Dudz Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Hello everyone. I was just wondering what the exact differences there are between swamp ash and regular ash like fender uses. I know that swamp ash is lighter and tends to have a more pleasing grain. I was just wondering if there is any noticeable difference in the two in terms of tone, sustain, and strength. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 the ash fender uses is swamp ash. i would not recommend the other ash, northern rock ash, which is a pain to work wiht. the worst wood i have ever worked with. so hard, i broke 2 bandsaw blades on it. thats why they use it for baseball bats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Hello everyone. I was just wondering what the exact differences there are between swamp ash and regular ash like fender uses. I know that swamp ash is lighter and tends to have a more pleasing grain. I was just wondering if there is any noticeable difference in the two in terms of tone, sustain, and strength. Thank you. The properties of a piece of wood makes it sound the way it does. These may both be called Ash, but there is a notable difference in there general properties. Much as Alder differs from Rock Maple. Swamp Ash is a very light resonant wood, with a surface hardness that is quite acceptable for a solid body. White Ash usually is much heavier and stiffer(similar to sugar maple). Generally it seems Swamp Ash has a bit better weight to stiffness ratio, which is usually a good thing. Right now there are a couple people selling some great Swamp Ash at VERY reasonable prices in the buy sell trade section. I actually even picked up a couple boards from Jim Soloway(nice guy). He is not asking much for the wood, and it is wonderful dry resonant Swamp Ash(great bargain). Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw3332 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hello everyone. I was just wondering what the exact differences there are between swamp ash and regular ash like fender uses. I know that swamp ash is lighter and tends to have a more pleasing grain. I was just wondering if there is any noticeable difference in the two in terms of tone, sustain, and strength. Thank you. The properties of a piece of wood makes it sound the way it does. These may both be called Ash, but there is a notable difference in there general properties. Much as Alder differs from Rock Maple. Swamp Ash is a very light resonant wood, with a surface hardness that is quite acceptable for a solid body. White Ash usually is much heavier and stiffer(similar to sugar maple). Generally it seems Swamp Ash has a bit better weight to stiffness ratio, which is usually a good thing. Right now there are a couple people selling some great Swamp Ash at VERY reasonable prices in the buy sell trade section. I actually even picked up a couple boards from Jim Soloway(nice guy). He is not asking much for the wood, and it is wonderful dry resonant Swamp Ash(great bargain). Peace,Rich Rich, I also picked up some of Jim's stuff - nice isn't it. Do we have solid bodies to look forward to from you? I hope so. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maikman Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 EVH's guitar was northern ash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Rich, I also picked up some of Jim's stuff - nice isn't it. Do we have solid bodies to look forward to from you? I hope so. Marty Marty, I do need to build a bass for a nephew in the near future. I am at the tail end of a project, then I will figure out what is next. I have two OOO I want to get going on, and a Dreadnaught but maybe I will do all four projects at the same time (not sure if that is a good idea, with my odd schedule ). Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Speaking of swamp ash from Jim... I was just out in the shop last night thinking I should build my first Tele out of the board I got from him. I have a couple other projects to finish first, but I can't wait to dig into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudz Posted May 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Thanks for the info guys. I think I have formulated a combination of woods that would prove to be very very good. I'll be doing this next year for a les stratotelejaguarbird, my ideas on a combo of 5 great fender/gibson guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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