tele question
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Re: tele question
Is the venner just for aesthetics? Because I don't think it will have much affect on tone. It will still sound like a alder bodied guitar, I think.
Is the venner just for aesthetics? Because I don't think it will have much affect on tone. It will still sound like a alder bodied guitar, I think.
Re: tele question
I don't really know if veneered would be the right term because i just saw in harmonycentral.com that some of the reviewers are describing that way. btw, the guitar in question is a yamaha pacifica 311MS. It's like a budget-version of the mike stern sig model that i think is made of ash.
I don't really know if veneered would be the right term because i just saw in harmonycentral.com that some of the reviewers are describing that way. btw, the guitar in question is a yamaha pacifica 311MS. It's like a budget-version of the mike stern sig model that i think is made of ash.
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Re: tele question
Consensus is that HC's revies are not to be trusted entirely. Without more knowledge on the guitar I'd wait for someone a bit more experienced to inform you.
I do know that it takes a bit of wood to make an impact on tone. Some would even say too thin a venner is actually bad as the glue is having more of an effect than the venner. Of course these people usually quote Ed Roman so you hav to take that opinion with a grain of salt.
Consensus is that HC's revies are not to be trusted entirely. Without more knowledge on the guitar I'd wait for someone a bit more experienced to inform you.
I do know that it takes a bit of wood to make an impact on tone. Some would even say too thin a venner is actually bad as the glue is having more of an effect than the venner. Of course these people usually quote Ed Roman so you hav to take that opinion with a grain of salt.
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Re: tele question
I have three Teles: two with very light swamp ash bodies and one with very light alder. The alder one is brighter. I know that's contrary to what most would expect...but it's true. Lew
edgie said:
I have three Teles: two with very light swamp ash bodies and one with very light alder. The alder one is brighter. I know that's contrary to what most would expect...but it's true. Lew
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Re: tele question
in that guitar, the ash top is for looks only ... it'll sound like alder ... in the expensive 'mike stern' model, i seem to recall that they use japanese ash (called sen) which is more dense than swamp ash ... i have a sen tele-clone and like it just fine, but it is not quite as happenin' tone-wise as swamp ash ... doesnt have as cool a grain property either (looks only)
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in that guitar, the ash top is for looks only ... it'll sound like alder ... in the expensive 'mike stern' model, i seem to recall that they use japanese ash (called sen) which is more dense than swamp ash ... i have a sen tele-clone and like it just fine, but it is not quite as happenin' tone-wise as swamp ash ... doesnt have as cool a grain property either (looks only)
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