Johnebass Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Hi all, I'm looking at buying a bass which is described as having a Palisander fingerboard!! Although in the picture it looks more maple in colour than rosewood, info on Google suggests that it is indeed a form of Rosewood. Has anyone any more info on this please? Ta J Quote
Immo Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Fingerboard of every bass that on English-speaking sites is advertised to be 'rosewood' is described on Polish sites as 'palisander' as it is a Polish word for 'rosewood'. Quote
EssentialTension Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 [quote name='Immo' timestamp='1327174800' post='1507521'] Fingerboard of every bass that on English-speaking sites is advertised to be 'rosewood' is described on Polish sites as 'palisander' as it is a Polish word for 'rosewood'. [/quote] German too, I think. Quote
Johnebass Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 [quote name='Immo' timestamp='1327174800' post='1507521'] Fingerboard of every bass that on English-speaking sites is advertised to be 'rosewood' is described on Polish sites as 'palisander' as it is a Polish word for 'rosewood'. [/quote] Many thanks! Quote
krysh Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1327177853' post='1507569'] German too, I think. [/quote] yep. Quote
throwoff Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Yep, Also if you ever see Rio Palisander thats Brazillian Rosewood. Quote
Prime_BASS Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 [quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1327271589' post='1508783'] Yep, Also if you ever see Rio Palisander thats Brazillian Rosewood. [/quote] What would be Indian? Quote
Johnebass Posted January 22, 2012 Author Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) [quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1327271589' post='1508783'] Yep, Also if you ever see Rio Palisander thats Brazillian Rosewood. [/quote] So Brazilian Rosewood is lighter in colour than standard rosewood that you would normally get on say a P bass? If so is it harder or softer as that's gonna affect the sound quite a bit yeah? Edited January 22, 2012 by Johnebass Quote
Grand Wazoo Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 If it's any help in italian Palissandro translate as Rosewood [url="http://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wT#it|en|palissandro"]http://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wT#it|en|palissandro[/url] Quote
LukeFRC Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 [quote name='Johnebass' timestamp='1327274835' post='1508843'] So Brazilian Rosewood is lighter in colour than standard rosewood that you would normally get on say a P bass? If so is it harder or softer as that's gonna affect the sound quite a bit yeah? [/quote] no, colours vary. 60s genders were Brazilian rosewood. It's a protected export now so hard to get. Quote
deepbass5 Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) I think it is a mixture of language and the fact that so many woods are categoresed under the Rosewood family My shack had a Padouk board really nice Lefay do basses with complete Padouk necks, this was considered in the rosewood family. more red than brown, would love to try one [attachment=98005:schackash9.JPG] Edited January 23, 2012 by deepbass5 Quote
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