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Some would say that alder has slightly more mids, and it is slightly heavier. Ash looks nicer with clear finishes. All of this depends on the particular piece of wood, though.Administrator of the SDUGF
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IMO probably not a big difference. Both of them will be rugged and bright. The neck joint on a Telecaster is more rigid than on a strat style body, so they are a bit less sensitive to the properties of the wood used. I should add that its only my opinion, because I know a lot of people don't agree with me!
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The Tele neck joint is a little squarer, but I don't know if that makes a measurable difference.Administrator of the SDUGF
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As a general rule ash is brighter with more scooped mids and slightly more percussive lows, alder has more mids. Swamp ash will usually be lighter than alder, hard ash with be heavier. Hard ash will be brighter than swamp ash, similar to hard maple. FWIW, the original Frankie was hard ash.
As I mentioned, everything I said is "general rules" wood is an organic material, there will always be exceptions.
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Originally posted by esandes View PostWhat's the difference?
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As far as sonic differences . . . that totally depends on the piece of wood. The density and hardness of ash varies a huge amount. It's quite an inconsistent wood. After finishing an ash body, I can definitively say that it's a real ***** to pore fill.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Originally posted by devastone View PostAs a general rule ash is brighter with more scooped mids and slightly more percussive lows, alder has more mids. Swamp ash will usually be lighter than alder, hard ash with be heavier. Hard ash will be brighter than swamp ash, similar to hard maple.
As I mentioned, everything I said is "general rules" wood is an organic material, there will always be exceptions.
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Originally posted by devastone View PostAs a general rule ash is brighter with more scooped mids and slightly more percussive lows, alder has more mids. Swamp ash will usually be lighter than alder, hard ash with be heavier. Hard ash will be brighter than swamp ash, similar to hard maple. FWIW, the original Frankie was hard ash.
As I mentioned, everything I said is "general rules" wood is an organic material, there will always be exceptions.
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Originally posted by ArtieToo View Post
I'm not disagreeing with you, but I am curious as to why this would be. The two joints look pretty similar to me. Just wondering.
Anecdotally, I have tried neck humbuckers and strat sized pickups in strats and tele bodies with identical spec necks. An Alder Tele body has high chance of being brighter than an Ash Strat body. So IMO its actually the shape of the body that contributes to the difference in tone between Strats and Teles. Fairly obviously the lack of tremolo will make a difference as well. Such small differences are probably not noticeable in a lot of real life situations.Last edited by Teleplayer; 01-21-2021, 03:03 PM.
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Originally posted by muttznmongrelz View Post
Ash...specifically Northern Ash. Very well described above by devastone...particularly awesome with a Maple Fretboard neck as evidence by the example of the Original EVH Frankie. Plus it looks awesome with a trans/clear finish. I've built a few Ash Bodied SuperTeles....
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Alder is cheap and widely available, ash is becoming rare and has some ecological problems lately
I like alder, even without taking into account the environmental factor or the price. Nice and bright and resonant. Always fairly lightweight."New stuff always sucks" -Me
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I have an alder guitar, and one of northern ash, and one of swamp ash. To me, the tone of the alder is the best. But that is just one component in a system.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by devastone View Post
Dude, those teles seriously rock, especially #2, I may have to drive down to Littleton sometime.
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