Snork Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 heard its a very high density heavy wood. I see mad cheap deals on ebay. what do you guys thing, sound wise as opposed to something like german sitka spruce? Quote
Drak Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 It's much more like Maple than Spruce, that's for sure! It would be almost on the other end of the tone/weight/density spectrum from Spruce, which is light, airy, resonant, and soft. Quote
Snork Posted November 19, 2003 Author Report Posted November 19, 2003 yeah but would it sound good as a solid body? and would you recommend it for a neck? or only maple? Quote
westhemann Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 bubinga is widely used among custom builders.i am sure it would sound good. Quote
krazyderek Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 supposed to sound "louder" then maple as a body.... so i assume the mid's and high's are just boosted, i have bubinga in mind for a project but i'm still trying to find a good 1" peice figured peice for a 1 peice top, but most are like 60-80$ it's not the cheapest stuff around Quote
DannoG Posted November 20, 2003 Report Posted November 20, 2003 A solid body of bubinga would be real heavy and a neck that didn't have a fairly heavy body to go with it might be unbalanced. The bubinga top sounds cool. Over Alder or Poplar? Quote
ryeisnotcool2 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Posted November 20, 2003 yeah bubinga is a beutiful wood! im currently building a mahogany body with a three piece bubinga top that has a 1/8 strip of canary wood in the jionts and ar aligned with the neck so there kinda like racing stripes. it looks great! the neck is a three piece lam. that is canary in the center and another white figured exotic on the outsides,im not sure what it is. but bubinga is a very popular wood. Quote
Snork Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Posted November 20, 2003 what about a glued in bubinga neck with a bubinga 2 piece body? Quote
westhemann Posted November 20, 2003 Report Posted November 20, 2003 what about a glued in bubinga neck with a bubinga 2 piece body? if you don't mind it heavy...go ahead Quote
krazyderek Posted November 20, 2003 Report Posted November 20, 2003 what about a glued in bubinga neck with a bubinga 2 piece body? an andvill with strings and a strap eh? ya, that might be a touch on the heavy side, course basswood has a specific grativty of 0.37, alder 0.41, mahogany 0.45, maple 0.63, and bubinga 0.71, so it doesn't seem to be a great deal heavier then maple, compared to ebony 0.82, or a jatoba body @ 0.91 thanks ramparts Quote
Snork Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Posted November 20, 2003 yeah but how does it sound? Quote
westhemann Posted November 20, 2003 Report Posted November 20, 2003 heck,noone really know.all bubinga,who has ever played one.just give it a shot Quote
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted November 20, 2003 Report Posted November 20, 2003 Warwick basses are all bubinga. It kinda smells like creamy vanilla...at least to me. I recently build a bass (had to rush, too ) but I put it on Mahogany, and the tome....OMG!!! sustain, balance, weight for days. I like it. The warwicks are quite balanced too. Quote
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