Sycamore as a tonewood.
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Sycamore as a tonewood.
I had an archtop Yamaha with a Sycamore top.
I believe that some of the famous archtop manufacturers were partial to sycamore too (stromberg, benedetto etc).
I think it is more or less like maple tone wise.
This is what the yamaha looked like:
I had an archtop Yamaha with a Sycamore top.
I believe that some of the famous archtop manufacturers were partial to sycamore too (stromberg, benedetto etc).
I think it is more or less like maple tone wise.
This is what the yamaha looked like:
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MetalManiac
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Re: Sycamore as a tonewood.
For solidbodies, your Syacamore is like Oak. I think-(well, i guess) Peavey was using Oak ( possibly Sycamore for their T line ( T-60) Not a lot going on with that there for tap-tone. Solid bodies oak and Sycamore are just good for bass. That is one beautiful Yamaha Archtop. I guess now that Sycamore , although I don't think you could say it's as good as Gibsons top grade Maple tops, Top grade Sycamore tops on Archtops would obviously be a viable less costly alternative to your premium Maple.
For solidbodies, your Syacamore is like Oak. I think-(well, i guess) Peavey was using Oak ( possibly Sycamore for their T line ( T-60) Not a lot going on with that there for tap-tone. Solid bodies oak and Sycamore are just good for bass. That is one beautiful Yamaha Archtop. I guess now that Sycamore , although I don't think you could say it's as good as Gibsons top grade Maple tops, Top grade Sycamore tops on Archtops would obviously be a viable less costly alternative to your premium Maple.
BriGuy1968
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Re: Sycamore as a tonewood.
This one too...
2005 Ibanez Artcore AS-83:
This one too...
2005 Ibanez Artcore AS-83:
Re: Sycamore as a tonewood.
I think you can pretty much use any wood for guitar's. So long as it's in good enough shape, it should be fine. The only real concerns should be how it sounds and how it feels. But, regardless of how the wood sounds, if you've got the material then why not go ahead and do it? Even if it sounds different than what you prefer, maybe some interesting pickups or amp settings could make it something you never thought about.
I think you can pretty much use any wood for guitar's. So long as it's in good enough shape, it should be fine. The only real concerns should be how it sounds and how it feels. But, regardless of how the wood sounds, if you've got the material then why not go ahead and do it? Even if it sounds different than what you prefer, maybe some interesting pickups or amp settings could make it something you never thought about.
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Re: Sycamore as a tonewood.
