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The Woods of Warwick
Over the years, Warwick has built an unparalleled reputation for selecting exceptional tonewoods to make their basses with. Below
you will find a list of the different body woods that Warwick uses, as well as the models that they are used on.
Afzelia (Afzelia pachyloba, bipindensis, or africana):
Afzelia is a non-endangered African hardwood that is incredibly dense. Although it is a bit heavier than other woods, it makes for
a very punchy low end and very transient highs.
Models: Steamer Stage II, Dolphin SN™ TCS™
Bubinga (Guibourtia demeusei, pellegriniana, or tessmannii):
Bubinga is found in Equatorial Africa from southeast Nigeria, through Cameroon and Gabon, to the Congo region. It is a hard-
wood that is very lustrous and can be highly figured. Acoustically, bubinga is a very resonant wood that offers very clear lows and
well-defined upper mids and highs.
Models: Corvette Standard, Thumb Neck-Through
Ovangkol (Guiboourtia ehie):
Found in most of the same regions of Africa as bubinga, ovangkol is slightly heavier than bubinga yet still offers the same excel-
lent acoustic properties. Its color is dark brown with deep yellow and black stripes. The grain is sometimes very nicely figured
with 3D, wavy effects. It also makes a wonderful neck wood.
Models: Thumb Bolt-on, Dolphin Pro I, Infinity
Maple/Flamed Maple (Acer, various):
Maple has been used as a body wood for electric basses for many years. It can be found in several regions of the world, with each
region producing a different quality of wood. Warwick takes great care in selecting only the finest maple, to ensure the great reso-
nance and clarity that people demand from our basses.
Models: Corvette ProLine, Fortress One, Fortress Masterman, Streamer LX, Streamer Pro M, Streamer Stage I
Ash/Swamp Ash (Fraxinus, various):
Like maple, ash is a tried-and-true body wood, found in several areas of the world. Ash is the lightest body wood that Warwick
currently uses beside Carolena. Acoustically, it has wonderful mid-frequency response and a very warm low end.
Models: Fortress Flashback, Corvette Std., FNA, FNA Jazzman, Streamer Jazzman
Wenge (Millettia Laurentii):
Warwick pioneered the use of wenge as a neck and fingerboard wood. It is very strong, stable and dense. A wenge or ovangkol
neck with a wenge fingerboard is a prime ingredient in the “Warwick sound”. Wenge is a dark brown wood with blackish streaks.
It sometimes has a bleached appearance. It is open to medium grained, hard, dense, and heavy.
Mahogani (Meliaceae):
Mahogani is a red and brown hard wood, it has been used for a long time in the guitar manufacturing as a body wood. It can be
found in West Africa. Mahogani is acoustically a deep, warm sounding wood with harmonical high frequencies.
Zebrano
Zebrano is found in wide areas of Africa and is non endangered hardwood. Its color is dark with yellowish, light stripes. Its sound
is very powerful with a full low end, while the highs are clear and bright.
Model: Buzzard Ltd, Infinity SN™ TCS™
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