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Old 09-27-2005, 06:44 PM
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IMO,
Ash, Alder, or Maple sound the best for body woods. Ash and Alder are very similar in that they have an even tone not to bright and not to warm, and fairly priced. Also these woods are much easier to work with than Maple, which is an extremely hard and difficult wood to sculpt. It is however super bright and should deffintely be used if you can afford it. Maple body and neck with rosewood fretboard has the best combination of resonance and warmth.
Maple fretboards are really personal preference type thing, I personally dont like them, but others swear by them. That pretty much goes for most woods, each person hears differently, and their tastes are dictated by this.

hahahahah wood
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