In the neck of this bass there are four different types of wood, can you identify them?

I use many kinds of wood in my instruments. This is an attempt to present the appearance, attributes, and uses of some of the woods available.

Maple is one of the most common of woods used in electric guitars, especially in the neck. Also is readily available in figured pieces. Flame, quilt, and bird's eye are common. It is hard and stable but not especially heavy. There are many types of Maple...

Gaboon Ebony is one type of black ebony. Commonly used for fingerboards and nuts. It is very hard and heavy.

Macassar Ebony is a striped varity. It has about as hard and heavy as Gaboon Ebony. Much more available for me in large pieces than the solid black varities. I use it as neck lams to make a stiff and heavy neck which improves sustain. The scraps get used for nuts, inlays, etc.

Purpleheart is another hard/heavy wood that I use for neck lams. When it is first cut it is a brownish gray color. Over time it turns to the purple color that it's named for.

Ash was used for the bodys of Fender P basses.

Cocobolo...

Katalox...

Lacewood...

Snakewood...

Black Walnut...

Claro Walnut...

Mahogany...

African Mahogany...

South American Mahogany...

Honduran Mahogany...

My thanks and appreciation go to "Hobbit House" for their great resource of pictures of all types of wood. You can see many more pictures of different types of wood at Hobbithouse.