korina vs honduran mahogany
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the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
My Moderne is Korina...BTW Korina is a "trade name" for a wodd that is really called Limba. Korina was really the finish, but the name took aff as a "trade name" for the wood. Anyway, my Moderne...that guitar has a tone that I have NEVER heard before...Thwe BEST sounding Les Paul I have EVER played was really a Heritage "Class of 59" LP copy...it had a Limba back and neck. It is close to Mahogany but IMO it's worlds away. As far as Black VS. White Limba...I have NO idea, I have never played anything that was Black Limba. My only problem with Limba is that more people DO NOT use it...I wish all my guitars with Humbuckers were made with it!!!
My Moderne is Korina...BTW Korina is a "trade name" for a wodd that is really called Limba. Korina was really the finish, but the name took aff as a "trade name" for the wood. Anyway, my Moderne...that guitar has a tone that I have NEVER heard before...Thwe BEST sounding Les Paul I have EVER played was really a Heritage "Class of 59" LP copy...it had a Limba back and neck. It is close to Mahogany but IMO it's worlds away. As far as Black VS. White Limba...I have NO idea, I have never played anything that was Black Limba. My only problem with Limba is that more people DO NOT use it...I wish all my guitars with Humbuckers were made with it!!!
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
Limba is a more porus wood that mahogany, it is because of that that Limba just seems to have a more open sound with expanded lows and HIGHS! Limba is more articulate that mahogany, I have always had great string to string defination with my Moderne...no matter what pups were in it! Like I said, is has very strong lows and very pronounced highs, but it's never brittle in the highend, it also has a good strong midrange. Limba is also much more resonant than mahogany. Mahogany is a great wood, and I love it for guitars with buckers, but Limba is (to me) a better wood for buckers...maybe singlecoils too, but when I hear Strat and or tele pups, I want to head Alder or Swamp Ash. A buddy of mine has a warmoth bold neck LP Jr...both the body and neck were just oiled...It looks amazing, it has a single Duncan P-90 and that guitar has the voice of GOD!!!
dani said:
Limba is a more porus wood that mahogany, it is because of that that Limba just seems to have a more open sound with expanded lows and HIGHS! Limba is more articulate that mahogany, I have always had great string to string defination with my Moderne...no matter what pups were in it! Like I said, is has very strong lows and very pronounced highs, but it's never brittle in the highend, it also has a good strong midrange. Limba is also much more resonant than mahogany. Mahogany is a great wood, and I love it for guitars with buckers, but Limba is (to me) a better wood for buckers...maybe singlecoils too, but when I hear Strat and or tele pups, I want to head Alder or Swamp Ash. A buddy of mine has a warmoth bold neck LP Jr...both the body and neck were just oiled...It looks amazing, it has a single Duncan P-90 and that guitar has the voice of GOD!!!
dani
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Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
ha! i was intending to get a limba body and neck and just oiling it. i find white limba looks like mahogany and black limba is more attractive with the black streaks. maybe someone can pop by and shed the light on the difference between white and black limba. thanks again tgwif!
dani
the guy who invented fire said:
ha! i was intending to get a limba body and neck and just oiling it. i find white limba looks like mahogany and black limba is more attractive with the black streaks. maybe someone can pop by and shed the light on the difference between white and black limba. thanks again tgwif!
dani
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
as far as the sound and as far as I know little to nothing! Good luck dani!
as far as the sound and as far as I know little to nothing! Good luck dani!
Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
Im pretty sure the difference between the black and the white is purely cosmetic. www.warmoth.com has descriptions for all the tonewoods they use and thats including black and white korina/limba.
Im pretty sure the difference between the black and the white is purely cosmetic. www.warmoth.com has descriptions for all the tonewoods they use and thats including black and white korina/limba.
Biu
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Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
My Korina Explorer has the richest humbucker tone I've ever heard. I will definitely be going Korina again. Mahogany is cool too. I have one Korina (Limba, whatever you wanna call it) guitar, two Mahogany guitars, and an Alder one.
Whether it be single-coils or humbuckers, Mahogany and/or Korina are my favorite woods. Their richness is unbeatable!
My Korina Explorer has the richest humbucker tone I've ever heard. I will definitely be going Korina again. Mahogany is cool too. I have one Korina (Limba, whatever you wanna call it) guitar, two Mahogany guitars, and an Alder one.
Whether it be single-coils or humbuckers, Mahogany and/or Korina are my favorite woods. Their richness is unbeatable!
Luke Duke
PRSlustologist
Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
I've played one korina guitar. A gibson custom shop 57 korina LP Jr. It had a single p90. It was lighter than mahogany, had better sustain, sounded altogether better for a thick searing tone. It probably sound similiar to TGWIF's buddy's guitar.
Luke
I've played one korina guitar. A gibson custom shop 57 korina LP Jr. It had a single p90. It was lighter than mahogany, had better sustain, sounded altogether better for a thick searing tone. It probably sound similiar to TGWIF's buddy's guitar.
Luke
italic zero
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Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
Would korina work well with a figured walnut top? That would be awesome.
Would korina work well with a figured walnut top? That would be awesome.
fusion101
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Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
If u need good info about tone woods go here http://edromanguitars.com/wood/main.htm
If u need good info about tone woods go here http://edromanguitars.com/wood/main.htm
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: korina vs honduran mahogany
Thanks for the clarification of Limba and Korina, guy who invented.
Ed Roman's chart is pretty helpful too, although I wish a wood expert would have written the descriptions instead of Ed's interpretation.
Thanks for the clarification of Limba and Korina, guy who invented.
Ed Roman's chart is pretty helpful too, although I wish a wood expert would have written the descriptions instead of Ed's interpretation.
