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openG
03-10-2012, 06:36 AM
Does anyone know what "tonewood" really is ?...

I figure it's like ground beef, all the scraps left over compressed into a patty, or in this case a guitar body...
EADGBE
03-10-2012, 07:22 AM
Are you talking about a specific model?
openG
03-10-2012, 08:10 AM
Are you talking about a specific model?

Yeah, i just bought a cheap Epi Les Paul Junior from Guitar Center...
IPLAYLOUD
03-10-2012, 08:10 AM
Quiznos has a new Lobster Sandwich.
If you look closely at the bottom of the screen in the TV ad, it reads "51% Lobster". What is the other 49??
dysorexia
03-10-2012, 08:21 AM
Quiznos has a new Lobster Sandwich.
If you look closely at the bottom of the screen in the TV ad, it reads "51% Lobster". What is the other 49??
:messedup:messedup:messedup
Guitarworks
03-10-2012, 09:52 AM
Does anyone know what "tonewood" really is ?...

I figure it's like ground beef, all the scraps left over compressed into a patty, or in this case a guitar body...

I'm guessing there is not a strictly-adhered-to species of wood required for that model, so long as it is some type of hardwood. If they have poplar one week, the guitars get poplar. If they get agathis the next week, the guitars get agathis. If they're down to using urinewood, then the bodies are made of urinewood. Just a guess.

You're right. It is like being a butcher - here are the Filet Mignon cuts for the grill, and here's a pile of tallow for the sausage grinder.
SPROING!
03-10-2012, 10:35 AM
I'm guessing there is not a strictly-adhered-to species of wood required for that model, so long as it is some type of hardwood. If they have poplar one week, the guitars get poplar. If they get agathis the next week, the guitars get agathis. If they're down to using urinewood, then the bodies are made of urinewood. Just a guess.

You're right. It is like being a butcher - here are the Filet Mignon cuts for the grill, and here's a pile of tallow for the sausage grinder.

This is my guess. They order "hardwood" from the supplier and they get what they get. Poplar, silver maple, etc. Who knows, maybe you got willow!
openG
03-10-2012, 11:42 AM
This is my guess. They order "hardwood" from the supplier and they get what they get. Poplar, silver maple, etc. Who knows, maybe you got willow!

This Epi LPJr weighs 6 1/2lbs and sounds Great !!...I bought it because it was light in weight and felt good...After i got it home and set it up it really came to life!...I have a few quality pickups i want to swap in and out of it...It's a great guitar for $100 !!!
openG
03-10-2012, 11:43 AM
I'm guessing there is not a strictly-adhered-to species of wood required for that model, so long as it is some type of hardwood. If they have poplar one week, the guitars get poplar. If they get agathis the next week, the guitars get agathis. If they're down to using urinewood, then the bodies are made of urinewood. Just a guess.

You're right. It is like being a butcher - here are the Filet Mignon cuts for the grill, and here's a pile of tallow for the sausage grinder.


Your probably right !....Thanks for the enlightenment !!
ManliusGuitar
03-10-2012, 12:51 PM
Quiznos has a new Lobster Sandwich.
If you look closely at the bottom of the screen in the TV ad, it reads "51% Lobster". What is the other 49??

saw that the other day and it freaked me out!
Mike9
03-10-2012, 01:03 PM
Quiznos has a new Lobster Sandwich.
If you look closely at the bottom of the screen in the TV ad, it reads "51% Lobster". What is the other 49??

Probably surimi :messedup
openG
03-10-2012, 02:05 PM
Quiznos has a new Lobster Sandwich.
If you look closely at the bottom of the screen in the TV ad, it reads "51% Lobster". What is the other 49??

I just saw that ad...that disclaimer is really small...I'm guessing it's that imitation crab stuff...
Whiskeyrebel
03-10-2012, 03:28 PM
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Quiznos has a new Lobster Sandwich.
If you look closely at the bottom of the screen in the TV ad, it reads "51% Lobster". What is the other 49??
gtraddict
03-10-2012, 03:41 PM
I just saw that ad...that disclaimer is really small...I'm guessing it's that imitation crab stuff...
Pollock, (Weird whitefish)
Whiskeyrebel
03-10-2012, 03:45 PM
Maybe it's parawood (rubber tree), like the generic 'hardwood' that they make tables and TV trays from.
Bob Pollock
03-10-2012, 03:48 PM
Pollock, (Weird whitefish)

AM NOT!:rimshot
dcooper830
03-10-2012, 03:54 PM
I don't care as long as it sounds good.
openG
03-10-2012, 05:17 PM
I don't care as long as it sounds good.


Absolutely !....Thats the way i feel ...
gtraddict
03-10-2012, 05:21 PM
AM NOT!:rimshot
R 2 R 2 R 2 :p
SPROING!
03-10-2012, 05:29 PM
Absolutely !....Thats the way i feel ...

Me, too.