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Originally Posted by nostatic
Noice. I like walnut a lot. My #1 electric bass is a chambered walnut body, my Nechville is walnut resonator and neck, and one of my Rob Allen fretless basses is 5-piece walnut/ebony neck and walnut top (the other short scale fretless is one-piece walnut neck and walnut top over 1-piece chambered swamp ash body.
All those elements figure into the final tone picture in varying amounts, but for whatever reason I've gravitated towards walnut being involved somehow.
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For me, walnut seems to yield the warmest, fullest, and most pleasing banjo tone, especially when used for a 12-inch rim. Great for old-timey playing!
Current Banjos:
Vega No. 2 - Tubaphone
OME North Star Walnut - Ring
Rickard 12" Maple Ridge - Dobson
Pisgah Custom 12" Walnut - Tubaphone
Bart Reiter Regent - Whyte Laydie
Ozark Custom 12-inch Figured Cherry - Rolled Brass Hoop