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Andybighair
Post subject: Re: Ash or Alder?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:52 am
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Uhmmmmm.....Teacher......I left my woodshop term project on a guitar stand in my studio and my dog ate it!!!! :oops: :?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You win Doc

HA! Quality!

I reckon this may have been a prototype for a "Religious Relic".... Its very "Holey" :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Ash or Alder?
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Thanks. When I First Went Looking To Buy A Guitar They Asked Me If I Wanted Ash Or Alder. I Asked What The Difference Was And They Said Not Much In A Painted Guitar. I Just Wondered Why The Eric. J Would Cost More Then.

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OK Here's A Question. Why Do Some Guitars Like The Eric. J Strat Have A Two Piece Ash Body Vs A One Piece Alder Body Like On The Avhr Ri 57 ? What Is The Reason ?


Because they can?

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Love the cheese axe!! :lol: Tasty! (Looks hard to hold though.)

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Love the cheese axe!! :lol: Tasty! (Looks hard to hold though.)

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Sung to the chorus of, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps": "While my guitar ferments and reeks."

Are the holes for weight relief?

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Thanks. When I First Went Looking To Buy A Guitar They Asked Me If I Wanted Ash Or Alder. I Asked What The Difference Was And They Said Not Much In A Painted Guitar. I Just Wondered Why The Eric. J Would Cost More Then.

The two woods take to stain differently and, with ash, you have an esthetics quality that might be preferred. The two guitars you used as example are both on the high end of the production line food chain, their specs varying widely from, not only each other, but let's say, an MIA Standard whose wood would be ash for a Sienna Sunburst finish and alder for an SB3 with perhaps a surcharge just for the wood or finish. I've a Deluxe VG in Antique Cherry Burst, and a '57AVHR in SB2, and I'm going to have a good look at those two bodies to see how they were put together. I was not under the impression that the VHR was a one piece affair. That's usually Custom Shop territory. to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Love the cheese axe!! :lol: Tasty! (Looks hard to hold though.) Gridlok

Sung to the chorus of, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps": "While my guitar ferments and reeks."Are the holes for weight relief?

[This is really getting good.] Those are some of the holes they used to fill the Albert Hall. :oops:

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Love the cheese axe!! :lol: Tasty! (Looks hard to hold though.) Gridlok

Sung to the chorus of, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps": "While my guitar ferments and reeks."Are the holes for weight relief?

[This is really getting good.] Those are some of the holes they used to fill the Albert Hall. :oops:


OUCH!!!

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My god, some things never change.

It never fails....

Ask about tone woods and the thread explodes to record page proportions....

And I havent even opined....

Love it.

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I Have The Two Color Sunburst Finish On The Avhr Ri. It Has To Be One Piece The Way The Grain Looks. Regardless The Tone Is Why I Bought It. I Had Alot Of Other Choices. It Beat Them All.

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Post subject: Re: Ash or Alder?
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My god, some things never change.

It never fails....

Ask about tone woods and the thread explodes to record page proportions....

And I havent even opined....

Love it.


What do you mean? I was talking about cheese! :lol: :lol:

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BigJay wrote:
My god, some things never change.

It never fails....

Ask about tone woods and the thread explodes to record page proportions....

And I havent even opined....

Love it.


Jay, it's great you've returned!

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My god, some things never change.It never fails....
Ask about tone woods and the thread explodes to record page proportions....
And I havent even opined....Love it.

All for you.....Be careful what you wish for. 8)

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I Have The Two Color Sunburst Finish On The Avhr Ri. It Has To Be One Piece The Way The Grain Looks. Regardless The Tone Is Why I Bought It. I Had Alot Of Other Choices. It Beat Them All.

Bought it for the neck as well as the electronics. Have an '89 Clapton, an '08 Deluxe VG-V-neck, and a Gilmour NOS.

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The pores in ash let all the magic smoke out...This ash blank has lost it's magic smoke Image.....Alder Rules............ 8)

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