Extra Light Body

[PFDarkside]

I build a 7/8 S-Style, basswood with quilt maple top, black dye on the top, candy red in the back. Looks great, sounds great, I absolutely love it!

I haven't yet (in 18 months) made a dent in it and the finish feels like a better protection than an oil finish. Still, I think if I tried - which I won't - it would dent easier on the basswood back, than on the maple top.

Regarding the weight: It's not heavy, but it's also kinda heavier than I expected a basswood guitar to be... say, it's on the heavy side of light. But I didn't pick basswood for the weight anyway.

Also: I remember seeing a (finished) basswood Tele body in the showcase with something close to 5 lbs! On the other hand, I have guitars made of alder, swamp ash, poplar and (allegedly) mahagony, that are lighter than my basswood 7/8!

If weight is important, I would rather pick the "extra light" option, or discuss the matter with the warmoth guys personally!

Sounds cool, anytime I hear about vastly different colors it’s interesting. Do you have a pic?

 

[Tretgeraet]

Sounds cool, anytime I hear about vastly different colors it’s interesting. Do you have a pic?

"7/8 S-Style" is a link if you click on it!

Here it is again: LINK

But I just noticed you already gave it a 6 months ago, so...

 

[Hodgo]

So, does the wood under the finish (in this case candy paint) matter? Soft/hard/light/heavy? Or is the finish so hard that is doesn't matter?
Hope you get my point...

Hi jebberz, and thanks, question is: would it be better with a different wood?

The energy from an impact will transfer right through the poly and into the wood, causing a dent.

The measurement for a wood species ability to resist dents is called the Janka hardness, which is the amount of pressure measured in lb-feet required to press a 7/16” steel ball halfway into the wood.

Basswood has a Janka rating of 410lbft. Poplar, 540lbft. Mahogany is twice as hard as Basswood, and some species of Ash are nearly twice as hard as mahogany.

BUT if you opt for a lightweight body, the wood will be softer than typical for the species - so a lightweight poplar blank might dent as easy as basswood (and trust me it will!)

 

[PFDarkside]

"7/8 S-Style" is a link if you click on it!

Here it is again: LINK

But I just noticed you already gave it a 6 months ago, so...

I know, I’m just looking for more opportunities to give kudos!