Calling the wood experts...

[sgt-pluck]

Alder? Maple? Looks like pine to me but I'm sure it can't be! Surprised to see the knots though.... From an italian '70's p-copy.

Cheers,

Pluck

Edited November 1, 2008 by sgt-pluck

[The Burpster]

Certainly doesnt look like maple as its not dense enough, could be some kind of ash, but I'm not sure about the knots...? Could it be basswood?


If you'd have shown me the wood nort formed into a body I would have said pine...... Is it light wieght...?

Its an odd way to join 3 peices too....

[doctor_of_the_bass]

Looks like amalabunga to me....very rare genus found in the highlands of Essex!

Looks very `ash' - I suppose we are not used to seeing knots in basses!

[sgt-pluck]

Yeah the knots confused me too. I think it's those, plus the fairly orange tint to the ( poly ) finish that make it look like pine. Don't think it is though. It is fairly light-weight. Ash is generally lighter than Alder right? This bass is lighter than my Tokai JS which [i]is[/i] alder. This is that Gherson I nabbed off the bay the other day...

Pluck

Edited November 1, 2008 by sgt-pluck

[BOD2]

I can't add anything too the idebtification of the wood but the knots might be an indication that either the body was not originally a natural finish.

Alternatively it might just be the fact that it was a lower cost bass therefore used cheaper woods.

[Mr. Foxen]

Looks like ash to me, looking at the plain wood in the neck pocket. Sureley you can tell by the sound. Ha. Basswood is totally palin and boring so its probably not that.

[deaver]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='319743' date='Nov 1 2008, 06:24 PM']...Basswood is totally palin and boring...[/quote]

You may have coined one there Mr F

[sgt-pluck]

[quote]I can't add anything too the idebtification of the wood but the knots might be an indication that either the body was not originally a natural finish.

Alternatively it might just be the fact that it was a lower cost bass therefore used cheaper woods.[/quote]

I thinks it's option B. It hasn't been refinished, and these were ( apparently ) mid priced instruments.

I posed the same question on TB - most folk there are saying Ash too. Shall we just say it's Ash?

It's Ash.

Cheers all

Pluck

Edited November 1, 2008 by sgt-pluck

[The Burpster]

As opposed to Swamp Ash ( a personal favorite of mine ) it may be knotty ash......




(wasnt that a place that Ken Dodds little folks came from....?)

[karlthebassist]

Ash.

[ARGH]

+1 on Ash for me,its not Maple..or Basswood...Is it heavy?...looks typical 70s Ashwood to me