Some recent G&L instruments built with exotic body wood ...

[Craig]

East Indian Black Walnut (aka Monkeypod)























Okoume



Empress











Black Limba Top Cap on Alder



Black Limba Top Cap on Swamp Ash






Cherryburst over Black Limba on Swamp Ash



Honeyburst over Black Limba on Swamp Ash







Spalted Maple Top Cap

Cherryburst over spalted maple on alder



Honeyburst over Spalted Alder on Swamp Ash:

[lefty_major]

Very nice.

How does Monkeypod compare in weight to Swamp Ash or Alder?

What is the finish on the first picture, the bass guitar?

Thanks in advance.

[Craig]

Very nice.

How does Monkeypod compare in weight to Swamp Ash or Alder?

What is the finish on the first picture, the bass guitar?

Thanks in advance.

Here's the detail on that LB-100 bass:

LB-100 in Natural Satin over Monkeypod (East Indian Walnut), 3-ply black guard, rosewood board, Clear Satin neck finish.
I'm not sure how it compares to Swamp Ash or Alder in weight, though.

[fianoman]

That limba cap on ash looks very cool. My favorite G&L is always the last one I see.

If monkeypod is anything close to regular black walnut, my guess is that it is quite denser and heavier than ash or alder would be.

[Craig]

If monkeypod is anything close to regular black walnut, my guess is that it is quite denser and heavier than ash or alder would be.

I see an ASAT Classic Bluesboy with a monkeypod OLS body on the current Factory Inventory and it weighs in at 7.7lbs.

ASTCB_MONKEY POD FROST_RW_ _BWB_LTSN_OLS_7.7 7.7 1 CLF075460

And there's an ASAT Classic Bluesboy with Swamp Ash OLS body which also weighs in at 7.7lbs.

ASTCB_NATURAL ASH_MP_ _BB_WBW_LTSN_OLS_7.7 7.7 1 CLF075486

[jmontgomery]

Black Limba Top Cap on Swamp Ash.
Where's the Black Limba Legacy going?

[Craig]

Black Limba Top Cap on Swamp Ash.
Where's the Black Limba Legacy going?

This one was posted on G&L's facebook page on Nov. 18. Here's the text posted with it:

Here's a Legacy HSS RMC in Natural Frost over Black Limba on swamp ash, G&L alnico pickups, rosewood fingerboard, Light Tint Satin neck finish. CLF075535 is headed to BCR Music & Sound in Lemoyne, Penn

sylvania.

[y2kc]

What The Fender! Those Bluesboys are awesome.

Great stuff ,

y2kc

[tbonesullivan]

What exactly is "empress" wood? I have seen it other places, and it looks a lot like swamp ash, but I have heard it is a bit softer.

[Craig]

What exactly is "empress" wood? I have seen it other places, and it looks a lot like swamp ash, but I have heard it is a bit softer.

Here some quotes on the G&L facebook page regarding Empress wood:

the wood we bought was grown in the US and we bought it from one of our regular suppliers. We're not dinging anyone hard on these;
price in a store will probably a few bucks more than the same guitar in swamp ash.

The trick is getting nice wood, selected and matched. As with alder, ash, mahogany etc., there is a range of quality. We don't know when we may able to score this quality again,
but we'd sure like to.

Tone is a bit like basswood, strong lower mids but seems to have more top end sparkle like swamp ash. Super lightweight.

Hope this helps.