Wenge Bass / Electric Guitar Carved Top

 

• Aproximate measurements: (500/550x170/200x16 mm)x2

• Botanical name: Milettia laurentii

• Origin: Central Africa

• Density: 780-900 kg/m³

• Wenge Carved Top for Electric Guitar and Bass is a very good option for those who want to beautify their Guitar Body with a medium thickness (16 mm), perfect to carve and shape the Guitar Body Top and thus recreate the great Carved Tops designs. On the other hand, it allows an easier carving than the thicker ones, reducing the weight of the instrument and of course spending less money, having at the end a great guitar.
   
  As for Wenge, is a wood which color varies from dark brown to purplish black with thin brown streaks. It is a very hard and heavy wood, often used in Necks and Fingerboards. Stiff, strong and stable. Due to its large amount of oil reduces high frequencies but surprisingly maintains the definition of notes. The drying rate is slow.