Author Topic: Is the topwood coco or bocate??? (Read 250 times)

quadrogong · « **on:** September 08, 2006, 11:06:20 PM »

Seller suspects it's cocobolo,not sure though,showed the picture around,and now we all agreeit's bocate,or maybe flatsawn coco,we got one or 2 wenges even.
serial # is 97w10627 if i read the pic right.
can the kind folks at alembic help out?

lbpesq · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2006, 09:20:24 AM »

Kevin:

Congrats on a beautiful axe! Looks like Bocate to me, but what do I know? If you want info, you should go to the Owning an Alembic section, click on Serial Number / History Requests and start a thread there. Mica or Valentino will usually post the info within a few days. Meanwhile, enjoy the bass (I'm sure you will!)

Bill, the guitar one

s_wood · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2006, 09:57:12 AM »

Looks like bocate to me. It's beautiful whatever it is.

jseitang · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2006, 11:43:01 AM »

ditto on that... bocate.

jacko · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2006, 07:19:02 PM »

Definitely Brown;-)

graeme

the_8_string_king · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2006, 12:11:08 AM »

It's Bocate.

georgie_boy · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2006, 03:43:02 AM »

You are both wrong. I think it's beautiful
G

essenceman · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2006, 03:58:05 AM »

If it's any help my Essence has a bocate top.
Here's the link

http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/8362.html?1088470749

Whatever the top is, it's still a beautiful bass.

FC Bass · « **Reply #8 on:** September 14, 2006, 04:32:33 AM »

I'm not sure about mine also...
Edwin van Huik told me the top wood is Coco Bolo, but it also looks a lot like Bocate:

I did a history request through PM, no answer yet.

rockbassist · « **Reply #9 on:** September 14, 2006, 08:37:15 AM »

It looks exactly like my Epic. I emailed the serial number to Alembic and was told it was walnut.

mica · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:58:20 AM »

If I were guessing, I'd say both the basses pictured here were Bocate. Most woods have a wide range of figuring they can exhibit. It's easy to confuse Bocate and Coco Bolo, but Bocate always seems to have a more yellow or green cast to the color.

Flip, is this the one without a serial number?

bassman10096 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:02:54 AM »

Light does different things to some cocobolos and there are a lot of color variations, even within the same piece.

FC Bass · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:39:47 AM »

Mica: Yes this is the one, I can see something like a 4 and a 7 when I look at a certain angle. I think the number got lost when the bass was refretted (done by the prev. owner)
This picture is also in the html document. If you lost the link please let me know, it's still online.

Thanx,
Flip

mica · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2006, 12:13:09 PM »

I haven't lost it of course. As as explained to you, cross referencing the work order number is a tedious task. I've already spend 2 hours combing through files to try and identify the bass. Still don't know who your bass is exactly. Hope to find out someday.

FC Bass · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2006, 12:21:01 PM »

Thanks! And there's no hurry, someday I will compensate for the lost hours and order myself a highly customized Elan. I'm sure about one thing, it will be a FC!