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August 19, 2008 at 2:06 pm #24857StarcasterManParticipant
I just got an ESP LTD AX-260 thinking it was made of basswood or mahogany, and now I find out that it’s made out of Agathis. What the hell is Agathis? It sounds crappy clean.
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September 2, 2008 at 3:18 am #79192TimParticipant
meh
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August 31, 2008 at 6:44 pm #79156StarcasterManParticipant
Actually , he plays a wide range of nps/m… he plays soft parts (Come on Baby) or he plays nasty tappy licks (Surfing).
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August 31, 2008 at 5:39 am #79184TimParticipant
[quote=”StarcasterMan”]The JS series is almost all basswood, I think, and the Satch knows what he’s doin’.[/quote]
Maybe the particular acoustic qualities of the chosen wood isn’t so important when you’re playing 90 notes a second or whatever it is he does…
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August 30, 2008 at 7:44 pm #79169lee_UKParticipant
[quote=”1bassleft”]It’s better to form an opinion of a guitar if you can actually put a finger on it 😆 . That said, I’m surprised a balsawood (sorry, basswood) guitar weighed so much tonnage. Normally, they’re lightweight; about their only plus-side.[/quote]
Maybe i was thinking of Driftwood.
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August 28, 2008 at 5:43 pm #79167StarcasterManParticipant
Actually 1bl… I didn’t copy and paste that… I wrote it out. So just Type it in and go!!! I’m suprised that basswood isn’t that good… The JS series is almost all basswood, I think, and the Satch knows what he’s doin’.
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August 25, 2008 at 8:40 am #791651bassleftParticipant
Starcaster, I clicked on your link and got an “Ooops; no longer exists” bummer. Any chance of a new link?
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August 25, 2008 at 8:36 am #791991bassleftParticipant
It’s better to form an opinion of a guitar if you can actually put a finger on it 😆 . That said, I’m surprised a balsawood (sorry, basswood) guitar weighed so much tonnage. Normally, they’re lightweight; about their only plus-side.
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August 23, 2008 at 4:48 pm #79222glwParticipant
[quote=”lee_UK”]My friend Sean had a Japanese 68 strat reissue, but it was made of basswood, he never liked it, and i must admit it was one of the worst Jap Strats ive played, and it weighed a ton too.[/quote]
I also briefly had a Fender Jap Strat made from basswood and for some reason I could never put my finger on it never did it for me either.
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August 22, 2008 at 8:26 pm #79175StarcasterManParticipant
Well, it sounds good, but my old Gibson Baldwin SG sounded waaaaay better… and I bought that for $84 used. I bought my AX for $400. Oh for any of you semi-new people, check out my guitar website at http://www.freewebs.com/guitar4you. Tell me what you think!!!
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August 22, 2008 at 7:11 am #79171lee_UKParticipant
My friend Sean had a Japanese 68 strat reissue, but it was made of basswood, he never liked it, and i must admit it was one of the worst Jap Strats ive played, and it weighed a ton too.
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August 22, 2008 at 4:28 am #79180glwParticipant
In that case, it sounds good!
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August 22, 2008 at 12:18 am #79183StarcasterManParticipant
Actually it has some ESP LH-150’s on there. I think the EMG’s only come on AX 400’s
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August 21, 2008 at 9:25 pm #79219glwParticipant
If it’s got EMGs on it (which is highly likely on an ESP LTD series) then it doesn’t matter what wood it’s made from – it’ll sound the same anyway.
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August 21, 2008 at 7:08 am #791941bassleftParticipant
I get wood quite often, but leaving aside my other internet activities…
Agathis is an eastern wood very similar in properties to alder, which is extensively used by US makes. Alder has always been a “sounds like chicken” wood, falling tonally in the middle of everything; not as bright as maple, not as warm as mahogany, but it’s a perfectly good bodywood (most Fenders are alder and have been for yonks). Agathis is used more by the Korean etc makers because it’s easier to source than North American Alder but it really is very similar tonally and I wouldn’t complain personally. IMO, basswood is a lump of balsa shite with thin sustain and terrible resistance to dings. I’d far rather my guitar were made of agathis than basswood or poplar, if that’s any consolation.
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August 20, 2008 at 8:14 am #79191MichaelParticipant
Some people like it. Some people hate it. It’s big on cheaper guitars down here because the wood comes from Indo and other Pacific places. Not known for it’s tonal qualities.
260 has a Mahogany neck.
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