Winston Psmith Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Hmmmmm... Scientists find genes to save ash trees from deadly beetle Does this mean I won't be able to sell my ash bodied Strat to send my children to college. It might be a "Vintage" Guitar by then, so don't count it out, just yet . . . Quote "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Hmmmmm... Scientists find genes to save ash trees from deadly beetle Does this mean I won't be able to sell my ash bodied Strat to send my children to college. Maybe you still will- It'll probably take a good while for even the best possible outcome to grow to fullest results, right? The body is about 90%, I could build it out as is and call it a relic, but I think it wants better than that. It definitely could use some tlc, but for the price I couldn't pass it up. I might remove some wood from the back, as the body is a little thick and heavy for my tastes. Considering a single humbucker (possibly two) and a 22 fret Jackson slab rosewood 'board pointy (early 90s replacement neck) on a hardtail. Either black or nickel hardware. I may just throw an old Invader pickup in it and see what I get. Drilled for a toggle-switch, similar to those on Gibsons and the like? Check out the Free-Way Pickup Switch and Free-Way Ultra Switch; both are 3-Way/6-Position toggle-switches that look completely stock, work the usual way, but with a side-ways >snick< offer up three additional combinations. Each has a LOT of various wiring-options; follow through the links for the Instructions/Wiring-Diagrams/PDF-download to see which one would suit your needs best. I've got their similar Free-Way 3-Way/6-Position blade-switch for Telecaster, and it's fantastic! Highly recommended! And, wraub- in the near future, I'm going to have to pump you for info concerning your experience with Polymerized (Semi-Polymerized?) Tung-Oil "non-finish finishing" (that was you, right?); I might want to use that for the back of a one-piece Roasted Quartersawn Maple neck, and maybe its fretboard, as well. I know that I can leave it unfinished and "raw", but I'm leaning toward wanting to treat it with Tung Oil (and possibly Butcher's Wax, or the like, over that). Either way, I'm almost certainly going to put a gloss vintage-tint lacquer finish on the entire headstock- that is, the face, sides, and back- but not on the back of the neck. (Maybe on the fretboard, as well, I'm undecided.) To keep the preceding rambling OP relevant, said neck will be going on a one-piece Roasted Swamp Ash Telecaster body... Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Black limba-interesting choice. Photos when the time is right please. I thought so, too. The body is about 90%, I could build it out as is and call it a relic, but I think it wants better than that. It definitely could use some tlc, but for the price I couldn't pass it up. I might remove some wood from the back, as the body is a little thick and heavy for my tastes. Considering a single humbucker (possibly two) and a 22 fret Jackson slab rosewood 'board pointy (early 90s replacement neck) on a hardtail. Either black or nickel hardware. I may just throw an old Invader pickup in it and see what I get. Wow, that is stunning. I think, with environmental conditions as they are, that beautiful woods like this one really should not be taken for granted. You may be familiar with Rock Beach guitars, made by one of our forum members and employing some lovely woods. I hope we can avoid a future where there's no more wood instruments. Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirl Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 The rest of my ash collection. This is a blemished bat right from the Louisville Slugger museum. A family freind, knowing I'm a big baseball fan(go Angles), pick this up for me on a visit about 5 years ago. Why do my pictures always come out upside down? Quote Jennifer S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Surfergirl, I assume you've turned your camera over and it still does it? Then I don't know. Ash is used for baseball bats but many bats are made from hickory, which does have a similar look but tends to be heavier and more brittle, hence the legendary broken bats in baseball. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirl Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 This is ash. LS uses maple and ash, they use decales on maple and brand ash. Quote Jennifer S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 This is ash. LS uses maple and ash, they use decales on maple and brand ash. Yhup. Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 This is ash. LS uses maple and ash, they use decales on maple and brand ash. I have no doubt. I remember Louisville Slugger bats that were turned from hickory but I am old. They probably stopped using it decades ago. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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