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Don't I have a nice body? judge my wood now
what is it?

(the shim was useless in terms of setup and is now out)

slade

it's lookin alot like alder.

Looks like alder to me.

Looks good, but I hate to see where this thread may go!!! LOL

That thing is HUGE!!!!!It does look a lot like alder. Warmoth has a site with pictures and descriptions of wood. You might want to check it out and compare.

what are u building there? strat?

naw, that's got jag written al over it


Originally Posted by JacksonMIAThat thing is HUGE!!!!!It does look a lot like alder. Warmoth has a site with pictures and descriptions of wood. You might want to check it out and compare.

Tee hee! I always appreciate the support so to speak It's so big it needs it's own case, though it spends most of it's days out, being fiddled with.

Anyways, yeah, I looked on warmoth and couldn't really tell. I knew it was either alder or basswood. It would have been heavy for basswood but I'd have felt heavier. It's a jag, yeah, and because jag's aren't naturally very resonant (24quot; scale, no breaking angle over the bridge) it's hard to tell. Though this one lets resonance shine through more than most... She's a vibrator

it's this guitar.
Looks like I got the answer I hoped for. Thanks

slade

It doesn't look so big in that picture. I'm glad you can have fun with it a lot, though. Do you ever take it out in public?


Originally Posted by danglybanger

How much does it cost to fill that thing up at the pump?


Originally Posted by JacksonMIAIt doesn't look so big in that picture. I'm glad you can have fun with it a lot, though. Do you ever take it out in public?

Only when it's called upon to do great deeds. What you can't see is that It's blocking out the sun in that picture. The rest of me can be pictured microscopically, holding it up. Trust me, it's that big.

One time I was playing with it at my niece's elementary school, and it was so loud and vulgar that they kicked me out. I guess the public school system is opposed to quot;turning japanesequot; (the song I was playing at the time)

slade

I'd say alder, but some of the fruitwoods like apple, pear and cherry have similarly dense grains and are very heavy. Basswood is very light.

Here is a useful online resource;

from : localhost/www.woodworkerssource.net/Mer...ory_Code=Alder


Originally Posted by octavedoctorI'd say alder, but some of the fruitwoods like apple, pear and cherry have similarly dense grains and are very heavy. Basswood is very light.

Here is a useful online resource;

from : localhost/someone else on here that knows their wood. But fruitwoods have never been used for a Fender guitar, unless you want to get technical and call pine a fruitwood.


Originally Posted by beandipgood, someone else on here that knows their wood. But fruitwoods have never been used for a Fender guitar, unless you want to get technical and call pine a fruitwood.

I know my wood like the back of my hand.

That looks like alder

I have a guitar made of basswood that is very heavy

slade

basswood's iffy. Just like every other kind of wood. Generally speaking, it's a very light wood, but when it's heavy, it's HEAVY.


Originally Posted by beandipgood, someone else on here that knows their wood. But fruitwoods have never been used for a Fender guitar, unless you want to get technical and call pine a fruitwood.

I've seen a Strat made of cherry, but i don't expect it was a routine proddy model...

I wouldn't define pine as a fruitwood, i'd call it an evergreen.


Originally Posted by danglybangerI have a guitar made of basswood that is very heavy

slade

Must be really big then...