EVH's original Frankenstein strat, swamp ash or hard ash?

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I see conflicting opinions on what type of wood Eddies original superstrat was made of? Anyone know for sure? Anyone play one of the new replicas? IS it heavy or light?
 
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Chubtone":d75fe said:
I see conflicting opinions on what type of wood Eddies original superstrat was made of? Anyone know for sure? Anyone play one of the new replicas? IS it heavy or light?
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Ive always heard that it was regular ashwood but I could not confirm that at all!! The guys at Performance guitar told me that it was regular ash back in 89 so I kind of took there word for it lol.
I have guitars made from both woods and the regular ash has a shitload more boat to it and girth. My swampash guitars are all bright and snappy.
 
More "boat" to it? Sorry dude, I only lived on the east coast for a year and a half when I was 11. I don't know all the lingo. I speak Californian now. What does "boat" mean in reference to guitars?
 
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Chubtone":01a13 said:
More "boat" to it? Sorry dude, I only lived on the east coast for a year and a half when I was 11. I don't know all the lingo. I speak Californian now. What does "boat" mean in reference to guitars?
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It floats better. :D
 
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Chubtone":08592 said:
More "boat" to it? Sorry dude, I only lived on the east coast for a year and a half when I was 11. I don't know all the lingo. I speak Californian now. What does "boat" mean in reference to guitars?
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Boat= More bottom end. My Ash bodied guitar has more lower mids and bottom end and is less bright then the swamp ash.
 
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Digital Jams":fb0ae said:
Adam is an Iceback.......ner ner ner :lol:
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I wish...it's been over 100 degrees (in Yankee terms) and humid up here all week. :hot:
 
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The Big Snit":d9101 said:
:|::QBB:Iceback!? (removes parka hood) :lol:
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Thanks. I had to type "Canadien racial slurs" into Google to find that one. It was either that or beaver-beater.
 
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Chubtone":901e5 said:
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Thanks. I had to type "Canadien racial slurs" into Google to find that one. It was either that or beaver-beater.
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Well I'm glad to see 'hoser' has died out...never understood what that one meant. :loco:
 
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Gainfreak":6c441 said:
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Boat= More bottom end. My Ash bodied guitar has more lower mids and bottom end and is less bright then the swamp ash.
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Thanks Ralph. I like my guitars to have some boat to them. Hard ash it is!
 
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psychodave":1610c said:
I always thought it was made out of Alder…and that it was a real fender body.
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I always heard it was a Charvel or Boogie Bodies ash body.
 
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Chubtone":2f6d9 said:
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I always head it was a Charvel or Boogie Bodies ash body.
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He said in that Fender vid he grabed it from the 2nds bin at Boogie or so I thought he said :confused:

So why the f#@! are the Charvel EVH art stuff basewood???
 
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Digital Jams":6bd8a said:
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He said in that Fender vid he grabed it from the 2nds bin at Boogie or so I thought he said :confused:

So why the f#@! are the Charvel EVH art stuff basewood???
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Basewood...that's what homeplate is made of eh? :lol:
 
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Gainfreak":faef8 said:
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Ive always heard that it was regular ashwood but I could not confirm that at all!! The guys at Performance guitar told me that it was regular ash back in 89 so I kind of took there word for it lol.
I have guitars made from both woods and the regular ash has a shitload more boat to it and girth. My swampash guitars are all bright and snappy.
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Ralphie, how many guitars do you own? just curious, i swear it seems you own guitars with every different type of body woods :D
 
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