I'm not defending anything, or complaining about anything though?
No?
ShreddyMarz said:
Are these guys seriously this elitist, or really just that brain-dead fucking retarded?
I know a lot of you HATE SS members.. Want to know your opinion on the general bullshittery that spews from their mouthes on a daily basis.
Arguing with SS.org members is like running in the Special Olympics, even if you win, THEY'RE TOO FUCKING RETARDED TO UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT.
But in the end.. why all the fuzz?
Its just one dumb thread among the others.. nothing new really.
ShreddyMarz said:
C'mon now, it's fact that Basswood/Alder suck >=/
But this one made me laugh for realz.
Basswood is one of the most sustain woods there is.. the problem is that its harder to find good sounding basswood then it is to find good sounding mahogany, alder or maple.
Good basswood has the same tonality as good alder(Bright sounding.), but generally gives you the sustain of maple.
If we are talking Mahogany, your favorite, i could just drop the word "nato" and be done with(Its eastern mahogany, and not a composite material as the myth goes.).. there is bad tone wood, and there is good tone wood, its that simple.
I have a few Japanese built 80's axes built in both alder and basswood, and i would say that those have some of the clearest and most sustain tones i have ever heard from a guitar.
That being said, mahogany is GREAT.. and i would guess that the reason most of you guys prefer it is because of the heavy use of tubescreamers.
When you cut out that low end on a alder or basswood body, the sound would get thin.. but as mahogany is warmer, you still have some low end hitting the amp.