Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
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the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
Thats what I prefer!
Xeromus said:
Thats what I prefer!
Armotron
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Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
I always hear that its bright, but my strat is alder/maple, the neck and body sound awesome togetther. The neck vibrates really nice throughout as does the body, its not too bright in my case, its really a nice combo, it'd work with alot of pickups. Very smooth and articulate, but not bright in the least.
I always hear that its bright, but my strat is alder/maple, the neck and body sound awesome togetther. The neck vibrates really nice throughout as does the body, its not too bright in my case, its really a nice combo, it'd work with alot of pickups. Very smooth and articulate, but not bright in the least.
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
-that being said, you will have to back off the tone a little. I play with the tone around 7 to 6 on bridge and about the same on neck unless I want to split the neck then I run it at about 9 tone cuz it sounds like a strat. it can be to bright if you dont back off the tone alittle. I also wouldnt recomend the wood combo if all your gunna do is drop d death metal stuff cuz it just wont accentuate the lows like a SG or Les Paul can. But for blues and rock and expressive tone it will realy liven up your amp. I would also try to stick with 12 inch speakers as I feel 10 inch speakers are allready bright and this kindof set up may make it too bright with 10's. it can sound damn good with two 2/12 vintage 30 celestions or a 4/12 half stack. A single open back cab ide go g12-75 celestion cuz they tend to add depth and this tone wood with bright pickups sounds good in a single speaker open back combo with that speaker. good luck
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I have that combo with dual hums. one with floyde and one with vintage trem. I use bright pickups so when I split them-combined with the wood tone-it sounds almost like a single coil strat. with full on humbucker tone it realy brings out the pronounced gain and pick attack. both my guitars are easy to get harmonics, snap out of notes and triad chords, chirps, all kinds of expression type stuff. also the becouse of the wood and bright neck hum I usually dont fart out my amp when I switch to the neck pickup for solo stuff. I get a very nice crunch out of the pickups and jazzy cleans sound nice.Xeromus said:
-that being said, you will have to back off the tone a little. I play with the tone around 7 to 6 on bridge and about the same on neck unless I want to split the neck then I run it at about 9 tone cuz it sounds like a strat. it can be to bright if you dont back off the tone alittle. I also wouldnt recomend the wood combo if all your gunna do is drop d death metal stuff cuz it just wont accentuate the lows like a SG or Les Paul can. But for blues and rock and expressive tone it will realy liven up your amp. I would also try to stick with 12 inch speakers as I feel 10 inch speakers are allready bright and this kindof set up may make it too bright with 10's. it can sound damn good with two 2/12 vintage 30 celestions or a 4/12 half stack. A single open back cab ide go g12-75 celestion cuz they tend to add depth and this tone wood with bright pickups sounds good in a single speaker open back combo with that speaker. good luck
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Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
for floyd
neck: full shred(neck version)-its bright and spanky clean sounding-very nice split sounds like a regular single coil
bridge: I use screamin deamon-again very expressive and the clip is awsome-split it goes well with the full shred and you can get some great strat tones.
for vintage trem
neck and bridge: I use pearly gates. bright and sound good clean or dirty-very versitil in this guitar.
running it thru 2 2/12 cabs loaded with vintage 30's and a 45 watt EL84 tube amp. also played thru and have recto's, marshalls, fenders, Bogner x-tasy(oh it was glorious), shiva(aint no slouch eather), a 4/10 alnico jenson open back cab, nomads, stilleto,
again any amp with good gain and 12 inch speakers you cant go wrong
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for floyd
neck: full shred(neck version)-its bright and spanky clean sounding-very nice split sounds like a regular single coil
bridge: I use screamin deamon-again very expressive and the clip is awsome-split it goes well with the full shred and you can get some great strat tones.
for vintage trem
neck and bridge: I use pearly gates. bright and sound good clean or dirty-very versitil in this guitar.
running it thru 2 2/12 cabs loaded with vintage 30's and a 45 watt EL84 tube amp. also played thru and have recto's, marshalls, fenders, Bogner x-tasy(oh it was glorious), shiva(aint no slouch eather), a 4/10 alnico jenson open back cab, nomads, stilleto,
again any amp with good gain and 12 inch speakers you cant go wrong
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Xeromus
Tone Ninja
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
Thanks for all the info. I might do this since I also own a mahogany neck and body dual hum carvin. It's going to have a wilkinson trem in it and maybe it wouldn't hurt to have something really different sounding on the side.
philthis said:
Thanks for all the info. I might do this since I also own a mahogany neck and body dual hum carvin. It's going to have a wilkinson trem in it and maybe it wouldn't hurt to have something really different sounding on the side.
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
My favorite also...Depends on your pickups,strings,effects,and amp also..
the guy who invented fire said:
My favorite also...Depends on your pickups,strings,effects,and amp also..
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
I think that Alder is the "standard" "rock" Strat wood...ash is very cool, but alder is the standard...this is just my opinion of course, as for the neck/fingerboard I think that maple with a rosewood board is also the "standard" that said I prefer maple fingerboards, I like the fact that they have a little more sting to the note, I think they look cooler, I like that they seem to be a little harder to play, and to be honest I really dislike rosewood fingerboards.
I think that Alder is the "standard" "rock" Strat wood...ash is very cool, but alder is the standard...this is just my opinion of course, as for the neck/fingerboard I think that maple with a rosewood board is also the "standard" that said I prefer maple fingerboards, I like the fact that they have a little more sting to the note, I think they look cooler, I like that they seem to be a little harder to play, and to be honest I really dislike rosewood fingerboards.
Hot _Grits
Buttery Toneologist
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
A lightweight alder body and one piece maple neck is my fave combo for strats and teles.
My MIJ 57ri has this setup, and sounds very warm and balanced, yet still exactly like a vintage strat should sound. I've compared it to countless other strats and it always sounds best.
I do a couple of tricks to warm it up:
-Alnico 2 pro and antiquity texas hot pickups.
-GHS Nickel Rocker 10-46 strings. These help a lot.
A lightweight alder body and one piece maple neck is my fave combo for strats and teles.
My MIJ 57ri has this setup, and sounds very warm and balanced, yet still exactly like a vintage strat should sound. I've compared it to countless other strats and it always sounds best.
I do a couple of tricks to warm it up:
-Alnico 2 pro and antiquity texas hot pickups.
-GHS Nickel Rocker 10-46 strings. These help a lot.
Kac
Hootersologist
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
I definetly like it and will agree that strings and other things play a part too, and would agree with the articulate description.
I would not say my strat is overly bright, I would also not say it's perfect, but for me, it's darn close :13:
Alder body, maple neck/fretboard, Fender LSR nut, SD JB bridge, DiM HFH Neck
Try a JB in the bridge, mine rocks!
Rock On Bro - Kac
I definetly like it and will agree that strings and other things play a part too, and would agree with the articulate description.
I would not say my strat is overly bright, I would also not say it's perfect, but for me, it's darn close :13:
Alder body, maple neck/fretboard, Fender LSR nut, SD JB bridge, DiM HFH Neck
Try a JB in the bridge, mine rocks!
Rock On Bro - Kac
Quencho092
New member
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
it just lets your pickups rip. I have Ant II surfers in mine, and it just has that lovable hollow wail that always sings above the mix.
it just lets your pickups rip. I have Ant II surfers in mine, and it just has that lovable hollow wail that always sings above the mix.
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
I think tone wise, it's a good balance, even with single coils. Very "Hendrixy".
I like the percussive feel and snap of the maple board, and the alder seems to add sort of a woody, midrange when cranked. It's probably the way the alder reacts to the volume of the amp. The maple board seems to add a little sustain, which helps if you set the bridge up as a floating trem.
Just my 2 pesos.
I think tone wise, it's a good balance, even with single coils. Very "Hendrixy".
I like the percussive feel and snap of the maple board, and the alder seems to add sort of a woody, midrange when cranked. It's probably the way the alder reacts to the volume of the amp. The maple board seems to add a little sustain, which helps if you set the bridge up as a floating trem.
Just my 2 pesos.
JacksonMIA
Lemur-buckerologist
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
Not too bright at all with my PV. The maple cap on my Jackson (and to some extent, the Floyd too, I think) can make it too bright with the wrong amp. It's too bright in Luke Duke's Dr. Z, but it's ok in my Fender, though I tend to cut back on the tone knob just a tad more.
Not too bright at all with my PV. The maple cap on my Jackson (and to some extent, the Floyd too, I think) can make it too bright with the wrong amp. It's too bright in Luke Duke's Dr. Z, but it's ok in my Fender, though I tend to cut back on the tone knob just a tad more.
gunslinger
New member
Re: Alder body strats with maple neck, really bright or no?
I believe it is a good tone recipe. And I believe a lot of these guys would agree. Not only that but alder and maple are not endangered at this point in time like other woods.
I believe it is a good tone recipe. And I believe a lot of these guys would agree. Not only that but alder and maple are not endangered at this point in time like other woods.
