Agathis wood? (in Squier and Yamaha)

[Maidenheadsteve]

I looked at some squier and yamaha HSS models (though I'm probably gonna convert it to an HSH if I get one). Does agathis resemble any other wood tonally? Does it sound warm or bright (generally speaking)?

 

[MetalManiac]

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Aweful stuff. Very thin/plinky sounding and no character at all in a Tele. My Agathis Cort Les Paul was bigger sounding for sure, with more wood and a set neck. That said, Im installing a vintage brass hardtail bridge in the Agathis Tele (51 Squire), and upgraded pickups, in the hopes it will thicken the sound some, cause the guitar is set up and plays so well.

 

[Maidenheadsteve]

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And since you have an LP made from it, I'm guessing it's a warmer wood?

 

[MetalManiac]

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And since you have an LP made from it, I'm guessing it's a warmer wood?

what are you talking about? Its the same wood, just a more of it, and set neck, with stop tail and humbuckers. Its a light wood.Sounds hollow ( and thats not a good thing). Cort Matt Murphy. The Cort Sounds good. Not nearly as warm/fat/round as a real Gibson Paul.Not as bright and big a sound as a 10 pound cheap mahogany Agile either .

 

[LatsMcGee]

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Agathis tends to work best with brighter pickups....The Super D and the Lawerence xl500 both do well with Agathis guitars.....I wouldn't bother with any darker PAF types or even a Dark High Output pup...

 

[AdamBrad]

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My first guitar was a the most basic Pacifica. Pickups were poor, but the hardware isn't bad. Still have it with nearly everything changed. I put a JB/59 combo and a push-pull volume in it, and to me sounds actually really good, very powerful (though the guy at my local music shop was wondering if the metal pickguard I put on was effecting the magnetic field or something since it was much louder in his experience than any other JB he'd heard...)

Bottom line, Pacificas are very good value guitars. Can't really offer up an opinion on it as a tonewood though, sorry.

 

[dominus]

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Agathis is like a cheap mahogany. Any pickup that works for mahogany will work well. (Custom, Full Shred, Super Distortion, D-Activator, etc.)

I've had a few agathis bodied guitars, and they've all sounded just fine once upgraded.

 

[AdamBrad]

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I've had a few agathis bodied guitars, and they've all sounded just fine once upgraded.

This is what I should have said. :smack:

 

[idsnowdog]

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I had problems finding a pickup combo I like for an Agathis Squire. I now have a Rio Grande BBQ that will probably stay.

 

[formula73]

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I had one of those Squier Tele Custom 2s with the Duncan Designed P90s and it sounded just like it should: snappy, grindy, and bright.

 

[TheLivingDead]

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Had a couple Aggy guitars in my day. ALL of them were very warm/dark sounding. Think cheapo mahogany.

 

[elelpe]

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If the guitar sounds good, that's what matters. Try before buy it.