DepecheMoses
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Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
I love my basswood strat!
I love my basswood strat!
what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
I love how it sounds with active pickups, enough so I'm putting Blackouts in my basswood 7 string Ibanez RG 7421
I love how it sounds with active pickups, enough so I'm putting Blackouts in my basswood 7 string Ibanez RG 7421
Diego
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Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
My Ibanez sounds nice and fat, once I put the right pickups in it. Acoustically it's great. It could use a bit more sparkle, but I'm not complaining! It's a great sound. It's a thicker, darker sound than my Strat which is made of Agathis.
(Feel free to point and laugh. I like how it sounds!)
I tend to believe some folks diss basswood not only because of what was sold as basswood in the 80s, but also because of the setup usually found in most "shredder" guitars. Drop the action in my Ibanez and it sounds dead. Easy to play, but very percussive/thin sounding. No depth. Raise it a bit and the lows and mids come to life, along with a lot of sustain and thickness!
My Ibanez sounds nice and fat, once I put the right pickups in it. Acoustically it's great. It could use a bit more sparkle, but I'm not complaining! It's a great sound. It's a thicker, darker sound than my Strat which is made of Agathis.
(Feel free to point and laugh. I like how it sounds!)
I tend to believe some folks diss basswood not only because of what was sold as basswood in the 80s, but also because of the setup usually found in most "shredder" guitars. Drop the action in my Ibanez and it sounds dead. Easy to play, but very percussive/thin sounding. No depth. Raise it a bit and the lows and mids come to life, along with a lot of sustain and thickness!
GoDrex
Riffologist Extraordinaire
Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
good enough for EVH's Wolfgang too. He also does the basswood with a maple top thing...
good enough for EVH's Wolfgang too. He also does the basswood with a maple top thing...
Ayrton
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Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
Poplar and Basswood are two different woods, with two different sounds.
MIJ Fenders have come in ash and alder as well.
Poplar and Basswood are two different woods, with two different sounds.
MIJ Fenders have come in ash and alder as well.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
I have a basswood guitar. It doesn't have as much mid as my other guitars. I just don't like how it dings so easily. I can flick the guitar with a pencil and now it would have a knick in it.
I have a basswood guitar. It doesn't have as much mid as my other guitars. I just don't like how it dings so easily. I can flick the guitar with a pencil and now it would have a knick in it.
J
Jessie Sammler
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Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
I have four guitars claimed by their manufacturers to be made of basswood, and none of them sound anything alike. In fact, any two of them resonate in ways that are as different as any two woods you can name.
I have four guitars claimed by their manufacturers to be made of basswood, and none of them sound anything alike. In fact, any two of them resonate in ways that are as different as any two woods you can name.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
Yeah, basswood is something that is so broad you have to try it out for yourself.
Yeah, basswood is something that is so broad you have to try it out for yourself.
ravendouglas
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Re: what are your thoughts on basswood guitars?
thank you all for the info and feedback.the guitar is the one in the picture.it has a jb in the bridge,and a mini screamon demon in the neck.i love the hs configuration.and the guitar as it is now is a dream to play.its korean.that being said its great sounding for the 80s metal and high gain.it has a graphite nut.that also suprised me.
thank you all for the info and feedback.the guitar is the one in the picture.it has a jb in the bridge,and a mini screamon demon in the neck.i love the hs configuration.and the guitar as it is now is a dream to play.its korean.that being said its great sounding for the 80s metal and high gain.it has a graphite nut.that also suprised me.
