I've made a guitar out of Iroko worktop, and with a Wilkinson bridge and bone nut it sounded quite superb, thru a set of SD pups, but I would say that this was a testament more to the pups and nut/bridge combination that it was to the wood. Available now in store at Guitar Village Frankston 40 minutes south of Melbourn. These guitars have an amazing sound and feel. This is a new series celebrating 50 years of guitar making prowess. No one species or genera of wood is a "tonewood".only selected pieces of particular species are real tonewoods. Solid Spruce top and Solid Rosewood Back. Can you tell me what species of poplar you're using?Īs for what has been used in past.nothing to do with marketing.I was talking about the classic tonewoods of the centuries past, the real luthiers who knew how to select wood. Maybe I missed something in my years of buying and selling gear but when I see the name Samick on a guitar I'm usually seeing it in the corner of a cheap. ![]() ![]() But you say "streaky" poplar.what species is this? It's not one that I'm aware of nor have ever come across, I'm still pretty convinced that you're using tulipwood which for some unknown reason is known as poplar in the US. Firstly yes, I have played two guitars made from poplar both Strats and both ok, but nothing more, I actually demosntrated at a workshop how the use of nut material is very important with some woods, and poplar is one of them.
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