5150-abrichardson Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) I've taken my japanese squire to the wood and check out what 's happened. Is it something to be alarmed about? What kind of wood is this? It almost appears to be plywood Edited December 1, 2005 by 5150-abrichardson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 get the url for the pics (will end in .jpg or whatever the picture format is) and post that using the IMG tags or URL tags if the image is over 640*480 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Not a clue, although the chance does exist that it is plywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdeltar Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Its definately plywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 You should have been able to tell that by looking in the cavities? Hard to believe they went through the effort to finish those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 You should have been able to tell that by looking in the cavities? Hard to believe they went through the effort to finish those. ← Eh? It takes more effort not to finish cavities than it does to finish cavities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 lol... it's funny cos it's true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 You should have been able to tell that by looking in the cavities? Hard to believe they went through the effort to finish those. ← Eh? It takes more effort not to finish cavities than it does to finish cavities. ← No, I mean to finish them well enough to hide the laminations of the plywood --I've had three plywood bodies (don't ask) and with each one, as soon as I took off the pickguard, the plywood was easy to see. But you never know, maybe his guitar was finished so that the laminate layers were completely hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 No, I mean to finish them well enough to hide the laminations of the plywood --I've had three plywood bodies (don't ask) and with each one, as soon as I took off the pickguard, the plywood was easy to see. But you never know, maybe his guitar was finished so that the laminate layers were completely hidden. ← I could tell my plywood fantastic strat (first guitar) was made of laminated bits of wood (ie, you could see the glue palne along the thickness of the body), but looking at the (solid colour) finished pickup cavities...nope. Couldn't tell at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 If its a Squier, chances are it's plywood. If you count the layers of plywood, you'll be able to tell how old the guitar is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 hehehe nice 1 eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5150-abrichardson Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 If its a Squier, chances are it's plywood. If you count the layers of plywood, you'll be able to tell how old the guitar is. ← funny! Well, at least I know what I'm up against for sure now. It's just a pawn-shop axe that's been through many paint jobs and many clubs. I'm attempting to replicate the frankenstrat finish with this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdtsyzygy Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 That's definitely plywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Just in case, I would suggest grain filling those plywood edges. You never know how things will look when you start painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recursion Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Omg.... Plywood, thats disappointing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Yeah, definately plywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Well, unless you're playing the Whiskey and cutting tracks on Clive's nickel, does it really matter? I mean, the original Frankenstrat wasn't exactly God's gift to craftsmanship and fine luthiery, was it? Funny how a guitar made with the crappiest bunch of cobbled-together parts has spawned a quest for tone that will never be attained by any other. I mean, the only part of that guitar that had a shred of quality was the Floyd, and even that wasn't installed properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 ive just opened up my sunburst squire strat (cheap ebayed thing) and mine is the same but a whole lot messier the inside rout seems universal too which is worrying since im sure that isnt standard, also i can see theres only a thin piece of wood between trem springs/pickup cavity... whatever the hell the glue they used on it i dont know its orange/brown and really hard (epoxy ?). apart from the that the feel/sound of the guitar is good i just cant believe they would make guitars of such crap materials. i picked up a squire tele(ebay again) and this one has a solid body (its a standard series or somthing), i can only imagine the plywood squashing factory and how it must stink of glue/plywood dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5150-abrichardson Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 In regards to the tone, the guitar actually sounded decent. I probably slapped in ten different bridge pickups and I can't remember what the 'original' tone was LOL This is certainly one axe I'm not worried about as far as base-tone. I'm relying on DiMarzios for this one Isn't it amazing the range of material used in guitars? From cheap wood to rare wood, from cheap plastic to fiberglass to expoxy. That's why I love this instrument SO much!! How many violin's have been make out of plywood or fiberglass and been just as populour as the player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringkilla Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 (edited) Yeah. This leads me to think all mfg's use the same tricks. My buddy has an Eppy LP copy that is made from plywoods, and a Gibson SG that also has plys in it. So what does it all mean??? Edited December 2, 2005 by stringkilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 I think it means that you should just enjoy playing what you have. I have a nice Gibson LP, but I still love to play my five-piece poplar body mexican Strat. Sure, I've added locking tuners and EMGs to the basic guitar, but it's a better player because of it. I'll take it anywhere I don't want to worry about my LP getting jacked up and it suits me just fine for most gigging. I'm sure Ed would be proud of your Frankie tribute, especially considering it'll probably be better than anything he cobbled together back in the day. I laugh every time I see one of those repros up on eBay for $1000 because they have hand-burned cigarette burns. They're not even in the SPIRIT of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombershredder Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I have a Japanese Squire made from rubberwood i think. What is rubberwood? Is it as bad as plywood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Gibson SG that also has plys in it. So what does it all mean??? ← A plywood Gibson? Seems highly unlikely...I guess all things are possible though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I have a Japanese Squire made from rubberwood i think. What is rubberwood? Is it as bad as plywood? ← From a Rubber Tree perhaps? Could you play it in a rubber band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 It makes string bending reeeeealy easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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