john Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Hi all, LONG time since I last posted, but im back I`m currently rebuilding a Bass I made many years ago, my first in fact. I still have no idea what one of the woods(the dark wood) I used actually is, Any ideas from the pics below? The colour is really rich and goes from a Brown to a Deep reddish brown depending on the lighting conditions. Some really nice figuring too but I couldn't capture it properly on camera. It is very dense, little heavy and close grained. Very nice to work with, machines very well. the loaded body weighs in at a touch over 3kg. I had originally thought it was a curly mahogany of sorts but couldn't be sure, It is way way darker than any other African mahogany I have used anyway. Any help appreciated, John. Edited February 7, 2014 by john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Looks like Sapele to me. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Looks like Sapele to me. Chris That was my thought as well. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I also agree. Sapele ofen has those squiggles yours has on the back plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 My first thought when I saw it was Mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Thanks for the replays folks. Sapele it is then! @demonx I have used it in another bass build, a 3-piece laminate neck with the centre strip being this wood and the outer strips being African mahogany. They are totally different side by side, this is quite dark next to the mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 A lot of people talk about sapele like they do mahogany. They're quite similar and I'm sure many cheaper brands that say mohog use sapele, NATO, etc. What makes me so sure it's sapele is the one shot where it's going from rift to flatsawn. THAT is tell-take sapele grain there! Also, mild figure like you're seeing isn't rare in the stuff either. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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