What Wood Is This?

[darkshadow54321]

Is it alder?

Thanks for your help......

[nuntius]

Re: What Wood Is This?

im not a wood expert but that looks similar to the mahogany on the bottom of my guitar teachers tele.

dont quote me im probably wrong, wait till one of the experienced guys comes and clears it up for you is a safer bet

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Is it alder?

Thanks for your help......

Mahogany is usually very tight(close)grained and Korina is similar...Maybe Zerberus will chime in for us...??? Doesn't look like either of these 2 woods..

John

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: What Wood Is This?

im not a wood expert but that looks similar to the mahogany on the bottom of my guitar teachers tele.

dont quote me im probably wrong, wait till one of the experienced guys comes and clears it up for you is a safer bet

Unless your teacher's Tele is a custom wood Tele.."Generally" Teles are either ash or alder....Pine if you go all the way back to the Nocaster...

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Looks abit like maple.

[darkshadow54321]

Re: What Wood Is This?

I don't think it's mahogany, since I can compare to my LP. It looks much more like an alder or an ash....one of those types of wood. Although ash is usually more 'swirly', so I'm guessing it's alder.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Nah Alder is usually more swirly than those straight lines this body shows.
Who made it by the way??

[darkshadow54321]

Re: What Wood Is This?

It's a Tokai body

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Ok......hmm moment then.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Should be Korina then....but the colour looks wrong for that somehow?!
Had a look at the Tokai registry.....but sofar no luck, Korina and Mahogony where the only suggestions.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Yeah Mahogany is the most consistant usage in the various catalouges, is the head a trad Explorer or is it one of those Dean like heads??
Nope it is a Heavey Metal model....lol

http://www.tokairegistry.com/images/catalogs/oldies_f1.jpg

Take a look here.

[kmcguitars]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Hmmmm. It's a tough call .By process of elimanation I'd say it's not
Mahognay. At 1st glance it looks like korina,But the grain is normalaly
a little tighter than this So sratch korina. If it's heavy i've seen Northern
Ash with grain simular to this. My best Guess.... It's Alder ? Maybe Lew
will chime in? He know's his woods

[Panzer]

Re: What Wood Is This?

Morning Wood! hahah I crack myself up sometimes. Actually I really dont know, but to me it looks a slight bit like Maple.

[RHOADS TONE]

Re: What Wood Is This?

It is not a clear picture.
It could be Mahogany, or the type of Japanese Ash, like you find on some of the 76-79 Ibanez Destroyers.
If you can get a neck to fit, & it is a really good price it may be a good deal

[Zerberus]

Re: What Wood Is This?

As you can tell by all the different ideas, we need a better picture. Ash IŽd more or less rule out, Alder or poplar doesnŽt usually have that strong of a grain structure.

So thats 3 woods down, 9997 to go