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abuscus
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Hey guys I've got two questions.Are all Les Pauls made out of mohogany?What kind of wood is used to make the mexican strat?
TheGuitarMan
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All of today's Les Pauls are made out of mahogany. Some have ok flamed maple or quilted maple tops. In the fifties the bodies and necks were made from Korina.
As for MIM Strats, the necks are maple with maple or rosewood fretboards. I'm guessing the bodies are made from ash, alder, or poplar.
As for MIM Strats, the necks are maple with maple or rosewood fretboards. I'm guessing the bodies are made from ash, alder, or poplar.
eyeslikefire
I CAN SMELL EM!
All except the Les Paul Vodoo.
It has a swamp ash body and a mahogany neck.
TheGuitarMan
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eyeslikefire said:
...and is ugly as hell.
eyeslikefire
I CAN SMELL EM!
You think thats ugly? Check this out.....
stonepiano
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http://www.gibsoncustom.com/Limiteds/Current/marley/marley1.jpg
what the hell happened to that thing?
I thought I beat mine up...
what the hell happened to that thing?
I thought I beat mine up...
foo
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TheGuitarMan said:
In the Fifties and through 1960, the Les Paul model (which became the Standard in 1958) had a mahogany body and neck, with a maple cap on the body under the gold (sunburst in '58) finish. Finger board was rosewood.
The Les Paul Custom (introduced in 1953 and through 1961) had a mahogany neck and body, with no maple cap and an ebony fingerboard.
The single cutaway, double cutaway and double cutaway SG style LP Special, Junior and etc. from the Fifties all had mahogany bodies and necks with a rosewood fingerboard.
Korina is limba wood (I believe it's from Africa) and was used only for the Flying V and the Explorer - with the mythical 'Moderne' also being made from Korina.
Gibson records indicate that 22 Moderne's were shipped in 1958, but none have ever been found. It is believed that the shipping records actually refer to Explorers.
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