What woods

[KERMITNT]

If you could built your dream bass what woods will you choose to use?

Neck Fingerboard Body ?

Edited December 27, 2010 by KERMITNT

[Pete Academy]

When I first ordered my Tobias Classic 5 I chose quilted maple, which has always been my favourite wood. They didn't have one, so they sent one with a lacewood top, was which really extraordinary, like lizard skin.

I'm always preferred rosewood fingerboards but I'm becoming a fan of maple.

[Grand Wazoo]

I am not a fan of boutique basses made out of burled exotic woods.

I tend to favour swamp ash or mahogany for the body, a solid maple neck & maple fingerboard does me nice, and none of that birds eye, or roasted tiger striped malarky either, thankyouverymuch!

Let's get real, is what I say

[Cat Burrito]

I don't have a strong preference, it depends on the vibe of the finished bass. I used to insist on maple fretboards until about 7yrs ago. Now most of my basses are rosewood boards but I still have a lot of fun with the maple fretboarded ones I've still got. Equally I've had everything from Ash to Alder to Basswood bodies and it really depends on the individual bass.

[pedulla7272]

My dream bass will have Buckeye burl or Koa over Mahogany body, Pao-fero fingerboard with Maple/Wenge neck. Matching wood p/u covers, knobs and faceplate.

[Kiwi]

Graphite neck, soft but rigid body wood (not sure of the wood yet, could be mahogany, bubinga, ovangkol or soft maple), fingerboard material would depend on the body wood but should be something warm sounding like rosewood.

[Vibrating G String]

Bubinga is very hard.

My favs would be maple neck, pau ferro fingerboard and poplar body.

Edited December 28, 2010 by Vibrating G String

[Lfalex v1.1]

Graphite neck-through
Zebrano over Mahogany or Walnut core
If not a phenolic board, then ebony would be nice, even with frets.

[Kiwi]

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1070735' date='Dec 28 2010, 07:47 AM']Bubinga is very hard.

My favs would be maple neck, pau ferro fingerboard and poplar body.[/quote]
poplar, ash and alder were used interchangably on Stingrays in the 80s

[JimBobTTD]

The same as on my Ibanez SR1205 - maple and wenge through-neck, mahogany body wings with maple caps. Rosewood fingerboard, although I would choose ebony if it were to be a fretless 5. Nice.

[Adrenochrome]

Basswood, lucite, anything like that

[yorick]

Mahogany body, maple/walnut stringer thru neck with graphite reinforcement, ebony board.

[JTUK]

I don't think it is as easy as just sticking nice woods together..the luthier should know which ones work really well.

You don't want to be investing £1000's on an iffy combination of core woods or even facings..

There is a reason why certain woods show up again and again..and they are tried and tested.
£3000 to be a guinea pig..???? and that is why most are active as well