Most 'versatile' tonewood?
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Re: Most 'versatile' tonewood?
I really like my basswood body/maple neck strat style guitar. It has 2 sc-sized humbuckers and sounds really Les Paulish. I've had single coils in it and it sounded pretty sweet with those too, although thinner than my MIA strat, it was nice. Maybe the "lack of character" lets the pups character come through more, but I like it. Hope it helps.
I really like my basswood body/maple neck strat style guitar. It has 2 sc-sized humbuckers and sounds really Les Paulish. I've had single coils in it and it sounded pretty sweet with those too, although thinner than my MIA strat, it was nice. Maybe the "lack of character" lets the pups character come through more, but I like it. Hope it helps.
rocksoldier
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Re: Most 'versatile' tonewood?
+1
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Davey said:
+1
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DeadSkinSlayer3
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Re: Most 'versatile' tonewood?
+Infinity
Watroba said:
+Infinity
drew_half_empty
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asian basswood, for serious
real flat EQ, so that depends on your amp & pickups
can't get more versatile than that
asian basswood, for serious
real flat EQ, so that depends on your amp & pickups
can't get more versatile than that
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Most 'versatile' tonewood?
I don't know of ANY tone wood with a flat EQ...basswood has a very scooped midrange...
I don't know of ANY tone wood with a flat EQ...basswood has a very scooped midrange...
DesertRose
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Ash is kindds soft, floyd rose will one fine day have their nuts raked forward.
Maple top, mahogany backs and sides my choice =)
Ash is kindds soft, floyd rose will one fine day have their nuts raked forward.
Maple top, mahogany backs and sides my choice =)
mnbaseball91
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Koa. Think mahagony with more top end sparkle.
Koa. Think mahagony with more top end sparkle.
That90'sGuy
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I think koa is probably the best bet, but it's not cheap. Realistically, mahogany or alder would be the best way to go. They don't call alder the "chicken of wood" if it didn't have some truth to it
I think koa is probably the best bet, but it's not cheap. Realistically, mahogany or alder would be the best way to go. They don't call alder the "chicken of wood" if it didn't have some truth to it
Kamanda~SD
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VERY good statement.
Davey said:
VERY good statement.
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V-Spot
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Re: Most 'versatile' tonewood?
To quote DSS, "+Infinite"
Although what I wanted to specify in my first post (it was 3 in the morning, I forgot some things) was which tonewood would sound good with pretty much any pickup (e.g. not too trebly, not too bassy, real flat EQ). But keep going, it's interesting to see what everybody thinks.
Davey said:
To quote DSS, "+Infinite"
Although what I wanted to specify in my first post (it was 3 in the morning, I forgot some things) was which tonewood would sound good with pretty much any pickup (e.g. not too trebly, not too bassy, real flat EQ). But keep going, it's interesting to see what everybody thinks.
jimpmiller
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+1 to swamp ash
+1 to swamp ash
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