Wood help!

[Bassjacker]

So I have decided to assemble together a jazz bass from warmoth body, neck and pretty much everything else. I have shied away from darker woods as the main body as I have 2 black basses and decided to go for something lighter and natural.

The problem is I don't want a typical jazz bass that's a tannish natural colour like Marcus Miller jazz basses.

I came across this picture of a mayones bass thats make with elm eye. The colour of it is exactly what I want and was thinking of topping a bass with it and then slapping on a darker wood pickguard.

So I decided to come to the forum that I have been exploring recently to see if anyone could possibly provide a suitable wood choice (NOT BLACK KORINA) as warmoth don't do elm eye.

 

[Jumble Jumble]

Camphor burl maybe? Or burl maple, which they do sometimes have?

 

[line6man]

Consider laminate top LT1383 or LT1392 (Camphor burl.)

 

[greywolf]

You might try Pacific Coast Woods  / Oregon Wild Wood , Hibdon hardwoods, Notable Woods  all carry a variety of nice out of the ordinary tops .

 

[line6man]

You might try Pacific Coast Woods  / Oregon Wild Wood , Hibdon hardwoods, Notable Woods  all carry a variety of nice out of the ordinary tops .

Warmoth has been known to use customer-supplied wood, on occasion. IIRC, they have to inspect and approve the wood, for warranty purposes, and you still have to pay the base price for wood, as if they were supplying.

 

[SkuttleFunk]

maybe some Western Maple heartwood or burl would be in order. careful of the punky stuff that's on par with a softer piece of Basswood. working punky wood at the thickness you want for a typical bookmatched top can be really tricky even for a skilled woodworker ... and there's always the potential that right in the middle of your last thicknessing pass after gluing the top pieces together you'll hear a big BANG!! right as lots of smaller pieces of wood start flying around your shop. it's not a pleasant experience

Camphor burl can be good to work with, but you need to make sure it's fully dried before sizing it to final thickness. most places sell it green/wet, so you'll need to baby it for 6-24 months while it slowly dries to the place where it's usable. it's also going to fumigate any living creature out of the shop each and every time your work it

all the best,

R