I've been having this picture in my head, does anyone know if Tamboti have ever been used in a guitar?
Surely it must be usable 'coz its rockhard and so purdy
Yeah I can imagine it would be a backbreaker, makes sense
Surely it must be usable 'coz its rockhard and so purdy
Will sneak to that thread just now ?X-rated Bob wrote:Rosewood is frequently used for the back and sides of acoustic guitars, so it can't be that difficult to work with. The main problem, I'd think, is the weight. If you have two acoustics that are the same in all respects other than that one has rosewood back and sides and the other mahogany then there will be tangible difference in the weight. So I'd imagine that a tele-sized slab of rosewood isn't going to be that light....mario... wrote: Yes I think they are comonly used for solid bodies.
That rosewood tele is hot, but I think they use rosewood mainly for the fretbord and not the body 'coz its a very oily wood,
I've posted a pic before on the forum of a 8string B.C.Rich Bitch bass made from Koa, now that was an eyecatching wood for me, it's quite recent on the pron thread aswell
Koa is not that dark a wood actually. It's often stained to make it look darker than it is, or to accentuate the difference between the light and dark in the wood. See and even more recent posting in the pron thread (from me) - an all Koa acoustic.
Yeah I can imagine it would be a backbreaker, makes sense