Originally Posted by
ibanez_freak36
Other than that the weight is a definate dead giveaway, light woods used in guitars are Bass wood, Birch, and Mahogany.
Chris
Chris, how do you figure Mahogany in on that? The heaviest guitars that I have ever owned were the ones made either primarily or completely out of Mahogany. I've owned four 'Hogs, a '74 Gibby Les Paul Custom that was an absolute boat anchor, my '83 G&L S-500, a solid 'Hog quasi-strat style guitar that was fairly hefty next to its ash bretheren, my '84 LP Studio, which while somewhat lighter than my old Paul is still nowhere near what someone would call a lightweight, and finally, my all Mahogany '85 G&L L-2000 bass, the heaviest bass that my guitar tech has ever seen, and he's owned three Peavey T-40's! He's nicknamed my bass "the Tank of Tone!"
I've owned guitars made of Poplar, Alder, and Ash in addition to the above, and they were all lighter than my Mahogany crew. Just my own experience, limited as it might be.
Rob Smith
I AM the bass player!
GUITARS: '93 ZON Sonus 4, '85 G&L L-2000 (Mahogany), '05 Schecter Stiletto Custom 4, '06 SX SJB-62MG (Fretless), '07 Squier Bronco (project), '06 Ibanez AEB10E-BK acoustic bass, '70s Epiphone OO-sized acoustic, '94 Peavey Reactor (extreme makeover edition)
AMPS: '03 Ampeg BA115 bass combo, '86 Peavey MkIV Series 400 bass head, SWR Workingman's cabs, 2x10" & 1x15", '00 Peavey Micro Bass