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drjenney
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Username: drjenney

Post Number: 87
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 3:38 am:   Edit Post

Given that cocobolo is Alembic's "house wood," I'd love to see the factory offer it in a spalted version. Now I don't care much for the spalted stuff I've seen of other woods, but check out the top on this bass: LEJ 6 string Spalted Cocobola. http://www.thelowend.net/thelowend/index.htm
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1070
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 3:42 am:   Edit Post

Looks like sapwood to me, not spalting. Nice enough whatever it's called ...
811952
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Username: 811952

Post Number: 834
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 7:07 am:   Edit Post

I'm with Adriaan. The lighter colored section is sapwood. Beautiful chunk of wood though.

John
bigideas
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Username: bigideas

Post Number: 94
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post

i third that motion.. beautiful, but sapwood. it is interesting that the non-sapwood part has an almost ziricotian (yes i made that word up) feel to it as far as grain overlapping and having dark outlines on certain sections.

(Message edited by bigideas on October 03, 2006)
2400wattman
Advanced Member
Username: 2400wattman

Post Number: 242
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 10:52 am:   Edit Post

I got to play a Lake Placid blue 4 string at a guitar show in Charlotte. These basses are fantastic and sound great. That pre amp is very sensitive,smooth,growly and it's not clacky sounding like some active pre's are. I played through one of their Low End bass pre-amps( they have a desk top and rackmount versions), which has minimal controls and sounds great. Go to the link above for their web site and look for them under amplifiers. Good stuff!
57basstra
Senior Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 409
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 12:40 pm:   Edit Post

I like that a lot.

I appear to be in a 'zircotian' frame of mind.

You are most 'zircotian', sir!

She protested with 'zircotian' emphasis!
lidon2001
Advanced Member
Username: lidon2001

Post Number: 221
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 7:48 am:   Edit Post

A picture of spalted coco:

http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/26979.html
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1682
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 12:26 pm:   Edit Post

Tom:

Why do you think the piece from Hawaii is spalted?

Bill, tgo
lidon2001
Advanced Member
Username: lidon2001

Post Number: 222
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 5:43 pm:   Edit Post

He purchased the wood from www.exoticwoodbrokers.com , and I am still tempted to buy some for my next project.

Why would you assume the wood comes from Hawaii just because he lives there? I live in FL and Amboyna comes from Asia. Did you think I have a tree out back? ;)

T

(Message edited by lidon2001 on October 07, 2006)
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1694
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 8:16 pm:   Edit Post

I meant the piece that is currently in Hawaii, not that the tree grew there. It certainly might just be there on vacation. (I wish I was).

Bill, tgo

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