zujo Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Haven't posted much lately but...greetings how's everyone doing these holydays? On the query side: So How does different types of neck/body wood affect tone? Does anybody know? "Word to your mother" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDL Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Oh, hey. I have had a pretty good holiday season, so far. You? I think different types of neck/body woods affect the tone by......................... umm...................... by carrying the sound differently throught amp. i dunno.......... How do you get that own specific member thing? And you're from Hell? JDL on Purevolume Bird\'s Eye View on Purevolume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edendude Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 I definitely have a preference for alder bodies. There just seems to be a much better balance of sustain and definition with an alder body, to my ears. My Last Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 A few links on this topic: http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Articles/Guitars_Wood_And_Tone/ http://www.1800instruments.com/archive/ghGuitar07_5.htm booya -B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 Hey zujo, how are you? How's the band doing - any political overthrows? I've played lots of well-made basses with various woods. I find it's a smaller part of the equation than the electronics, though I do find a big diff with a maple fingerboard.... Bumpcity - booya? You been hanging with CMDN? Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cup Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 Different woods give different sounds i.e mahogany = plenty of sustain. I've read about people changing the nut of their guitars from plastic to brass, bone, ivory (surely that's illegal!) graphite etc. Has any one tried this, is there a big difference? Surely manufacture's wouldn't spend so much time and money on a great guitar if a plastic nut was going to wreck the tone. CupMcMali...this monkey's gone to heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 Originally posted by Cupmcmali: I've read about people changing the nut of their guitars from plastic to brass, bone, ivory (surely that's illegal!) graphite etc. Has any one tried this, is there a big difference? Surely manufacture's wouldn't spend so much time and money on a great guitar if a plastic nut was going to wreck the tone. As for woods, definitely check out Bump's links above. Most useful. As for nut materials... Looking at the latest Stew Mac catalog, I see nut and saddle material in graphite, bone, "antique bone" (unbleached), Micarta-a synthetic bone substitute, mother of pearl, Delrin (Slip Stone), and bonded polymer (Tusq). The Delrin and Graphite are described as self lubricating. The catalog quotes Roger Sadowsky endorsing the Slip Stone product. Most currently sold ivory, as I understand it, must be certified as a castoff due to natural molting, death, or breakage: or to be antique, that is originally produced for sale before a certain date. I am not sure, but I think it was 1986. Oh, and the bone is usually from cows. Back in my "Geddy is God" days, I replaced the nut on my Rick 4001 with a brass model, and changed the bridge to a BadAss. It definitely changed the tone, added a lot of brightness, and some interesting mid tones. But I was not pleased with the change, so I sold that bass and went fretless. Now, that's another story... Hope this helps. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cup Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 Cheers Wraub, Ivory and bone sounds a bit macabre to me, I wouldn't want to keep on thinking of death everytime I looked up at my head. The good thing about plastics is everyone knows accrylics have no feelings CupMcMali...this monkey's gone to heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 However, the TuskBuffer guy makes ivory picks out of mammoth ivory. Hate to think of that mammoth suffering and dying, like, about 15,000 years ago or more... Don't see why a mammoth ivory nut wouldn't be feasible. I could just see the sign "For sale: Mammoth nuts"... HAHAHAHA... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Here are some good articles about the character of various woods. another Michael Tobias article bass manufacturers reprint Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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