best guitar wood?

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by Dee

Jen, LOL I don't know everything! Far from it. I learn new things here daily, thanks to all the cool Jemsiter's. There's a vast amount of knowledge to be soaked up.

The Korina Gibson Explorer and Flying V are legendary!

You keep calling me by my name and blowing my cover, Dee. I'm afraid I'm going to have to kill you now. That really sucks too because I liked you alot. Oh well. What must be done must be done I suppose.

[Dee]

Oh my god!

*Runs...

[Jonny Friday]

Originally Posted by ken_r152

I love the tone of a maple-capped mahogany Les Paul, but the guitar weighs a ton. I've always wanted to find an appropriate pickup that would, in combination with basswood, would give me that tone. I think that would be a really cool project. In the meantime, the lighter weight, the better (for me). I have a predisposition toward a bad back, so I want the guitars to be as light and comfortable as possible.

I once read that John Suhr is really intrigued by maple-capped basswood guitars. I think the Ernie Ball Axis guitar is maple-capped basswood, but I could be wrong.

korina sounds alot like mahogany but with a little more mids and highs, light weight but great LP style tone. check it out.

[Jonny Friday]

Originally Posted by Ayrton

The wood you get when you finally nail that solo.

looks like ill have to get a special hole drilled in my new guitar....

[Dee]

ROFL!

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by Dee

Oh my god!

*Runs...

Wait!! Come back!! I'll make it fun! I promise.

[Dee]

Oh, OK then.

Hi Jen.

[Digi]

Basswood gives me that punch that mahogany doesnt, I like to have a deep sound in my guitar but I also like to have a punch when I strum a chord. Alder gives a very nice punch aswell. Its all preference of tone in the end.

[aloymetal]

Originally Posted by Jonny Friday

korina sounds alot like mahogany but with a little more mids and highs, light weight but great LP style tone. check it out.

oh god.... John... u made my GAS running fast now.
that is the tone i want, but i never know Korina can do that untill u said it.

i dont have a lot of experience on woods... but i like Alder.
Alder have good EQ for me.
Mahogany come 2nd but, it's lack in Mid.

ooo my goodness... John....

[eviltwin]

Originally Posted by aloymetal

oh god.... John... u made my GAS running fast now.
that is the tone i want, but i never know Korina can do that untill u said it.

i dont have a lot of experience on woods... but i like Alder.
Alder have good EQ for me.
Mahogany come 2nd but, it's lack in Mid.

ooo my goodness... John....

Don't fall for the Korina hype...that's so 70s Real Korina isn't lighter than Mahogany at all...as for the legend surrounding its tone, read this:

http://www.jemsite.com/forums/showth...ghlight=korina

[Eco]

I like basswood guitars in general, but i like maple capped ones better :P i just dont have one

btw, Korina is more expensive because its a kind of specialist wood, not because its rare, in actual fact its not that rare.

Other than guitars, Korina isnt used for alot i believe and since the guitar trade is a small percentage of wood imports, it costs more because of its avaliablility.

^^^ I learnt that from Ed Romans website, so its probably bull****, but hey

[Guitarist-Jonny]

Alder with maple top is my favourite, It's got the vintage sound with a bit more treble so it doesn't sound muddy vintage- articulate wood if you ask me.
Regards
Jonny

[jemplayer55]

Originally Posted by elcid

Mahogany, usually with a maple top

I get the feeling this guy likes Les Pauls...... or at least a PRS!