sepultura999 Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 (edited) I searched on here and google and couldn't find tonewood characteristics about birch. I know ibanez has used it with alder before and was wondering what kind of tone birch produces. Any thoughts? -Jamie PS: sorry i put this in the wrong forum! could a mod please move it? Edited December 19, 2004 by sepultura999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmbeers Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I made a Jackson Kelly body and a Flying V out of solid birch just for s**t's and giggles. Both were very heavy and I don't recomend it for electric guitars. To me, the tone was dead. Maybe it could be used for a Bass with better results. Birch is hard and it dulls your bits rather quickly. I have cut many different woods and I personally believe that the birch was the hardest on my tools. Now with that said, i have also used spalted birch (1/2" thick) for tops and it looked very nice. I used spalted birch glued onto mahogany and it sounded great and looked good also. That is my experience with birch. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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