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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Toe-Knee on December 20, 2012, 10:30:29 PM

Title: Northern bass tonewood???
Post by: Toe-Knee on December 20, 2012, 10:30:29 PM

I came across a guy selling bodies on ebay and he says theyre made of the above wood. I tried googling it with little joy. Is it just basswood?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAND-MADE-strat-body-New-High-gloss-QUILT-MAPLE-top-trans-gree-burst-/330837615131?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4d0775621b

Title: Re: Northern bass tonewood???
Post by: Philly Q on December 20, 2012, 10:56:04 PM

Hard to say!  Looking at the neck pocket it's a pale colour and kind of bland looking, so maybe it is basswood.  Not sure about the "Northern" bit though.

Title: Re: Northern bass tonewood???
Post by: Telerocker on December 21, 2012, 01:22:26 AM

Could be Canadian basswood, like Godin uses in some of their guitars like the Godin Session.

Title: Re: Northern bass tonewood???
Post by: Elliot on December 21, 2012, 07:37:27 AM

http://forestry.about.com/od/hardwoods/tp/American_Basswood.htm

Northern basswood is this, I think - it is basswood, nevertheless.

Title: Re: Northern bass tonewood???
Post by: WezV on December 21, 2012, 06:46:01 PM

yeah, quite often americans like to state its american in the name.   So I have heard it called North American Basswood a few times - would imagine this is just a varitation on that.   It is a basswood from North America


nothing like spanish cedar

Title: Re: Northern bass tonewood???
Post by: Philly Q on December 22, 2012, 12:37:52 AM

That reminds me, when Ibanez first introduced the Satriani signature models I seem to recall them making a big fuss about the JS1 being American Basswood as opposed to the, er, regular basswood used for other models.

Title: Re: Northern bass tonewood???
Post by: Toe-Knee on December 22, 2012, 10:47:37 AM

Thanks guys.