courtney2018
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Huf, is that African Mahogany? Sure looks beautiful! Before and after the weathering!
My upcoming Blackdroid
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Huf, is that African Mahogany? Sure looks beautiful! Before and after the weathering!
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8stringlover
Banned
I got more pictures in:
I love the fret work, also the finish is totally bad ass
Looking forward to see the final result
Spratcho
Well-Known Member
Another amazing HUFFFFFF!!
Swarth
Well-Known Member
It's sipo mahogany. I believe the origin of the species is from africa, but don't quote me on that.
courtney2018
Contributor
Yea, it's from Africa. It looks identical to the african mahogany that I've got.
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
it´s Sipo, but i don´t know where it´s from. he gets it from a local mill, so i´m inclined to think it´s local wood too.
Swarth
Well-Known Member
"sipo comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo
"-Huf
AeonSolus
DO CEO / RHLC ©
What's the Difference between Sipo and Sapelli then? i thought Sipo was a shorted name for it 
Jeroenofzo
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Badass guitar.. However, the photoshopping on those pictures is way overdone... Show naturals pretty pleasy
Fred the Shred
Shrederick
The guitar isn't even in his hands yet. There's a million pics of Blackdroïds on SS.org alone, and they were taken by their owners. For similar finish and fingerboard, check out GOTM November - it's on the first post.
courtney2018
Contributor
What's the Difference between Sipo and Sapelli then? i thought Sipo was a shorted name for it
Sapelli is actually Sapele, but is sometimes spelled as "sapelli". It's from Africa as well and is a mahogany look-a-like and usually has a lustrous ribbon like grain structure. African mahogany has the same grain structure too. Truth be told, african mahogany, sapele, and sipo look almost identical to each other. If you had 3 pieces in front of you you might end up guessing as to which they are.
I'm going to end up getting some sapele and sipo just to see how they're like in relation to african mahogany. Right now I think african mahogany is the best looking mahogany out there. It's lustrous as well, but the grain structure is mostly straight. They all cost about the same too.
MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
sipo and sapele/sapelli are different species of mahogany (mahogany is a class/family of woods), and they are quite different from most mahogany types. the typical mahogany you see in production guitars are the cheaper types, and are the ones people usually think about. Sapele is praised as being one of the most musically superior species of mahogany, and doesn´t sound anything like the cheaper types. Sipo is alot more expencive than sapele (it´s really really expencive!), and has a super-tight grain. which brings me to the grain. you can clearly see a difference when you compare the different types of mahogany, but i agree that i probably wouldn´t be able to tell which was which. but i would be able to see that they were different.
Patrick has been using Sapele for some time now, and has moved on to Sipo. he´s got his reasons, and i trust those reasons. the guy knows his wood!
Patrick has been using Sapele for some time now, and has moved on to Sipo. he´s got his reasons, and i trust those reasons. the guy knows his wood!
courtney2018
Contributor
Yea, there's a clear difference between those three types in the way that they look for sure. The place where I buy wood sells sipo and african mahogany at the same price per board foot. Sapele is actually $2 more. Perhaps supply and demand has changed recently to make sipo less expensive.
Swarth
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MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
that might have to do with how close you are to the place where the wood came from, and the quality rating of the specific slabs of wood. Patrick told me the price difference in the sapele and sipo he buys, and trust me when i say it´s a huge difference per square meter.
AeonSolus
DO CEO / RHLC ©
^ as far as i know the reasons he has for using Sipo is that it soaks in his distress finish more than sapelle, making it look more organic and well..Raw and industrial? 
also that sipo is a bit lighter IIRC? rather than just being the price fact..? Please correct me if i'm wrong.
also that sipo is a bit lighter IIRC? rather than just being the price fact..? Please correct me if i'm wrong. 8stringlover
Banned
^ as far as i know the reasons he has for using Sipo is that it soaks in his distress finish more than sapelle, making it look more organic and well..Raw and industrial?
Having had a scientific explication from him many time
If you know the reasons, then you got it all wrong....
Weight can be the same, I guess its wood selection as he explained in a previous thread of a customer who bought a baritone 6 string......
About the soaking
I dont think so SIPO:
Sapeli
There is a clear difference in figurine from what I see....
Swarth
Well-Known Member
You guys are also forgetting that sipo is more stable than sapeli.
Having had a scientific explication from him many time
If you know the reasons, then you got it all wrong....
Weight can be the same, I guess its wood selection as he explained in a previous thread of a customer who bought a baritone 6 string......
About the soaking
SIPO:
Sapeli
There is a clear difference in figurine from what I see....
Mmmmm...it looks so DAMN HOT lol......ahem...excuse me for a moment while I go to the bathroom to "relieve" myself
Kick ass work as always Patrick
