Ever Heard of "Fullerplast"?

[Vibrating G String]

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='902884' date='Jul 23 2010, 02:10 AM']If you took 3 identical basses,one left with the body completely unfinished you would hear a difference.
This happened to me with a Jazz that Bass Doc built for me.I gigged it in its unfinished state for a couple of weeks,then had the body finished.
Unfinished it had a vintage Jazz vibe to it,finished,it seemed brighter/more modern sounding.[/quote]
In a lab setting humans are incapable of comparing tones with just a few minutes in between them let alone days. It's also well documented that we do hear with our eyes, what we see will change what we hear and our expectations will change our perceptions. This is why red guitars are louder.

Try this experiment, play a recorded clip for a musician friend and tell them to pay attention to the tone as you're going to make mods and want their opinion. A week later play the same clip and tell them you put in a new pre amp that a friend is going to market that makes it sound fuller and more vibrant and resonant. Betting even money they will hear it will make you rich in a short time.

[Vibrating G String]

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='902952' date='Jul 23 2010, 03:04 AM']Of course the type of wood does have an influence on the sound (however small), and that may well be significant to a real serious player looking for those small differences.[/quote]
An observation I've made over the years is that claims of night and day differences will get whittled down to subtle differences and nuances as I press for specifics on the tone difference. You can start with "nothing sounds like bubinga" and end up with "bubinga imparts a subtle yet noticeable warmth to the upper mids that will come through with a top end amplifier".

[BigRedX]

[quote name='Prosebass' post='903479' date='Jul 23 2010, 06:48 PM']Corian has always appealed to me as a material that could be good for bodies. Inert, Oil and Acid resistant, won't stain, no expansion or contraction. Bit heavy but a nice bit of milling could reduce that.

[url="http://www.touchtile.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/corian_colours.jpg"]Colours[/url][/quote]

[url="http://www.bas-extravaganza.nl/?page=bassen&BassenID=11"]Corian Bass[/url]

[url="http://www.bas-extravaganza.nl/?page=bassen&BassenID=25"]Plywood Bass[/url]

[url="http://www.ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=160"]Technically this is also a plywood bass[/url]

[OldGit]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='903760' date='Jul 24 2010, 08:32 AM'][url="http://www.ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=160"]Technically this is also a plywood bass[/url][/quote]

"Laminate" when selling, "Plywood" when buying...

[Vibrating G String]

[quote name='OldGit' post='903765' date='Jul 24 2010, 12:41 AM']"Laminate" when selling, "Plywood" when buying...
[/quote]You have learned the secret. Add a few premiums and selects and you can write copy for Bass Player

[Prosebass]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='903760' date='Jul 24 2010, 08:32 AM'][url="http://www.bas-extravaganza.nl/?page=bassen&BassenID=11"]Corian Bass[/url]

[url="http://www.bas-extravaganza.nl/?page=bassen&BassenID=25"]Plywood Bass[/url]

[url="http://www.ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=160"]Technically this is also a plywood bass[/url][/quote]

I should of known you would come up with the goods

Love seeing stuff like this, its very inspiring and so not Fender....(ducks)