| Author | Message | ||
| altgrendel
Intermediate Member Username: altgrendel Post Number: 125 Registered: 5-2008 |
Anyone ever order bloodwood as the main part of the neck on their bass? Curious as to what the results were. Or if anyone just wants to provide opinions... | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 818 Registered: 5-2002 |
I have a David King fretless 5 with a bloodwood fingerboard. It's been great. The neck is mahogany and the sound is perfect. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7112 Registered: 6-2000 |
I don't think we've used it before. I've never seen one first hand, and I've never run across it (or Satine as it is also called) as a neck wood in the instrument files, but I haven't read every file. As a main neck wood, I would think it to be rather heavy. I know, weird to hear me comment about a heavy guitar. From density alone, it should give a good bright sound. The structure of the wood may enhance other aspects of the sound, but you'd have to make 2 similar instruments with that one variable changed to try to start learning what it really does, and if the trade off of added weight is worth it. | ||
| eddieg
Junior Username: eddieg Post Number: 27 Registered: 11-2010 |
Hey Guys: Blood wood is a very sturdy wood to use as a support strip because of it's density. It would be heavy as a main neck wood though! It's real close to ebony on the janka scale for density. Hey guys : I have a project in the works that requires another opinion? what kind of tone would the combination of 100 year old curley cherry top and bottom and a vermillion core produce. Off the top of your heads???? Thoughts??? Peace. See ya down range ! EddieG |
