Has anybody had any experience with guitars built out of 'Alder Wood'?
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Nate The Great
What would Nathan do?
I think it's sort of like poplar. More mids. Mohagony is going to have more lows, while maple would have more highs.
Some Fenders use alder. Some Washburns.
It's a perfectly good wood. Are going to build a guitar or something?
Some Fenders use alder. Some Washburns.
It's a perfectly good wood. Are going to build a guitar or something?
NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
My bass has an alder body, Fender American Standard P-bass. Being a P-bass it has more low end than you could ever need, but when I slap and pop it has nice mids to it, never harsh. Fairly light-weight. Maple neck and rosewood fretboard if you're curious.
i bought an Alder body Warlock for $200. not sure of the sound because i haven't played it yet. it's totally deconstructed. (i'm turning it into a noise monster.) =]
Sunbane
Metalistic Madman
Alder - widely used. Like npearce said, Fender uses it a lot (and have for years, since it's a good bodywood). Many of the US Jacksons are also made out of alder wood - the RR for instance.
Many of Jackson's foreign made guitars are built from poplar - I've been told that alder and poplar wood are very similar tonally, but that poplar is cheaper, generally a wee bit lighter and doesn't look as good as alder.
Judging the sound is difficult, but when comparing to mahogany, I think the sound in an alder guitar feels more responsive and distinct (more aggressive attack) - with less bass but still without being too trebly. According to my experience, mahogany gives you warmer, bassy sound and a softer attack signature (which may make it sound fuzzier sometimes).
I'm partial to mahogany, but that's just my personal preference.
'bane
Many of Jackson's foreign made guitars are built from poplar - I've been told that alder and poplar wood are very similar tonally, but that poplar is cheaper, generally a wee bit lighter and doesn't look as good as alder.
Judging the sound is difficult, but when comparing to mahogany, I think the sound in an alder guitar feels more responsive and distinct (more aggressive attack) - with less bass but still without being too trebly. According to my experience, mahogany gives you warmer, bassy sound and a softer attack signature (which may make it sound fuzzier sometimes).
I'm partial to mahogany, but that's just my personal preference.
'bane
i've got a foreign made jackson. it's got a poplar body, it's almost as similar to alder. but alder gives off abit more sustain, and the tone is abit chunkier.
nothing beats a mahogany body though, :-D
nothing beats a mahogany body though, :-D
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