heem6
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Re: Hard Ash Vs Swamp Ash - Tonal differences??
I have a Mighty Mite Strat body that is made out of Northern Hard Ash. It's heavy, and it's my favorite sounding guitar. It's very bright, and ridiculously articulate. If you have the chops, the guitar sounds amazing, if not - it will reveal your mistakes. It is a very bright sounding wood and a little thin on the top end. I have used the equivalent of a sonic maximizer to fill out the bottom end, and it is a match made in heaven. Here's a clip of that guitar, recorded through a tube preamp w/the bottom beefed up, with a Mighty Mite Motherbucker pickup (think lots of mids from that pickup as well). Tonally, my guess is that it would sound similar to maple when used as a cap on Mahogany, though I only play a guitar builder on TV. For another idea of the tone of Northern Hard Ash, George Lynch's main guitar is made of all maple, and although it's debated - I believe Eddie's B&W was made of NHA.
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I have a Mighty Mite Strat body that is made out of Northern Hard Ash. It's heavy, and it's my favorite sounding guitar. It's very bright, and ridiculously articulate. If you have the chops, the guitar sounds amazing, if not - it will reveal your mistakes. It is a very bright sounding wood and a little thin on the top end. I have used the equivalent of a sonic maximizer to fill out the bottom end, and it is a match made in heaven. Here's a clip of that guitar, recorded through a tube preamp w/the bottom beefed up, with a Mighty Mite Motherbucker pickup (think lots of mids from that pickup as well). Tonally, my guess is that it would sound similar to maple when used as a cap on Mahogany, though I only play a guitar builder on TV. For another idea of the tone of Northern Hard Ash, George Lynch's main guitar is made of all maple, and although it's debated - I believe Eddie's B&W was made of NHA.
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