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Topic: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Crunch Berries
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Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:07 pm Subject: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Inlay or not- which fret one puts their finger on makes no difference in the transfer of vibrations up and down the neck. Having inlays could affect tone a microscopic bit, but it would be for every ... |
Topic: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Crunch Berries
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Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:15 pm Subject: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
I’ve seen a couple of that guy’s videos, but a lot of his conclusions are based on some pretty flawed logic, like he doesn’t really grasp how guitars actually produce sound. The fretboard inlay examp ... |
Topic: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Crunch Berries
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Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:16 pm Subject: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Trust me- if you played this guitar before and after, you would hear the difference- it is more than just a subtle difference. The neck that was on it really did suck in comparison. Also, I do think ... |
Topic: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Crunch Berries
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Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:51 pm Subject: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
OK, I put this to the ultimate test. I took the neck off of the good-sounding poplar guitar and put it on the subpar-sounding ash body to see what difference it made. The electronics and hardware ar ... |
Topic: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Crunch Berries
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Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:29 am Subject: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Thanks for your replies. I’m sure there is some tonal variance within the same type of wood. I may have got a lucky good slab of poplar, and a not so good ash body, who knows. I know there are many ... |
Topic: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Crunch Berries
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Views: 20762
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Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:46 pm Subject: Poplar, Alder, Ash body comparison |
Has anyone had the opportunity to actually compare different body woods on Mustang-style guitars- poplar, alder, and ash? I have a 76 Musicmaster (converted to a Duo Sonic) with a poplar body, and it ... |
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