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Alembic products => Showcase => Epic Basses => Topic started by: marktime on August 18, 2013, 04:12:33 PM

Title: 96 Epic
Post by: marktime on August 18, 2013, 04:12:33 PM

Recently purchased this and am interested as to the top wood used.  Have any indication from
Bocote to Wenge ?  SN# 96W9644  Any thoughts?(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/171906.jpg)

Title: 96 Epic
Post by: tbrannon on August 18, 2013, 06:52:57 PM

Looks like Bocate for the top to me.  The body wood is typically going to be Mahogany, and that color seems to jive with that.  Wenge tends to be a fair bit darker.  
 
Love the top on your bass.  Epic's aren't normally my favorite body style, but that top wood really works well with the body shape.  
 
Enjoy it!

Title: 96 Epic
Post by: artswork99 on August 19, 2013, 07:48:32 AM

Hi Judd and welcome to the forum.  Congratulations on your recent Epic acquisition. There is an area here on the forum for  where you may start a thread requesting the build information. Best, Art

Title: 96 Epic
Post by: jazzyvee on August 19, 2013, 11:31:34 AM

I'd go with bocate too as it looks similar to the top on my bocage bass.  
 
Jazzyvee

Title: 96 Epic
Post by: jazzyvee on August 19, 2013, 11:32:27 AM

I'd go with bocate too as it looks similar to the top on my bass.  
 
Jazzyvee