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Philly Q

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Re: NGD
« Reply #15 on: May 14, 2009, 10:52:12 PM »
Is that the first Teak guitar I have seen?

Nope, that's mahogany.
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Re: NGD
« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2009, 11:49:23 PM »
Hehe I know I was Jking it is a little red for Teak but the graining is Teakish and it is not as dark or red as most mahogony

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Re: NGD
« Reply #17 on: May 15, 2009, 08:36:46 AM »
I think that looks class. Its made me very happy because I'm picking up a Gibson smartwood today,that's almost the same colour. The smartwood instead of chrome/nickle and black is festooned with gold hardware. Yuk. Luckily I have some Gibbo stock in my spares. :D
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Re: NGD
« Reply #18 on: May 15, 2009, 08:53:51 AM »
That'sa  beauty, man. If it sounds half as nice as it looks, you're onto  winner before you even start there.
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Re: NGD
« Reply #19 on: May 15, 2009, 11:56:20 AM »
That's a lovely piece of axe. :)
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Re: NGD
« Reply #20 on: May 15, 2009, 04:52:11 PM »
Hehe I know I was Jking it is a little red for Teak but the graining is Teakish and it is not as dark or red as most mahogony

That's what hog looks like. Honduran (possibly old growth on the Briggs) is plain looking compared to african hog though. The finish is a clear laquer, it hasn't been dyed red like the back of a Lespaul or an SG ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swietenia_macrophylla_wood.jpg
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Re: NGD
« Reply #21 on: May 15, 2009, 04:54:38 PM »
Is that the first Teak guitar I have seen?

its not used often but bob at legra did one
http://www.legraguitars.co.uk/ab602.htm

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Re: NGD
« Reply #22 on: May 15, 2009, 05:27:07 PM »
My Smartwood.I just have to make it look like yours.The colour almost the same.                                                                   

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Re: NGD
« Reply #23 on: May 15, 2009, 05:31:16 PM »
I think the natural and gold works  8)

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Re: NGD
« Reply #24 on: May 15, 2009, 05:34:12 PM »
Nice, I used to have a Smartwood.  Do you know what wood the top is?
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Re: NGD
« Reply #25 on: May 15, 2009, 05:37:39 PM »
No.The guy I got it from did tell me,but I've forgotten already.

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Re: NGD
« Reply #26 on: May 15, 2009, 05:42:42 PM »
I played one years ago with a zebra wood thing happening, looked great

marantz1300

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Re: NGD
« Reply #27 on: May 15, 2009, 06:07:26 PM »
Peroba. I remembered.                                                                 

Philly Q

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Re: NGD
« Reply #28 on: May 15, 2009, 06:13:32 PM »
Peroba. I remembered.                                                                 

I was having trouble remembering what the different woods were, thought it might be Cancharana, but looking at the second picture I can see it's Peroba.  :)

Mine had a Curupay top, the same as the fingerboard.  I didn't like the gold hardware, which was probably the main reason I sold it - if I still had it now I'd just change it all to nickel.
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Re: NGD
« Reply #29 on: May 15, 2009, 06:18:09 PM »
Yep.The gold must go. The Briggs looks right.