Basswood....on a strat?

ThePrettyDamned

Schnozz said:

For me, the one to avoid is Sen Ash.

I think Basswood and Nato are fantastic alternatives and I quite like the tightness of Poplar - Works well for rhythm.

I'm exploring Pine at the moment.

I've got a pine strat. Very light (mine is custom shop light... Lighter than some even) and very lively. Great for cleans and crunch, but not super focused so I'm not sure it would work well for rock and metal. 

Or... Could just be my particular body. I think it's a 1 piece, I can't remember... 

Logie

Pretty sure all my Musicman Axis were basswood and they sounded fine

Kittyfrisk

Philly_Q said:

monquixote said:

I think the Ibanez JS1000 is basswood and they sound pretty good.

Balanced and neutral is a good description.

I remember when the JS1 came out they made a big deal about it being American basswood. 

As opposed to, er.... non-American basswood, presumably.  Lord knows how many types of basswood there are.

American Basswood is Tilia americana. In the UK we have Limewood, Tilia europaea
Varieties of the genus Tilia can be described as Basswoods, so there are around 30 types.
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/basswood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia
Describing something guitar related as 'Basswood' can be a bit like calling it 'Mahogany' or 'Rosewood'...

The_Whisper_Thief

My Novo is basswood albeit with a maple cap.
its quite soft, seems to ding and mark quite easily. It smells amazing though, even still after 3 years. Sounds fecking fantastic as well

usedtobe

My lockdown strat build has a basswood body. Quite weighty, sounds good..