Walnut/Maple vs. Maple/Walnut

[Ken Smith]

I recently played and then packed up back to back a White Tiger (WT) and a Black Tiger (TN). Both were 5-strings and both the same all over except for the body wings which were opposite woods.

Playing them within minutes of each other is a better comparison method than just the memory of what they each do. The TN had more mid-bite and presence while the WT had more warmth, spread and mid-type notch with a tight snap in the top end in the sound between the highs and lows. Both sounded great and with the 3 band EQ I could get one to sound like the other but feel wise, they are more different than the sound you can eq on them.

It is hard to describe in words as I have mentioned before but I did not feel at all that one was better then the other. If I was a full time working player, I would one to have one of each. This way depending on the gig, I could bring the bass that had the core sound and feel of the music for that particular venue.

Maybe we should offer them in pairs as a package?