Light Buckeye will have between 60-90% light colored wood.įlame Koa pictured on a Series II bass. Once it dries, the fungus isĪrrested and it won't decay any more. Is the native color of the wood, with the darker stain produced by a fungus. Light Buckeye Burl pictured on a custom Signature Standard bass. Madrone Burl looks similar to Burl Maple, but is less yellowĪnd typically has a consistent density of figure. Dense enough to bouce the highsīack to the string, but not overpoweringly bright.
Madrone Burl pictured on a fretless Rogue bass. Produces a focused tone with excellent support for both highs and lows. Just as dense as the darker varieties that are more familiar, Pale Moon Ebony This wood rarely comes along in widthsĪdequate to make a bookmatched top, and we've got just enough for for more instruments. Pale Moon Ebony pictured on a Rogue bass. Any spalted wood will be less dense than in non-spalted form, so extreme highs will not Have flame figuring before they are spalted. We strive to find examples of this wood that Spalted Maple pictured on a Series II guitar. It takes longer, it's harder, and it costs more to do it that way, but it's worth it. When we finish Burl Maple, or any burl wood, the voids are filled with the actual polyesterįinish, and not a wood filler.
Includes some spalting (dark lines caused by a fungus). Usually a darker color than other maples, Burl Maple sometimes Each "quilt" is deeply incised and looksģ-dimensional, with sizes ranging from small coins to large capsules that span the entire width of the body.īurl Maple pictured on an Excel bass. It has the same tonal characteristicsĪs 3A Quilt, but the figuring is much more intense and covers at least 95% of the face. The figuring covers at least 75% of the face.ĥA Quilted Maple pictured on a custom Series II 7-string bass.
With a distinctive "shimmer" to the decaying sound. Noted are for Alembic instruments, other makers may have differing results depending on technique and theģA Quilted Maple pictured on a Signature Standard bass. Neck through construction will isolate the influence of the top wood more than a set neck does. Hear, the better you will get at hearing. Some are more obvious than others, almostĮveryone can hear the warmth of Koa or the complex bright and dark tone of Coco Bolo. Like you, we only want theīeauty, each of these woods contributes something different to the sound. To find superlative examples we must sort through large amounts of wood. There is some rarity in these woods in that Premium woods for your custom built guitar or bass. For something a little special, you can select one of these
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