dazedandconfused001
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so i noticed alot of cheap guitars arent using basswood anymore now they are using paulownia. idk if same thing different name but its odd, any thoughts?
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Not the same as basswood but I don't know how they compare. Do a google search. If I recall, it's a light wood and the trees grow fast, and big/tall. First time I noticed that it was being use a good deal was by Dean Guitars, several years ago ... on some of their budget models. I'm sure it was used before that but that's when I first noticed it. I don't think I've ever even played a Palownia guitar. That's all I know.
Not the same as basswood but I don't know how they compare. Do a google search. If I recall, it's a light wood and the trees grow fast, and big/tall. First time I noticed that it was being use a good deal was by Dean Guitars, several years ago ... on some of their budget models. I'm sure it was used before that but that's when I first noticed it. I don't think I've ever even played a Palownia guitar. That's all I know.
dazedandconfused001
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Re: woods
i played one but i wasnt a fan because of hardware issues couldnt focus on body. also coulda been paint but it felt crappy
i played one but i wasnt a fan because of hardware issues couldnt focus on body. also coulda been paint but it felt crappy
Re: woods
It isn't a type of balsa, but it is light and strong. It is sometimes called 'the other balsa'. Here is an interesting article about using it for guitar bodies.
It isn't a type of balsa, but it is light and strong. It is sometimes called 'the other balsa'. Here is an interesting article about using it for guitar bodies.
Re: woods
I've just made a strat out of it.......hardtail.
VERY light, but VERY soft. I would hesitate to recommend it for trem guitars, but anything with a well mounted solid bridge should be ok.
You'd also be using some thick paint layers on it just to make sure the finish has some structural integrity of its own.
Apart from that, I find the tone to be quite nice and pretty balanced. Seems to have a nice upper mids to treble content......I had to choose carefully what singlecoils went in it, but maybe it would be great for some of the thicker toned humbuckers for clarity. But of course my experience is of one body alone, so an insignificant sample size for conclusions to be drawn I guess.
I've just made a strat out of it.......hardtail.
VERY light, but VERY soft. I would hesitate to recommend it for trem guitars, but anything with a well mounted solid bridge should be ok.
You'd also be using some thick paint layers on it just to make sure the finish has some structural integrity of its own.
Apart from that, I find the tone to be quite nice and pretty balanced. Seems to have a nice upper mids to treble content......I had to choose carefully what singlecoils went in it, but maybe it would be great for some of the thicker toned humbuckers for clarity. But of course my experience is of one body alone, so an insignificant sample size for conclusions to be drawn I guess.
dominus
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Re: woods
I have yet to find a bad Paulownia guitar. I can't say the same about basswood. (Not generalizing against basswood, but I did have a few dead sounding basswood guitars, and all the Paulownia ones were airy/clear.) I resurrected one of my old Dean Vendettas and have plans to do a few more.
I bet if they figured out a way to Make a Paulownia guitar that had a two piece (layered) body with a piece of steel in the middle to anchor a tremolo bridge to it'd find more usage.
I have yet to find a bad Paulownia guitar. I can't say the same about basswood. (Not generalizing against basswood, but I did have a few dead sounding basswood guitars, and all the Paulownia ones were airy/clear.) I resurrected one of my old Dean Vendettas and have plans to do a few more.
I bet if they figured out a way to Make a Paulownia guitar that had a two piece (layered) body with a piece of steel in the middle to anchor a tremolo bridge to it'd find more usage.
