play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

[Xeromus]

Any idea what this might be, maple, swamp ash?

 

[Armotron]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

Looks like ash to me. How heavy is it, if its light id change my guess to alder, if its heavier id guess ash.

 

[Xeromus]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

it's a little on the heavier/dense side

 

[bryvincent]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

looks like ash to me too. go to this site:
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/

 

[Pandemonium]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

No way to tell from what I'm seeing. Could be maple. If the grain is open it's probably ash.

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

i'd have to take a logical guess and say ash.

-Mike

 

[Xeromus]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

based on that site with the pictures of the different wood and grain I'd have to say it's almost definately maple. That's what the grain looks like.

 

[Curly]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

ash

 

[Pandemonium]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

Would the bare wood require pore filling before finishing? If not, maple.

 

[Armotron]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

it's a little on the heavier/dense side

my guess is ash then

 

[Pandemonium]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

Ash will generally have a straight grain. It will also have a very open grain. Hard to say with the resolution on my pc and such a small sample but that looks to have neither.

 

[donald666999]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

parkers are almost always made of maple

 

[Skullkrusher]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

ash

Indeed, +1,2...............whatever.

 

[FretFire]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

parkers are almost always made of maple

I thought so too...

 

[B2D]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

I'm used to seeing alder look a little tanner than that, I'm gonna say ash. Not many guitar are made of maple because it's too bright for most people.

 

[Old Ghost]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

If your Parker is a Nitefly-SA, then the body is made out of Swamp Ash.

 

[Mkf411]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

I've never heard of a maple parker Nitefly. Maybe, but I doubt it. Unless they're putting maple caps on the newer ones??

I know that they made Mahogney and Swamp Ash Niteflys. If yours looks like this one, it's swamp ash.
http://www.parkerguitars.com/code/models/models_nitefly_sa_intro.asp

 

[Zerberus]

Re: play name that wood. I'm trying to identify the body wood in my parker, pictures

Most likely ash, although the pic sucks and I can´t see enough to be sure. But Swamp Ash is what Parker used for the Nitefly SA , and it´s DEFINITELY not mahogany......

Definitely not a piece of ash that I´d put a trans-finish on