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Post by stuka on Apr 15, 2006 12:25:14 GMT -6
im looking at differant basses and dont really know the differance between woods. right now ive got my eye on a bc rich platinum mockingbird, ive seen two made of differant woods. ones agathis and the others mahagony. is there a huge differance between these?
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Autumn
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Post by Autumn on Apr 15, 2006 12:35:57 GMT -6
i've never played on a bass made of agathis, i've heard it looks like plywood though. however, different wood's will sound different, it really depends on how different agathis is from mahagony. the harder woods have a brighter, sharper tone to them. they're woods like Hard Maple (or Rock Maple), Walnut, Ebony, Wenge, Koa, Paduak and Rosewood. the softer woods have more mellow, warmer tones and have good resonant qualities i believe. soft woods are woods like Alder, Basswood and Swamp Ash. i'd play both and see what you prefer the tone of.
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Post by stuka on Apr 20, 2006 8:45:44 GMT -6
hmm, i would try both except it takes a miracle for a bassist to get their hands on a bc rich up here. ill keep looking though, thanks autumn
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Post by Autumn on Apr 20, 2006 9:07:58 GMT -6
no worries. when i was searching for my warwick i called up loads of shops to ask about woods and what sounds they gave, it gave me a fairly good idea although playing one is a very different experience obviously. you could try that. make sure you do call up loads though so you get an overall idea.
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Post by stuka on Apr 23, 2006 6:34:41 GMT -6
thats a good idea, ill do that. whats your warwick made out of?
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Post by Autumn on Apr 23, 2006 6:49:50 GMT -6
the body is ovangkol with a wenge fingerboard. this is the best pic i can find at the mo to show you what it looks like. mine's the 4string
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Post by MorbidGuitar on May 22, 2006 11:27:54 GMT -6
so you mean you cant just use a peice of chipboard from behind the shed?
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Post by Autumn on May 22, 2006 12:24:16 GMT -6
you been smoking the whacky baccy again?
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Post by MorbidGuitar on May 22, 2006 14:41:23 GMT -6
who told you hahaha
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Post by switchrider2 on Jun 18, 2006 0:07:27 GMT -6
thats what mines made out of...... no wonder i suck:(
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Post by MorbidGuitar on Jun 18, 2006 0:10:17 GMT -6
we got some lessons to catch up on heh bring your bass when you come down here this week
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Post by switchrider2 on Jun 18, 2006 0:13:46 GMT -6
ok, we'll see..... my shoulder is still super tweaked out from the race...
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