Alder looks pretty good....

[nix]

I was just checking out the new stuff Scott put on his website. I'm a fan of alder but I don't think I have ever seen an alder guitar with a natural finish. I always pictured it to looks fairly light in color like maple but it looks like mahogany. The top is not too shabby either.

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I don't belive that's an Alder top. It's flamed Maple, no?

Pat

[GodOfRhythm]

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He means the body, evidently.


Yeah it looks a lot like that SL2- MAH. I love both, and I want an SL2-MAH natural one day!

[Hamner1]

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The back looks like mahogany to me & the top looks to be flamed maple.

[sully]

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it could be alder. it will turn that color when oiled.

this body is alder; look at the center; it's just oiled and a similar color.

http://www.sullyville.net/guitars/bird.jpg

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hmmmmmmm, Firebird.... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Pat

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It wasn't really clear to me GOR, sorry.

There's one thing I miss about Matt @OSG, the pics!!! He was the shiznit for taking pics of gear he had for sale!!!

Matt, can't you sleep with someone over at Fender and get that dealership back? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Pat

[Leo Chang]

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For the very first pic of this thread, alder can indeed look like that. I have an alder bodied guitar that is almost that exact shade of color inside the trem cavity (top has been stained padouk) ... A surprisingly warm color, but a very nice one.

[nix]

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Yes, I was speaking of the body of the guitar being alder. Could be a misprint but Scott has it listed as alder.

[GodOfRhythm]

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I doubt it's mahogany. Unless it's some sort of Limited Edition or CS, which it's not.

[dinkyjacksonman]

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I am sure it is Alder.
Mahogany will have more darker color.
KE2 specs show the body must be Maple top and Alder wings.

[Tom B]

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it definatly looks different with that combination of maple top and alder body/bevels. Kinda cool!

[xenophobe]

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Alder is just another inexpensive white wood, somewhere in color between pine and white oak. It's not particularly attractive. It is very plain.

[No Use]

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does alder have any figuring on a solid body like a strat? (once again, lol) the flamed strat i have has transparent flames, showing the grain of the wood. Theres a litlurinnd under the paint in the trem cavity, i can see a very white wood. could be ash? (sorry if i hocked the thread! there isnt any info on my strat at all)

[xenophobe]

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Ash is a very white to greyish wood. Also not very attractive, IMO.

Alder could have some figuring in it, depending on piece, I assume.