Billy Bones Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Hi folks, I'm gonna be making up some teles. I'm living in Vancouver BC, and can get decent pricing on Western Maple. I've read on here people saying it's a lot like Alder. And I've read on here people saying Alder is what most Teles were made from. I don't know much about tone woods, so I'm posting this before I get into it. I read on here that the soft maple doesn't sustain as well because it is less dense than the hard maple. Just put this up looking for opinions/advice. Thanks, Billy bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 I'd be willing to bet it sounds a lot like alder in terms of tone. They are very similar in density. Western ( bigleaf ) maple is even softer than the red and silver maple, which are considered soft maples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I'm currently builing a tele from a single block of wrn. maple and eastern maple neck w/ maple fretboard. My only concern is that the guitar might sound a bit on the "twangy" side, but we'll see. If it does come out that way I might be able to work things out in the pickups and electronics areas. Btw, I'm in Victoria, BC but got two brothers and my folks in Vancouver. Nice to see some semi-locals in the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I built a 7 string out of Western Maple. It sounds awesome. not too bright like hard maple. A little brighter than alder. closer to Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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