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Hi everybody, I build guitars (the ones I use) just for fun, and I was planning to get me an electric bass
The problem is that, in my country, I can't get specific guitar-woods, and importing them is not an option. I can build form any wood but I want rosewood for the fingerboard, which I can get but only in guitar-length size.

My question is what kind of disadvantages would there be if I glue 2 blanks of fingerboards to achieve the needed length for a bass?

I can think in some but I will thank the oppinion of more experienced builders (you guys).. some of them are stiffness problems, aesthetic problems and maybe tone differences along the frets due to density, grain, etc.

I read somewhere else that there was a topic about this here, but after some search attempts I coudn't find it , so sorry if this was already discussed before

Splice it under a fret and it should not be a problem if done properly. Grain match not withstanding of course.

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Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata) es fácilmente availabe en el Perú, es muy oscuro y es un sustituto excelente para los palos de rosa. al igual que el siguiente y todos son fácilmente disponibles en el Perú.

Olivia Amazonia (TERMINALIA OBLONGA)
IPE TABEBUIA SERRATIFOLIA NICHOLS
Santos Mahogany (MYROXYLON BALSAMUM)
JATOBA HYMENAEA COURBIL
PALISANGRE

PERUVIAN ("Sacha") and Aniba or Moena are Rosewoods from Peru.

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Thanks to everybody for the replies, I'll try the suggestions as soon as I get some time off

Gracias por la lista de sustitutos!, empezaré a buscar.

Or you could do something like this:

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woooowww that's mind-blowing

I saw also a chess/checkers pattern before, but I'm aiming to something more traditional... actually I want to build a thunderbird bass copy (my first one was crappy)

anyway thanks for the suggestion

That started out to be an all ebony board that was barely long enough, at least until I got the wax off and found a severe 4" check on one end. I was initially going to do one splice, but it never looked right to me.

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