a master built custom shop. Basically a roscoe beck electronics on fancy woods. I bet it sounds killer and not like your traditional roscoe beck fender.

There's a six string made of maple and walnut in GC Hollywood with the same construction and electronics. Too bad the whole bass sounds dead, even with the stainless strings on it. Hmm, I wonder why that would be?...... The worst part is that they're asking 7 grand.

 

[GBassNorth]

its actually a bolt on neck. Its not my bass but I saw it on ebay and someone grabbed it for just under $4k.

Its a master built custom shop. Basically a roscoe beck electronics on fancy woods. I bet it sounds killer and not like your traditional roscoe beck fender.

Now thats a fender I would be proud to sling over my shoulder!!

Two of my main players:

Pic of my old Custom Shop Warwick:

I have a thumb bo5 and love it (except for the neck dive) but you guys with the Streamers are killin me. I want to try one of those so bad but there no where to be found in this city and since they come in so many wood and pickup options I don't know which one I'd like best. Looking for a deep talkin, buttery smooth, creamy rich bass. Kind of the opposite of my thumb. Can a Steamer do that? If so, which wood and pickup in the 5 string config gets me closest?

 

[JimiLL]

I have a thumb bo5 and love it (except for the neck dive) but you guys with the Streamers are killin me. I want to try one of those so bad but there no where to be found in this city and since they come in so many wood and pickup options I don't know which one I'd like best. Looking for a deep talkin, buttery smooth, creamy rich bass. Kind of the opposite of my thumb. Can a Steamer do that? If so, which wood and pickup in the 5 string config gets me closest?

I dont think many warwicks are gonna get a "buttery smooth" sound. When you say that description I get the impression of a bass somewhat devoid of midrange presence. Not the first thing that comes to mind with a warwick. Id try something made out of an Alder or mohagany, Humbuckers, Rosewood FB. Im pretty sure a spector would be a good place to start

However from the warwick stable, id suggest a Streamer LX (Ash body) or Possibly an ash corvette, even better if it has soapbars installed

 

[Ric5]

Yes of course wood matters! (I don't need a number)

Try and convince someone who plays a violin, or cello, or standup bass that there is no difference in tone woods.

With electric instruments we can compensate for different wood types but the wood still has tone properties.

Also pre-recorded clips of 2 basses do not prove anything. Those types of comparisons are simply traps. They can be easily skewed to prove anything. The real test is for someone to a/b test the basses with his own hands and his own amp and effects.

 

[Tonegasm]

Yes of course wood matters! (I don't need a number)

Try and convince someone who plays a violin, or cello, or standup bass that there is no difference in tone woods.

With electric instruments we can compensate for different wood types but the wood still has tone properties.

Also pre-recorded clips of 2 basses do not prove anything. Those types of comparisons are simply traps. They can be easily skewed to prove anything. The real test is for someone to a/b test the basses with his own hands and his own amp and effects.

BOOM!

<Initiating internet chest bump>

 

[GBassNorth]

Yes of course wood matters! (I don't need a number)

Try and convince someone who plays a violin, or cello, or standup bass that there is no difference in tone woods.

With electric instruments we can compensate for different wood types but the wood still has tone properties.

Also pre-recorded clips of 2 basses do not prove anything. Those types of comparisons are simply traps. They can be easily skewed to prove anything. The real test is for someone to a/b test the basses with his own hands and his own amp and effects.

Ding, Ding, Ding.....We have a winner!

Your bold statement above is SPOT ON and exactly the point a number of us on this thread have continually been reinforcing. Unfortunately the words "Wood Matters" apparently bring the trolls out of the "woodwork" (pun intended) and gives them a forum to spout their ill logic.

Scientific tests support theories, non-scientific tests support agendas. All attempts I've seen to date that try to prove that wood really has no noticable impact on tone fall into the Agenda category. Unfortunately offers to help critique testing criteria or even to help set up real tests have been completely ignored by those with an agenda. Oh well, moving on.

I've never had the pleasure of owning a Ric but have played a few and can say from first hand experience that not only do the electronics on those monsters deliver a unique sound but the wood also plays a big part in the tone as do a host of other things. To claim wood really makes no big deal on the sound of a bass is like saying spices dont make any big deal in cooking.

Now, number or not - we'd like to see some Pics of the Rics!

 

[BioDriver]

Yes of course wood matters! (I don't need a number)

Try and convince someone who plays a violin, or cello, or standup bass that there is no difference in tone woods.

With electric instruments we can compensate for different wood types but the wood still has tone properties.

Also pre-recorded clips of 2 basses do not prove anything. Those types of comparisons are simply traps. They can be easily skewed to prove anything. The real test is for someone to a/b test the basses with his own hands and his own amp and effects.