GUITAR WOODS: BUBINGA
GUITAR WOODS: BUBINGA |
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Bubinga (Guibourtia Demeusei) originates in Central Africa (Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, Congo). It's an extremely hard wood featuring a bright brown colour often figured with a nice "quilt" flame. The tree grows up to 40mt height with an average 1mt diameter. Weight is pretty high, around 833kg/mt3. | |
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Working figured bubinga requires special attention due to the irregular grain. Bubinga is mainly used for
neck through basses top plates
in a 12/14mm thickness where it contributes to enhance the definition of the low end. HINTS AND TIPS When planing to thickness a blank of flame maple wood, instead of planing in the grain direction, try to plane at 45°. This will prevent the flame figure getting damaged by the plane. |
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