Wed Nov 18, 2015 10:38 pm
Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:00 am
Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:30 pm
lefty_major wrote:Very nice.
How does Monkeypod compare in weight to Swamp Ash or Alder?
What is the finish on the first picture, the bass guitar?
Thanks in advance.
Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:32 pm
Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:46 am
fianoman wrote:If monkeypod is anything close to regular black walnut, my guess is that it is quite denser and heavier than ash or alder would be.
ASTCB_MONKEY POD FROST_RW_ _BWB_LTSN_OLS_7.7 7.7 1 CLF075460
ASTCB_NATURAL ASH_MP_ _BB_WBW_LTSN_OLS_7.7 7.7 1 CLF075486
Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:51 pm
Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:44 pm
jmontgomery wrote:Black Limba Top Cap on Swamp Ash.
Where's the Black Limba Legacy going?
sylvania.Here's a Legacy HSS RMC in Natural Frost over Black Limba on swamp ash, G&L alnico pickups, rosewood fingerboard, Light Tint Satin neck finish. CLF075535 is headed to BCR Music & Sound in Lemoyne, Penn
Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:41 pm
Fri Nov 27, 2015 7:26 pm
Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:45 pm
tbonesullivan wrote:What exactly is "empress" wood? I have seen it other places, and it looks a lot like swamp ash, but I have heard it is a bit softer.
the wood we bought was grown in the US and we bought it from one of our regular suppliers. We're not dinging anyone hard on these;
price in a store will probably a few bucks more than the same guitar in swamp ash.
The trick is getting nice wood, selected and matched. As with alder, ash, mahogany etc., there is a range of quality. We don't know when we may able to score this quality again,
but we'd sure like to.
Tone is a bit like basswood, strong lower mids but seems to have more top end sparkle like swamp ash. Super lightweight.