Hello Jemsite! It's been a long time... I've been working very hard.
I've finally got a bit of time, and I have an interesting guitar build scenario. The reason I've mentioned "Australian content" in the title is because the scenario involves a wood called Jarrah. I'm not sure of it's popularity in other countries, but as an Australian wood it's well known here.
For those of you who haven't heard of Jarrah before, it's an excellent wood... for furniture.
Which leads me to the question: How will Jarrah perform as a body wood for an electric guitar? My friend is building one out of Jarrah, and I was interested as to its tonal properties (Jarrah has never really been regarded as a body wood for electrics, but sometimes as the back or sides of acoustics).
Anyone have opinions or suggestions regarding Jarrah as a tonewood? Thanks in advance
I've finally got a bit of time, and I have an interesting guitar build scenario. The reason I've mentioned "Australian content" in the title is because the scenario involves a wood called Jarrah. I'm not sure of it's popularity in other countries, but as an Australian wood it's well known here.
For those of you who haven't heard of Jarrah before, it's an excellent wood... for furniture.
Which leads me to the question: How will Jarrah perform as a body wood for an electric guitar? My friend is building one out of Jarrah, and I was interested as to its tonal properties (Jarrah has never really been regarded as a body wood for electrics, but sometimes as the back or sides of acoustics).
Anyone have opinions or suggestions regarding Jarrah as a tonewood? Thanks in advance