Members EveryMn Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Swamp ash. Agathis is bull{censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ebidis Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 I like alder and ash, though I have found there can be a substantial difference in density and tone between two pieces of even the same kind of wood. There are no absolutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Mow Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 They're all fine woods apart from agathis, also add pine.For me, nothing quite comes up to swamp ash +1 for me too, evrything ash I've played has just had 'IT', even an Ash Les Paul I owned for a while.I find Alder can be a little bland in comparison.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Songman68 Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 This is an interesting subject. Check out the guitar and the wood the guitar in this link was built with and listen to the clips of it. After that tell me what you think of different types of wood then. http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/77808-new-body-material-build-w-sound-clip.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 26, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 26, 2007 This is an interesting subject. Check out the guitar and the wood the guitar in this link was built with and listen to the clips of it. After that tell me what you think of different types of wood then. http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/77808-new-body-material-build-w-sound-clip.html Sounds like particle board or summat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Songman68 Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Sounds like particle board or summat? That is exactly what it is and to me it sounds pretty damn good for a tele type of sound, tons of sustain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 26, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 26, 2007 That is exactly what it is and to me it sounds pretty damn good for a tele type of sound, tons of sustain. Aaaah, when sustain is required it's Lester time, I always think of Teles as sorta twangy chord bitches, and you should try and lift a Tele made of MDF sometime:wave: It's like heftin this bint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Songman68 Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Aaaah, when sustain is required it's Lester time, I always think of Teles as sorta twangy chord bitches, and you should try and lift a Tele made of MDF sometime:wave: It's like heftin this bint HA HA I know what you mean about the weight. The dude in that thread did something to the inside of it to make it lighter. I think he just hollowed it out some. He claims it weighs less than 5 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flyby Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Squire has now started making some of their bodies out of Indian Red Cedar(new budget tonewood?)..i wonder what the tonal characteristics of that are like....http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Squier-Vintage-Modified-Stratocaster-HSS-Electric-Guitar?sku=512573 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 26, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 26, 2007 Squire has now started making some of their bodies out of Indian Red Cedar(new budget tonewood?)..i wonder what the tonal characteristics of that are like....http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Squier-Vintage-Modified-Stratocaster-HSS-Electric-Guitar?sku=512573 Yes I noticed that a while, and I don't think it's the first time it's been used on instruments:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Here is one for you which definitely sounds good on tele = walnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 The type of wood used to make an electric guitar is virtually irrelevant. Different woods make so very little difference to the sound that you might as well ignore it. It's the PU's and amplifier that count (and of course the different Volume, tone, effects, settings). The only time type of wood matters is on a natural finish guitar when you might prefer the appearance of one wood compared to another. Man that statement is so wrong. Even a different top on the guitar with same body wood and with the same HW can make a difference. If you don't believe me listen to this... Jim Soloway Spurce vs Limba top test and that's just the top, a whole body is another story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ash on telesAlder on stratsbut I have an alder tele and it's fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brendan Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Man that statement is so wrong. Even a different top on the guitar with same body wood and with the same HW can make a difference. If you don't believe me listen to this... Jim Soloway Spurce vs Limba top test and that's just the top, a whole body is another story I think there's more to the equation - a "vibrational frequency" match between a body and neck that's not dependent on materials. That might be why there's been plenty of guitars made with premium parts that wind up sounding like duds and some guitars made with cheap materials that sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 I think there's more to the equation ... Of course there is,.... just wanted to stres out that even top can make a difference. Neck wood, fretboard, angle of the neck, neck join, bridge, nut..... everything is important. Some things more than oters but it does affect the tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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