Origin Species - Acacia Mangium from Malaysia.

You are looking at Blackwood Acacia Billet for Electric Guitar top. It has similarities with Hawaiian Koa (Acacia Koa) and Tasmanian Blackwood (Acacia Melanoxylon). In fact the same family - Acacia's species.

Blackwood Acacia billet for electric guitar top. What you see in the picture is what you get.

Blackwood's tone profile resembles that of koa or mahogany in its midrange focus - Crisp and clear yet also warm - with an added splash of top-end shimmer and richness in rosewood.

The grain is riffsawn almost to quartersawn. Has a bark on the billet. - Not goes to template shown.

Thin varnish apply to show the figure. Still need to be sanded to get even more figured contrast.


• 21" Length

• 8" tapers to 7" 1/2 Width

• 1" 3/8 Thick