Mystery Wood
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Zheddar
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Re: Mystery Wood
I don't really have a zoomed out picture. It's an Epiphone LP and has a pretty thin flamed maple veneer on top. The bottom is for sure mahogany or nato. I was hoping it was maple, but have been staring at both maple and alder end grain, and it's appearnce to me seems to shares similarities with both. Here are two pictures that I tried to use for comparison. One is an alder Fender Stratocaster body, and the other a Gibson Les Paul with a flamed maple top. I was using the trem cavity on the strat and the pickup cavity wall on the LP for comparison.
I don't really have a zoomed out picture. It's an Epiphone LP and has a pretty thin flamed maple veneer on top. The bottom is for sure mahogany or nato. I was hoping it was maple, but have been staring at both maple and alder end grain, and it's appearnce to me seems to shares similarities with both. Here are two pictures that I tried to use for comparison. One is an alder Fender Stratocaster body, and the other a Gibson Les Paul with a flamed maple top. I was using the trem cavity on the strat and the pickup cavity wall on the LP for comparison.
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Mystery Wood
I get those in the mornings sometimes.
I get those in the mornings sometimes.
Obsessive Compulsive
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Eiphone doesn't use real maple cap, just a veneer which is paper thin...basically no maple.
Eiphone doesn't use real maple cap, just a veneer which is paper thin...basically no maple.
Zheddar
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I think your right! The spots in the end grain (hard to see with the resolution that uploaded here) was what was throwing me. But it looks so damn close to this picture that I would bet my "mystery wood" that your right.
Thanks, I never would have even looked up pine end grain because I don't really notice it used much unless in telecasters.
I think your right! The spots in the end grain (hard to see with the resolution that uploaded here) was what was throwing me. But it looks so damn close to this picture that I would bet my "mystery wood" that your right.
Thanks, I never would have even looked up pine end grain because I don't really notice it used much unless in telecasters.
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JeffB
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They generally use the same "mystery mahogany" for the body and cap except on Tributes and limited editions like the Joe B and Slash.models which get a proper maple cap under the top veneer
I believe you are just seeing cross grain on the cap.
that said, Epiphone is all over the place with what they say and what they do.
They generally use the same "mystery mahogany" for the body and cap except on Tributes and limited editions like the Joe B and Slash.models which get a proper maple cap under the top veneer
I believe you are just seeing cross grain on the cap.
that said, Epiphone is all over the place with what they say and what they do.
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MetalManiac
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frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
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The educated guess is Agathis, commonly used on stuff from that region but yes it could be almost anything with those guys.
The educated guess is Agathis, commonly used on stuff from that region but yes it could be almost anything with those guys.