| Author | Message | ||
| jalevinemd
Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 1095 Registered: 12-2003 |
Every one of my Alembic guitars has a mahogany core. Would someone please be so kind as to tell me comparatively what different tonal properties I could expect from a guitar with a vermillion core. | ||
| rv_bass
Junior Username: rv_bass Post Number: 29 Registered: 8-2014 |
This page describes the tonal qualities of the various body woods... http://alembic.com/info/wood_body.html | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3323 Registered: 6-2002 |
You might want to look at the Body woods page at the main site. Note that the example they give is a Skylark guitar, so it's not only for basses.  | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 6415 Registered: 7-2004 |
Jonathan: Woody has a vermillion core. I was looking for something a little warmer than the standard purpleheart. I like it. Bill, tgo | ||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 933 Registered: 6-2014 |
I gave serious thought to vermilion/padauk as a core wood, as well as neck laminates when planning my custom. There was a time when I couldn't decide between vermilion and birdseye maple for the top and back too. Another sleepless night I pondered inverting the wood for a solid maple core with vermilion top and back. It's awfully pretty wood, especially after it ages a few years. |
