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Post subject: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:43 am
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Hey....Newbie here.....

What kinda body wood makes the best tones for a Strat?

And what kind of finish makes the best tone?

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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:05 am
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Talk about dead end topics...
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BigJay wrote:
Hey....Newbie here....
OK.
BigJay wrote:
What kinda body wood makes the best tones for a Strat?
Yes.
BigJay wrote:
And what kind of finish makes the best tone?
Definitely.


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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:12 am
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+1 jmatis

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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:20 pm
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Just go out to GC... Sam $@!... wherever...

Try a few Strats... get the one that YOU like the sound and playability of the most...
When it comes down to brass tacks... who really gives a flying rats $@! if the wood is Alder... Ash... Mahogany... Rosewood... Koa.... Redwood... Basswood.
Granted.

IMO there are certain sonic characterisitics to diff body woods... but even at that..
I've played many different body woods with strats...
In the end... It's whether or not you dig the guitar's sound and playability.
Period. The wood isn't the entire equation... lots of other things impact the overall tone.

Good Luck! 8)

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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:40 pm
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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:27 pm
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There is a Q&A regarding the differences among solid body guitar tonal woods found here:

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/solid-body-guitar-tonal-differences/

Alder: full and rich, with fat low-end, nice cutting mids, and good overall warmth and sustain. Alder is generally considered to be one of the "traditional" Stratocaster body woods.

Ash: exhibits a "snappier" tone with a bright edge, but with a warm bass and long sustain. It is often considered as the other "traditional" Stratocaster body wood.

Poplar: one of the softer hardwoods, nicely resonant with a meaty tone. Many guitar manufacturers as a substitute for alder are using this wood, as it is quite similar in tone.

Basswood: the principal wood used on many Japanese made instruments. This is due both to its tonal response, (once again, very similar to Alder) as well as the fact that Basswood is much more readily available to the manufacturers in Asia.

Mahogany: deep warm mids, good sustain and nice "bite"

Maple: punchy, bright, and has a nice bite on the high end. Often used only as a laminated top instead of an entire body, as it tends to be a particularly heavy wood.


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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:46 pm
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Warmoth On Wood

Please read and then ask no further questions. LOL!!
This is a hot button topic here.
You may not like some of the responses you get.

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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:28 pm
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BMW-KTM wrote:
Warmoth On Wood

Please read and then ask no further questions. LOL!!
This is a hot button topic here.
You may not like some of the responses you get.


+1!


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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:15 pm
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I like plywood.


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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:46 pm
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Pretty funny post there "newbie" ... Well maybe some don't remember BigJay, but some do!

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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:01 am
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So I think everyone has said it. This is a pretty done topic. But, I will say that an important factor in guitar tone is not intrinsic to the guitar to the guitar--the player. I've heard some really good guitars sound awful in the wrong hands.

Wood, electronics, strings, everything makes a difference, but in the end the player's touch will effect tone more than anything else. To quote Greg Koch, "Tone is in the finger tips."


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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:16 am
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paris wrote:
Wood, electronics, strings, everything makes a difference, but in the end the player's touch will effect tone more than anything else. To quote Greg Koch, "Tone is in the finger tips."

I think he was wrong, and that it's mostly between the ears.

But, yeah, the wood is relatively unimportant compared to all the other things. Far more important is whether you like the guitar - you'll never play the best on a guitar you don't like.


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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:03 am
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arth1 wrote:
paris wrote:
Wood, electronics, strings, everything makes a difference, but in the end the player's touch will effect tone more than anything else. To quote Greg Koch, "Tone is in the finger tips."

I think he was wrong, and that it's mostly between the ears.

But, yeah, the wood is relatively unimportant compared to all the other things. Far more important is whether you like the guitar - you'll never play the best on a guitar you don't like.


I agree that pretty much everything is in our brains. I have a '75 Strat that I think sounds wonder. Here is a link to a short video I did to demonstrate the various pickup selections. It's a really nice Strat that I feel has some of the best tone I've played in a long while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVQoDi9ohyA

I receintly had it refretted and had a new nut made by Phil Jacoby, at Philtone Guitars


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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:00 pm
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Boy how times change, eh Doc??

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Post subject: Re: Whats the best tone-wood for a Strat body?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:49 pm
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I don't get it, BigJay.
Your handle is the same but your post count makes it look like you've only been here a couple weeks.

Wat up wi' dat?

(welcome back, BTW)

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