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Post by michaelcbell on Apr 10, 2007 10:42:35 GMT -5
I'm building a guitar designed to be halfway between a Gibson and a Fender. I'm looking at a maple laminate top and ebony fingerboard and was hopeing for suggestions in which body wood and which neck wood to use. Thanks
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 10, 2007 18:46:33 GMT -5
Well, since Fender have used both alder and ash, and Gib$on tends to use mahogany, I'd use a laminate of 1/4 alder, 1/4 ash, and 1/2 mahogany. ;D ;D [OK, smite me for being a smart A$$] Alder is the "chicken" of body woods. It's even(er) in its tonal characteristics. Mahogany is both high and low scooped tonally. It goes great with an ebony fretboard and a maple body cap to recover some highs/articulation. Swamp ash is mid-scooped tonally. It goes great with a maple fretboard and neck to twang incessantly. Hard ash will help you drive that ice pick thru your ears.  Maple is bright. You didn't indicate the body style that you have in mind. If your going for a laminated Strat body, bear in mind that a body top/cap needs to be at least 1/4" thick to begin to affect the tone. An LP body with a 5/8" to 3/4" maple cap will have accentuated highs, but a maple laminate Strat body (5mm) will just look real darn pretty. |
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Post by michaelcbell on Apr 11, 2007 21:03:15 GMT -5
Thanks!
I was actually looking at a "VW" body from Warmoth. My self-educated choice was looking to Black Korina body (with a maple top) and Walnut neck (with the ebony fingerboard). I was also looking at Koa for the body, but I'm already going to have to wait a year (or more) due to $$, so it might not be worth it.
Thoughts?
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 14, 2007 0:37:32 GMT -5
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Post by michaelcbell on Apr 15, 2007 8:32:19 GMT -5
What about Wenge for a neck wood - it was my other choice and doesn't require a finish.
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 15, 2007 23:11:08 GMT -5
Which will be in on 17 April
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Post by michaelcbell on Apr 17, 2007 7:01:22 GMT -5
Today's the 17th  - let me know how the neck sounds! |
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 17, 2007 11:40:56 GMT -5
I have it in hand, I don't know how it will sound, but it sure looks good!
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Post by badams on Jun 7, 2007 2:58:19 GMT -5
Anything you want. I've built countless electric guitars and though woods may make slightly different tones come out of an electric guitar no species of wood has a specific flavor. You can build a black walnut guitar or a mahogany that sound exactly alike but at the same time two black walnut guitars with wood from the same tree may sound as different as night and day. Pick your wood for weight,beauty,availability,cost,workability or any/all of the above. Dont choose it for its sound(unless its an acoustic guitars top. That and only that is tonewood ) because its non sense. The sound of an electric guitar comes from all of its combined parts. Woods way down on the list as a tone shaping factor. Its a crap shoot as to how it will sound.
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Post by Runewalker on Jun 7, 2007 12:48:51 GMT -5
The sound of an electric guitar comes from all of its combined parts. Woods way down on the list as a tone shaping factor. Its a crap shoot as to how it will sound. Bad Boy Badams: You may enjoy this thread, or not: guitarnuts2.proboards45.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=repair&thread=1133169573&page=1comes under the category of religious beliefs. "Ford owners don't let friends drive Chevys.." visaversa, and ect. and yes, even physics is a religion. Enjoy RW |
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- let me know how the neck sounds!
