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What is the best body wood to use for a Tele if wanting lightweight and resonance? I have had many Teles, but I never payed any attention to the wood used.

Ash......

ASH i hear is the best.... but i love the poplar in my MIM tele.... But oddly i hate most MIM strats that are poplar.... Well hate is a strong word.... i do have one MIM strat i like a lot.

swamp ash. not the northern 'baseball bat' ash. for lightweight and resonance, limba comes to mind too.

Ash amp; Alder are the traditional choices...I prefer lightweight ash, but more-so I need the three-saddle brass bridge. The 6-saddle doesn't have the same tone and that's a huge part of the Tele sound.

Greg,

Ash is considered the quot;standardquot; wood for a good light weight tele with killer tone but you played my Tele the other day...it is alder and Im perfectly happy with it...what did you think?


Originally Posted by the guy who invented fireGreg,

Ash is considered the quot;standardquot; wood for a good light weight tele with killer tone but you played my Tele the other day...it is alder and Im perfectly happy with it...what did you think?

Christian,
I can dig your Tele!! I am really wanting a feather weight Tele. Do you have any idea what wood would have been used on my B?

Im almost positive it was poplar...

Lightweight swamp ash can be great, although I think it will have a stronger mid-range voice than heavier swamp ash, so there are potential tonal differences as well as weight differences. I have very light through fairly heavy ash American Teles, and I like 'em all for the tonal variations. I think alder is more consistent in weight and tone overall, and I like my alder Teles just as much as the ash ones. I have to admit though that my lightest swamp ash Tele feels as good as it sounds, so I can understand your inclination.

100% swamp ash...you can get the same body style lighter weight in swamp ash than alder.


Originally Posted by B BentChristian,
I can dig your Tele!! I am really wanting a feather weight Tele.

What about a chambered body?

i have a ash mij thinline tele. it lighten the body a whole lot and warms up the tone. i like it alot together with my reverend slingshot.

Swamp Ash!!!

ditto

Originally Posted by Curlyditto

That's a nice guitar!!!


Originally Posted by Curlyditto
Curly, that's the brother of mine (see avatar. I gotta figure out how to post bigger pics!). That's a beauty! Is it homemade?


Originally Posted by B BentChristian,
I can dig your Tele!! I am really wanting a feather weight Tele. Do you have any idea what wood would have been used on my B?
Originally Posted by the guy who invented fireIm almost positive it was poplar...Not if it is sunburst... The B-Bender Teles that have a sunburst finish are made of alder. The opaque finishes are (black is the only opaque finish made now) poplar. But honestly, with 4 pounds of steel runing through the guitar, it's not a quot;normalquot; Tele...


Originally Posted by Curlyditto

Curly,
I love the color of your Tele!!! Is that one you put together yourself? When I do mine I am going to go with a slightly more auqa blue than that, but I have aalways loved transparent blue teles!!!


Originally Posted by Butch SnyderNot if it is sunburst... The B-Bender Teles that have a sunburst finish are made of alder. The opaque finishes are (black is the only opaque finish made now) poplar. But honestly, with 4 pounds of steel runing through the guitar, it's not a quot;normalquot; Tele...

This is totally but I ran into a B like mine on HC for $650. It was a player's guitar, but not too bad. I wanted to buy it. I MISS B!!!!! I will get another one in the next 6-7 months.