BIG Question...???

[alterbridgefan]

Can you supply wood to warmoth to make into a body? I REALLY want a pine cabronita telecaster... :help:

 

[Cagey]

You could call and ask, but I tend to doubt it. Especially out of Pine. It's a very soft wood, usually only suitable for fuel or rough construction. An instrument made out of it would be quite dead. No mid- or high-end left, and no sustain. Plus, you'd tear it up in no time flat. Chances are the bridge would eventually uproot itself, and the neck might start moving around on you. About the only thing worse would be Balsa.

You can get close to Pine by using Basswood. But, making a Cabronita out of Basswood is kinda like making a knife out of aluminum. It'll look ok, but...

 

[alterbridgefan]

http://platinum.guitarcenter.com/search/view_listing.cfm?prodId=16784
this???

 

[Cagey]

Fender is not the last word in guitar making by any stretch of the imagination. Plus, there's a lotta difference between wood that's been dead and weathered for a century and what you'll turn up at the lumber mill. If you have some old wood like that, you might want to wait and see if anyone pipes up here who has a shop and likes to torture wood into guitar shapes. Or, like I said, call Warmoth. See what they say.

 

[alterbridgefan]

So should I go with alder, or swamp ash?

 

[Cagey]

Six of one, half dozen of the other to my ear, although the Ash is more variable from piece to piece due to density changes. It can also be substantially more attractive if you enjoy wood grain. Alder is normally finished with a solid (opaque) color as it's a non-descript wood, while Ash shows off well under transparents.

 

[alterbridgefan]

Thanks. :icon_biggrin: I want a vintage style cabronita with maple/maple neck, and one pickup... very clean. I don't have many plug and play guitars, and I love my tele, so...

 

[GearBoxTy]

Wasn't the prototype Fender Broadcaster made with a Pine body?

 

[alterbridgefan]

My thoughts exactly. I almost wanted a mix between the first tele and the cabronita.

 

[Cagey]

Thanks. :icon_biggrin: I want a vintage style cabronita with maple/maple neck, and one pickup... very clean. I don't have many plug and play guitars, and I love my tele, so...

In that case, do the Maple/Maple neck, and pick out one of the heavier Ash bodies. Although, if you want something unique, save the money you'd have to put into a finish on Maple and put it into a Canary neck with a fancier hardwood fretboard like Canary, Kingwood, Ebony or Ziricote. That would behave much like Maple, doesn't require a finish and would be the envy of Tele fans everywhere. Put some stainless frets on it, have it properly set up and burnished and it'll be one of the most comfy things you'll have played in a long time, maybe ever.

 

[Cagey]

Wasn't the prototype Fender Broadcaster made with a Pine body?

Probably. It's a cheap and plentiful wood. It's ideal for making functional prototypes, as it's easily worked and disposable. Most prototypes are made of high-density foam these days, so that mistakes in tool paths on the CNC don't eat the cutting tool. 

 

[alterbridgefan]

I like the canary... but I'm broke, no job, and...

13 years old. :glasses10: I rely on birthday money and santa claus. :icon_biggrin:

Hmm......

 

[line6man]

Plenty of people have old growth pine bodies. It's hot and trendy.

That being said, it's not my cup of tea. I'd rather take Alder or Ash.

 

[bbl4ck]

This is a link to a Tonar's Strat/Cab project with a pine body...

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=19261.msg283663#msg283663

Good luck what ever you choose &  :rock-on:

 

[Cagey]

I'm surprised - he says that one is real bright. Pretty strong argument for the "body wood makes no difference" school of thought.

 

[Strat Avenger]

You could call and ask, but I tend to doubt it. Especially out of Pine. It's a very soft wood, usually only suitable for fuel or rough construction. An instrument made out of it would be quite dead. No mid- or high-end left, and no sustain. Plus, you'd tear it up in no time flat. Chances are the bridge would eventually uproot itself, and the neck might start moving around on you. About the only thing worse would be Balsa.

You can get close to Pine by using Basswood. But, making a Cabronita out of Basswood is kinda like making a knife out of aluminum. It'll look ok, but...

Weren't the earliest Fender Esquires made of pine?  And wasn't there another thread on here recently where people were saying that wood type has no affect on the tone of an electric guitar?

  :dontknow:

 

[Updown]

:dontknow:  Isn't pine wood a soft wood :ie dent easy.

Suppose it depends on what pine wood.
That cheap stuff they use in housing these days, twists and warps about 2hrs after delivery  :tard:

Makes a great Xmas tree thou  :laughing7:

 

[alterbridgefan]

For a canary/canary, or maple/maple neck, with a transparent finish ash, or pine body......

What kinds of headstock veneers would look good? I don't want died, just natural, and a light color.

Anyone know where you can get a small amount of super high quality maple veneer? Quilted, flame, birdseye, or another lightly colored wood with a figure, burl, etc...
I want to apply myself, pick myself, is woodcraft good? There's one nearby.  :-\

EDIT: Hmmmm........ Liking canary less and less. thinking maple/maple with (lacewood, burl elm, figured maple, etc.) headstock veneer.

 

[drewfx]

There are old threads about customer supplied wood if you search. My recollection is W may do it but discourages it (as they may find the wood isn't suitable) and would charge you the same price as if you didn't supply them the wood.

 

[alterbridgefan]

So swamp ash it is.... Veneers?

EDIT: Dunno how double posting goes down in this forum, gonna play it safe.

Is it reasonable to veneer a telecaster top? How do the edges go?