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[ThirdthumB]

I've seen ebony nuts and bridge saddles on acoustic guitars but not on basses so far.. give it a try - can't hurt anything :wink: ~M~

Jerzy Drozd uses Ebony for their nuts.



And F-Bass uses Ebony for their Alain Caron bass' bridge (not the saddles).



Personally, I think that the nut is relatively easy to make, like the knobs. Pickup covers seem most difficult to make.
Oh and hey, I think I'm a bit late about this, but have you thought of using Macassar Ebony too ?? It has got some brown striping going on compared to the regular Ebony, which makes it easier to see that it's NOT plastic, without being too boutique looking...............Just a thought. Cheers !!

 

[saxonbass]

I tell you... before I bought my first Warwick and started looking on this forum, I never used to get so worked up about lumps of wood!

It would be great to do what Ollie did and choose your own CS lump of wood at the Warwick factory!

 

[Gerry]

Thanks Thirdthumb, we're on the same page. I like the idea of Warwicks' adjustable nut but I never adjusted one yet so I may just do it. Unfortunately, I will probably settle for whatever they have because I'm a good customer and they are giving it to me for free and that just fits my budget :wink: . I agree that those covers are going to be a challenge so I will probably just trace the shape out over a nice piece of grain and slowly rout and whittle it out. Mad respect to the luithers!

 

[ThirdthumB]

It would be great to do what Ollie did and choose your own CS lump of wood at the Warwick factory!

Ohhhhhhh yes indeed.............. 8)

 

[Gerry]

Sax, I wish I had that luxury. These guys have woods I've never heard of still in stump form! I too never got wood over wood until I came here and I've been working with wood all my life, see what you guys did and thanks for doing it!

 

[saxonbass]

Sax, I wish I had that luxury. These guys have woods I've never heard of still in stump form! I too never got wood over wood until I came here and I've been working with wood all my life, see what you guys did and thanks for doing it!

...getting wood over wood... laughed my little cotton socks off! A new logo for Warwick, maybe?

 

[King David]

Man, i think the prettiest wood is Purple heart. Man it is so cool to have a purple piece of wood that has not been stained! Alright, sorry I just like the stuff!

 

[odominguez]

I tell you... before I bought my first Warwick and started looking on this forum, I never used to get so worked up about lumps of wood!

It would be great to do what Ollie did and choose your own CS lump of wood at the Warwick factory!

It does feel great .

 

[ThirdthumB]

I tell you... before I bought my first Warwick and started looking on this forum, I never used to get so worked up about lumps of wood!

It would be great to do what Ollie did and choose your own CS lump of wood at the Warwick factory!

It does feel great .

Did you just pick the Buckeye Burl, or did you also pick the Ebony, Wenge, Flamed Maple and maybe other woods as well ??

 

[odominguez]

I tell you... before I bought my first Warwick and started looking on this forum, I never used to get so worked up about lumps of wood!

It would be great to do what Ollie did and choose your own CS lump of wood at the Warwick factory!

It does feel great .

Did you just pick the Buckeye Burl, or did you also pick the Ebony, Wenge, Flamed Maple and maybe other woods as well ??

I only picked out the Buckeye Burl. Wenge looks pretty much the same everywere... . The maple I just told them I wanted to have AAAAA grade Flamed Maple, and the Ebony, well, I wanted to tiger stripe Ebony, In my case, it turned out to be quite dark, but that looks pretty good on this instruments. But I have seen some NT Thumbs with highly figured ebony, with just a bunch of lighter stripes on the fretboard that look just beautiful.

 

[saxonbass]

I didn't like the tigerstripe ebony when I first got it on my $$. By the time I got the Thumb I thought it looked great! For fretless boards each one looks different, and a real (and undyed) lump of wood!

 

[Kris]

Man, i think the prettiest wood is Purple heart. Man it is so cool to have a purple piece of wood that has not been stained! Alright, sorry I just like the stuff!

That stuff is truly amazing! Have you seen pink ivory wood? Elrick uses it on some basses:
Yellowheart is pretty cool too!

 

[ThirdthumB]

I only picked out the Buckeye Burl. Wenge looks pretty much the same everywere... . The maple I just told them I wanted to have AAAAA grade Flamed Maple, and the Ebony, well, I wanted to tiger stripe Ebony, In my case, it turned out to be quite dark, but that looks pretty good on this instruments. But I have seen some NT Thumbs with highly figured ebony, with just a bunch of lighter stripes on the fretboard that look just beautiful.[/color]

You have some Wenge with a light yellowish streaks running; I prefer Wenge as dark and consistent as possible. Just like Ovangkol, and I'm happy to say that my new Thumb 5 NT has got a very dark lustrous piece of Ovangkol on it.

 

[jay]

Man, i think the prettiest wood is Purple heart. Man it is so cool to have a purple piece of wood that has not been stained! Alright, sorry I just like the stuff!

That stuff is truly amazing! Have you seen pink ivory wood? Elrick uses it on some basses:
Yellowheart is pretty cool too!

That's beautiful...

 

[Gerry]

I still like a solid black ebony board. It gives the NT5 that killer "all business" look. It's truely a handsome instrument.....why am I messing with it again? Maybe I'll test this out on my Yamaha first :wink:

 

[ThirdthumB]

I still like a solid black ebony board. It gives the NT5 that killer "all business" look. It's truely a handsome instrument.....why am I messing with it again? Maybe I'll test this out on my Yamaha first :wink:

Ohhhh yeah,

one thing I truly love about my Thumbs................is that it doesn't have the dot inlays (only on the sides).................just plain blackness............And boy oh boy, it oozes the same elegance as a cello or violin. Ok, an unlined fretless Thumb will look even more killer................but I don't play fretless............ :wink:
Sweet sweet untouched Ebony..................

 

[H8ER 321]

Well, found some ebony! 40 years old and those of you who don't know, this thing is heavy as hell! I can see how a fretboard made from this can significantly add to the weight. It's going to be difficult to work with even with my great tool sets. Would have been nice if they told me I had paint on my face....but it's all about the ebony...wood.

If that is yours, I would try selling it... You could get some goooood money for that..

 

[odominguez]

I only picked out the Buckeye Burl. Wenge looks pretty much the same everywere... . The maple I just told them I wanted to have AAAAA grade Flamed Maple, and the Ebony, well, I wanted to tiger stripe Ebony, In my case, it turned out to be quite dark, but that looks pretty good on this instruments. But I have seen some NT Thumbs with highly figured ebony, with just a bunch of lighter stripes on the fretboard that look just beautiful.[/color]

You have some Wenge with a light yellowish streaks running; I prefer Wenge as dark and consistent as possible. Just like Ovangkol, and I'm happy to say that my new Thumb 5 NT has got a very dark lustrous piece of Ovangkol on it.

With time, all oil finished wenge necks and finigerboards will become really dark.

 

[ThirdthumB]

With time, all oil finished wenge necks and finigerboards will become really dark.

Yeah,

but in case of a high polish finish, such as your bass Oliver, I guess the looks and colours of the woods will be frozen then............more important to make sure you have a nice piece of wood. :wink: Nevertheless, I don't think a yellowish piece of Wenge will turn equally dark as the rest of the Wenge as can be seen on some Warwicks; I have seen a Fortress with a Wenge neck (= old bass), that had one yellowish piece of Wenge............... :roll:

 

[odominguez]

With time, all oil finished wenge necks and finigerboards will become really dark.

Yeah,

but in case of a high polish finish, such as your bass Oliver, I guess the looks and colours of the woods will be frozen then............more important to make sure you have a nice piece of wood. :wink: Nevertheless, I don't think a yellowish piece of Wenge will turn equally dark as the rest of the Wenge as can be seen on some Warwicks; I have seen a Fortress with a Wenge neck (= old bass), that had one yellowish piece of Wenge............... :roll:

I personally enjoy the color on the Wenge on my bass, it is the true color of the wood, and I would love for it to stay like that forever. But I do get your point and see where you're going with it. In such case, I guess it would be best if you could pick out your piece of wood.