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Jonny

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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2009, 05:22:40 AM »
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2009, 12:25:52 PM »
It's quite a cute one though... I'd never seen it :D
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #17 on: November 27, 2009, 12:53:56 PM »
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2009, 09:06:34 PM »
Jesus, I'd forgotten all about this thread!

The Strat body originally in question is still going strong though!  :lol:
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2009, 02:47:23 AM »
well, ancient thread... but i'm going hard ash ;)  :lol:
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2009, 03:06:27 AM »
Well the only Strat I've got is a cheapo AXL acrylic bodied version. The neck is like a baseball bat, but the inherent tone is quite something. It weighs over 12 pounds and the sustain is remarkable. Tonewise it's still a Strat, but with some interesting extras.
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2009, 09:34:28 AM »
Yeah - I don't agree with the 'trem and acrylic paint' will nullify the sound of the wood argument at all - I have a basswood strat and a couple of alder strats and the difference in tone is plain, what's more that difference is noticeable in other guitars I have played. 

Personally I go with Alder being the best wood.
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2009, 10:46:26 AM »
Quote from: gwEm on November 28, 2009, 02:47:23 AM
well, ancient thread... but i'm going hard ash ;)  :lol:

Since it's been resurrected from the dead and now seems to be breathing without external assistance....

I'll go swamp ash, based on looks and weight as much as anything else.
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2009, 11:33:56 AM »
Alder for me, the chicken of wood.

Hold on, I'm vegetarian, best go for swamp ash :?

But thinking about those big open grains on swamp ash, if I have to do the finishing I'll go back for Alder...

Give me another 4 years to answer this one.....
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2009, 12:56:38 PM »
Quote from: tomjackson on November 28, 2009, 11:33:56 AM
Alder for me, the chicken of wood.

Hold on, I'm vegetarian, best go for swamp ash :?

I'm a veggie too but would go for alder.
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #25 on: November 28, 2009, 02:32:39 PM »
Alder here too...

But I must admit I've never tried a swamp ash strat. I'm kinda basing my preference for a strat on 3 teles I have, two ash and maple necks, one alder with rosewood board.

When I was young, I always fancied a walnut bodied strat...
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #26 on: November 28, 2009, 02:58:30 PM »
Quote from: Ian Price on November 28, 2009, 12:56:38 PM
Quote from: tomjackson on November 28, 2009, 11:33:56 AM
Alder for me, the chicken of wood.

Hold on, I'm vegetarian, best go for swamp ash :?

I'm a veggie too but would go for alder.

I'm carnivore, Mahogany to me :lol:
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #27 on: November 28, 2009, 03:36:17 PM »
Alder all the way, seeing as this thread is now continuing :P
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Re: 'Best' body wood for a Strat?
« Reply #28 on: November 30, 2009, 12:58:45 PM »
For me, I'd choose (and have chosen) alder for a strat. It's a very balanced wood, with good warm low mids and upper mids for cutting through. Enough lows and highs. It really is the 'chicken of wood'; it suits so many styles.

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