itu Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 https://www.wood-database.com/redheart/ The bass is Modulus Genesis 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Wenge for the incredible grain. I’ve swallowed my principles and picked up a German Sadowsky Metroline (astonishing - build quality is easily NYC-level or Fender custom shop) and the Pau Ferro board is incredible - very 3D. I’ve always found plain ebony boards to be incredibly dull - and I’m no fan of coffee table basses anymore, but I spend a reasonable time looking at the fretboard so it’s nice if it looks interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, itu said: https://www.wood-database.com/redheart/ The bass is Modulus Genesis 5. Reads like it is a super wood, availaible 1/1000000. Seams like it's very special and specific. Your choice, seems like You don't miss. Edited May 30, 2022 by nilorius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 22 minutes ago, nilorius said: Just a moment, i have never heard of chakte kok. What's so special in it ? It's not black..! Savage woods ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: It's not black..! Dark. To be more specific. Sans fretboard markers, another thing I do like. Maple and dots - no way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 Any way, pau ferro is good, too. It's not black, but it's durable and good sounding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I used to prefer an ebony or resin board for fretless but now I've gone back to rosewood as my favourite. My latest custom bass has a slab rosewood board which is extended up to the neck pickup as a finger ramp. It could be just auto-suggestion but the TI flats feel more 'buttery' to play on the rosewood compared to my resin and ebony fitted basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Depends on the body colour of the bass. As long as it is not covered in lacquer I’m not that fussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I'm another ebony board lover, I've got two with ebony boards, one with rosewood ('62 AVRI P so fair enough) and one with Padouk, the Maruszczyk Hellwood, so that's allowed not to be black (but most of the rest of the bass is though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 All maple was great on my MM Sr5. Partial maple on the Cellar V neckthrough reinforced with carbon rods. Rosewood on the Spector, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belka Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I used to like rosewood and ebony, and still do like ebony for fretless, but for fretted I seem to favour harder rosewoods (Amazon, Brazilian), and maple and pau ferro. To me they just seem to give the sound more grit and cut through a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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