Author Topic: Bloodwood? (Read 375 times)

altgrendel · « **on:** December 17, 2010, 08:12:13 AM »

Anyone ever order bloodwood as the main part of the neck on their bass? Curious as to what the results were.

Or if anyone just wants to provide opinions...

edwin · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2010, 08:22:05 PM »

I have a David King fretless 5 with a bloodwood fingerboard. It's been great. The neck is mahogany and the sound is perfect.

mica · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2010, 06:17:53 PM »

I don't think we've used it before. I've never seen one first hand, and I've never run across it (or Satine as it is also called) as a neck wood in the instrument files, but I haven't read every file.

As a main neck wood, I would think it to be rather heavy. I know, weird to hear me comment about a heavy guitar. From density alone, it should give a good bright sound. The structure of the wood may enhance other aspects of the sound, but you'd have to make 2 similar instruments with that one variable changed to try to start learning what it really does, and if the trade off of added weight is worth it.

eddieg · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2011, 09:47:24 AM »

Hey Guys: Blood wood is a very sturdy wood to use as a support strip because of it's density. It would be heavy as a main neck wood though! It's real close to ebony on the janka scale for density.

Hey guys : I have a project in the works that requires another opinion? what kind of tone would the combination of 100 year old curley cherry top and bottom and a vermillion core produce. Off the top of your heads?

Thoughts???

Peace. See ya down range !

EddieG