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Does that apply to Bass as well.
I'm looking at a Bass that is Early 70's Ash wood.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
-- In , bruce duncan <wetreverb@...>
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> With a choice, I'd go with Light Swamp Ash every time. A Swamp-
Ash Fender will tend to weigh close to 2 lbs LESS than the same body
in Alder, and the tonal qualities of the Swamp Ash wood are
phenomenal for surf/instro playing!
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> Bruce D
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> Gavin Ehringer <gavinehringer@...> wrote:
> Here's what the good folks at USA Custom Guitar had to say:
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> SWAMP ASH - Has a tight bottom end (which we all like), scooped
mids and a bright top
> end. It has a very quick attack when striking the strings - which
is great for some players
> and bad for others. It has very open grain, which makes it a pain
in the backside to finish.
> It is a very resonant wood, so it sounds phenomenal played clean.
Great for Funk, Surf
> Music, Blues with a bite, Country twang, vintage Rock, and clean
smooth Jazz.
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> ALDER - The "tastes like chicken" of wood. It has a nice even
response all the way around
> the tone spectrum! Mostly known for its great Blues and Rock
tones. It's the one body
> wood you can go play a Death Metal Gig one night, country the next
night, Blues the next
> night and it's sounds fine for all of them. It is normally
lightweight and has a closed grain
> which is a finishers dream. We carry hand selected Alder that is
suitable for clear finishes
> as well as bursts and solid colors.
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> > I'm about to replace the broken body on a Mexi-strat. Any
thoughts on
> > what kind of wood is best for the surf sound? I'm guessing the
debate
> > would be between Alder or Ash, or does it matter?
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> > Spanky
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