Basswood as a Stratwood

[ehdwuld]

My headless Ehdwuld branded are Basswood
As are my Ibanez

I like them

Do they sound different from my two swamp ash guitars one an LP one a headless strandberg copy. Yes they are different

 

[Clint 55]

Maybe that's what your basswood sounds like.

Maybe that's how your brain works.

 

[marcello252]

My main '86 mij strat is basswood and it resonates beautifully, just like my alder tele, maybe with a little enhance on the fundamental, but who knows if it really depends on the wood

 

[Samick Lover]

Its soft, so it dents easy. It is also kinda ugly, so it is used mostly for solid color finishes. But other than that, it should work fine as a guitar wood- Ibanez uses it all the time. Sound-wise, it has less lows than something like mahogany, but is also more plentiful than swamp ash.

Expensive guitars Ibanez, James Burton Telecaster, and custom builders use basswood.

 

[Mincer]

Expensive guitars Ibanez, James Burton Telecaster, and custom builders use basswood.

Sure, but just because it doesn't look pretty doesn't mean it isn't a good wood for building. They just use opaque finishes for basswood.

 

[uOpt]

Another basswood model is the Music Man Steve Morse.

It even has transparent paint.

ETA: not actually, it is poplar

 

[Artie]

Is "basswood" pronounced like the low frequency range, or the fish?

 

[Chistopher]

Like the fish

 

[Artie]

Like the fish

I thought so. But had to check myself.

 

[magillver]

There are way, way, WAY too many variables in electric guitars to really say that one type of wood sounds one way. Was the wood kiln dried or air dried? Does player 'A' have brass saddles and player 'B' titanium? Are all of the screws tightened identically, bridge and neck? Is the nut plastic, bone, Tusq? Until someone has the time, money, and inclination to build multiple IDENTICAL guitars, with the only variable being the wood, in order to do a true, proper comparison, these ongoing discussions are moot...

 

[Chistopher]

Until someone has the time, money, and inclination to build multiple IDENTICAL guitars, with the only variable being the wood,

Ideally with a CNC and PLEK machine on hand too

 

[marcello252]

Is "basswood" pronounced like the low frequency range, or the fish?

OT: I don't know if you told it as a joke, in case I didn't catch it, anyway this is a thing, as an Italian, which always makes me smile, the fact the pronunciation in english is never sure, easy grammar rules but tons of phrasal verbs and exceptions to remeber

 

[jeremy]

there, their, they're

 

[uOpt]

Until someone has the time, money, and inclination to build multiple IDENTICAL guitars, with the only variable being the wood, in order to do a true, proper comparison, these ongoing discussions are moot...

I always wanted to order a couple of custom Strat bodies, unpainted, with different woods. Sound-test them with the same neck, pickups and hardware. Then send the best one off to be painted and sell the rest.

Problem is, to make a clean sweep you would need several ones of each species, from different vendors.

 

[Mincer]

Another basswood model is the Music Man Steve Morse.

It even has transparent paint.

He uses poplar.

 

[uOpt]

He uses poplar.

Oops. Correct.

 

[GuitarStv]

there, their, they're

Allot space for a lot of stuff.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Basswood is outstanding. YMMV.

 

[GuitarStv]

Basswood is outstanding. YMMV.

I don't want to alarm you, but the wood seems so soft that you've accidentally knocked two holes in that guitar already . . .

 

[Artie]

He uses poplar.

Poplar is very popular.