MIM Fender body question

[75lespaul]

On a 2000 MIM strat, did they use different woods or just one type of wood on average? What is the type of wood they used?

Thank you again.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: MIM Fender body question

I think alder.

 

[75lespaul]

Re: MIM Fender body question

That's what's coming up when I do a search but just in case I wanted to see if anyone knew of anything different. Trying to choose pickups again...

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: MIM Fender body question

That's what's coming up when I do a search but just in case I wanted to see if anyone knew of anything different. Trying to choose pickups again...

what color is the body?

 

[deftgala]

Re: MIM Fender body question

does anyone know if MIM teles are routed for a neck humbucker and a single coil in the middle position?

 

[Hellion]

Re: MIM Fender body question

does anyone know if MIM teles are routed for a neck humbucker and a single coil in the middle position?

I don't think they are, but that's nothing that a router can't fix for you.

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: MIM Fender body question

ok as for 2000 strat bodies...if i'm not mistaken 2000 was a year when they used both poplar and alder...but every sunburst strat is ALWAYS alder due to the better grain...so if it's solid painted and a 2000 it could be either poplar or alder (i'm pretty sure 2000 was one of the "use what we have around" years for fender lol)

MIM tele bodies are routed for a hum in the neck but with no middle routing.

-Mike

 

[75lespaul]

Re: MIM Fender body question

It's Lake Placid blue. It's got some weight to it so I'm thinking it's Alder. Poplar is real light, right?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: MIM Fender body question

It's Lake Placid blue. It's got some weight to it so I'm thinking it's Alder. Poplar is real light, right?

being a 2000 model AND being a solid color it might very well be poplar...