birdseye rosewood on SF bass

mavuser · Jan 8, 2015

well I made some nice finds around the holidays and here's a little of one of them. not sure the fate of this one yet, but check out this insane birdseye fretboard on this SF bass.

and the baby bird eyes

mavuser · Jan 8, 2015

it also came with these (and the og case which is not pictured)

Happy Face · Jan 9, 2015

Love the "case candy."

The Guilds of Grot · Jan 9, 2015

This is what I think of when I hear "Birdseye".

Is there Birdseye Rosewood, or is that just a knot?

mavuser · Jan 9, 2015

The Guilds of Grot said:
Is there Birdseye Rosewood, or is that just a knot?

Not sure if I used the right vocabulary or not but the fretboard is pretty wild, at least to me...albeit live and in the flesh, not just a picture...
does look a bit like robin (the bird) eyes (and beak), but that fourteenth fret almost looks like a human or "third" eye as well. I've spent way too much time staring into it.

The Guilds of Grot · Jan 9, 2015

It is some cool figuring!

Happy Face · Jan 9, 2015

mavuser said:
Not sure if I used the right vocabulary or not but the fretboard is pretty wild, at least to me...albeit live and in the flesh, not just a picture...
does look a bit like robin (the bird) eyes (and beak), but that fourteenth fret almost looks like a human or "third" eye as well. I've spent way too much time staring into it.

Time well spent!!!

AcornHouse · Jan 9, 2015

In the world of wood, Birdseye is usually associated with maple, and the pick that Kurt posted is Birdseye. So, technically, it's really just a knot (a little more inside the trunk, not an actual knot).
Birdseyes are nascent buds that never fully developed into branches. So they don't have ripples extending away from them.

But visually, it is whatever you see in it.

mavuser · Jan 9, 2015

AcornHouse said:
In the world of wood, Birdseye is usually associated with maple, and the pick that Kurt posted is Birdseye. So, technically, it's really just a knot (a little more inside the trunk, not an actual knot).
Birdseyes are nascent buds that never fully developed into branches. So they don't have ripples extending away from them.

But visually, it is whatever you see in it.

Chris,
thanks for clarifying. I have another guitar with a maple neck that has similar grain pattern to that rosewood...as well as some of the birdseye you describe. I was aware it is typically a maple thing. the rosewood does not have the ripples or anything like that.

walrus · Jan 10, 2015

Call it what you want, I love it! That is a really pretty fretboard!

walrus

The Guilds of Grot · Jan 10, 2015

Upon further inspection, the horizontal photo does look like the eye of a bird!

wisconsindead · Jan 12, 2015

Very nice fretboard! I've come to believe that Guild had some really nice pieces of rosewood during this period. Heres mine, its also quite crazy! (as you can see, I think I may need to get my frets recrowned!)

mavuser · Jan 12, 2015

Whoa...Wisconsin dead yours is super crazy indeed. That one must be Brazillian RW?

wisconsindead · Jan 12, 2015

I have no clue. I would think its of the same species as yours no? That pic makes it look a lil more dull than it is. heres another pic in the sunlight.

mavuser · Jan 12, 2015

I am far from an expert on this subject but yours looks to be Brazilian if I had to guess. The one I posted could go either way

edwin · Jan 14, 2015

Wisconsindead's bass use to be mine and I held off on selling it for about 10 years, pretty much just because of that fingerboard. I kept thinking I would put it up for sale and then take it out of the case and change my mind. Aside from the great sound. I've never seen a fingerboard like that on a production bass. I'm so glad it's getting played these days.

News From The Sky · Jan 16, 2015

Yeah, it's a gorgeous guitar whatever you call it.

I recognize wisconsindead's bass from a previous post. Love that fingerboard.

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