neepheid Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, nilorius said: What is TBH ? To Be Honest, last I checked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 minute ago, neepheid said: To Be Honest, last I checked. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 42 minutes ago, nilorius said: What is TBH ? 18 minutes ago, neepheid said: To Be Honest, last I checked. What @neepheid said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 6 hours ago, ezbass said: That's a good description, not that it affected my playing of the bass, I actually miss that one. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd like to see a photo of that. here you go. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 minute ago, WinterMute said: here you go. Looks like ebony. Did You like it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, nilorius said: Looks like ebony. Did You like it ? Yeah a lot, it's very tactile and "woody" for want of a better word, but it wears like epoxy or ebanol. Edited April 27, 2023 by WinterMute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 minute ago, WinterMute said: Yeah a lot, it's very tactile and "woody" for want of anbetter word, but it wears like epoxy or ebanol. Ebanol more like all black, this one looks like a real wood - ebony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, nilorius said: Looks like ebony Eh? Looks like some random stained wood left in a swamp to mature, more like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 Just now, Downunderwonder said: Eh? Looks like some random stained wood left in a swamp to mature, more like. Swamp ash wood is good for body - light and bright ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, nilorius said: Swamp ash wood is good for body - light and bright ! Swamp Kauri over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said: Swamp Kauri over here. Where does it grow ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Ebony is kinda getting to be an endangered species isn't it? I am quite happy playing on ebanol. If that leaves a little bit of ebony for violins that can really use it, that's ok by me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Downunderwonder said: Ebony is kinda getting to be an endangered species isn't it? I am quite happy playing on ebanol. If that leaves a little bit of ebony for violins that can really use it, that's ok by me. At 2006/07 and before it was. Now it is free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 minute ago, nilorius said: Where does it grow ? NZ and Fiji is where the swamp stuff comes from. 10's of thousands of years old. Kauri is a podocarp. Podocarps were around when the dinosaurs were kingpins. Conifers and deciduous trees are much newer. In NZ we have a big problem with a fungal nasty that must have come in on someone's undetected dirty boots. Is is lethal to Kauri so known as Kauri dieback disease. It was undetected for some time so trampers have spread it widely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I have a fretless with Rosewood and a fretless with Richlite. Unfortunately, both are at assembly stage, so i'll post when both are playable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 There was a story a while back about ebony, the gist of which was that it is endangered, but there's loads more if it available than actually gets used because we like it to be totally black, but in reality most ebony has paler patterns and markings so gets rejected - and you have to chop down the tree to inspect the wood. One US maker was starting to use the paler stuff and I thought it looked gorgeous. Anyone have any facts or updates on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, JoeEvans said: There was a story a while back about ebony, the gist of which was that it is endangered, but there's loads more if it available than actually gets used because we like it to be totally black, but in reality most ebony has paler patterns and markings so gets rejected - and you have to chop down the tree to inspect the wood. One US maker was starting to use the paler stuff and I thought it looked gorgeous. Anyone have any facts or updates on this? i had a tiger stripe ebony neck by Warmoth, I’ll dig out some pics. Same feel as normal ebony but very different aesthetic 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Tiger stripe 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 10 hours ago, nilorius said: What is TBH ? “To be honest” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Beedster said: Tiger stripe That's what I'm talking about! I really like the look myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 My two ebony ‘boards. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I was going to post something, but just cleared my message because A: my only fretless basses either have rosewood boards or are just a maple 2x4 with strings, and; B: my only basses with ebonol fingerboards are my Status Graphite basses with carbon graphite monocoque necks, and their response is incomparable to any of my wooden necks. As you were. Nothing to see here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I'd always go for ebanol. I had a sip of some meths once with a tramp on the Rows in Chester and had to spit it out; if booze tasted like that I'd never have another mouthful! So I always check and make sure it's ebanol in my whisk(e)y before shelling out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Well, seems this topic is ended now. Well, anyway - thanks everybody who responded with their thoughts and put some pics. Looks like ebony is more prefered, anyway i like ebonol more. Thanks to all !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Ebonol. Wore roundwound for the past 35 years, very little evidence of marking. I'll take ebonol over ebony every time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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