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Soft woods
|
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"Swamp"
Ash
South,
Northwest
light weight,
very soft
punchy tone, low
mids
body backs
|
Alder
North
America
light weight,
dents easily
crisp tone
body
backs
|
Peruvian
walnut
South
America
soft,
light, stringy
warm
tone
body
|
Sassafras
North
America
light weight
punchy tone
body backs
|
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Medium density
woods
|
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Cherry
North
America
medium
weight
body
tops, backs
|
Koa
Hawaii
medium
weight
warm
tone
body
tops
|
Quilted
Maple
West
Coast
medium weight
body tops,
backs
|
African "khaya" Mahogany
Africa
weight
bright full
tone
body
|
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Sapele
Africa
medium
weight
body
|
Curly
Maple
North
America
medium weight
bright tone
body tops,
backs
|
Claro
walnut
California
medium
weight, open grain
sweet
tone
body
tops, backs
|
Black
Walnut
North
East
medium
weight
darker
tone
body
|
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Hard
woods
|
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Ash
North
America
heavy
body
|
Narra
New
Guinea
medium
weight
sweet
tone
body
tops,backs,
laminations
|
Canary
South
America
medium
weight
warm
tone,
bodies,
necks, laminations
|
Birdseye
Maple
North
East
heavy
very bright
tone,
fingerboards,
necks
|
|
Santos
South
America
hard,
heavy
fingerboards,
laminations
|
Macoré
Africa
hard,
heavy
body
|
Peroba
rosa
Soutah
America
hard,
heavy
fingerboards,
laminations
|
Purpleheart
South
America
hard,heavy
laminations
|
|
Zebrawood
Africa
hard,
heavy
body
tops
|
Chechen
South
America
hard,heavy
fingerboards
|
Pau
ferro
South
America
stable,
(dust toxic)
fingerboards
|
Chakte-viga
Mexico
heavy
hard
laminations,
fingerboards
|
|
Grenadillo
South
America
hard,
heavy
fingerboards,
laminations
|
Bubinga
Camaroon
heavy,
hard
compressed
tone
body
tops, laminations
|
Wenge
Africa
hard,
heavy
tight
tone, scarce
fingerboards,
laminations
|
Cocobolo
South
America
hard,
heavy (toxic)
fingerboards
|
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Very
hard woods
|
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Satine
(Bloodwood)
South
America
very
hard, heavy
fingerboards,
laminations
|
Maccassar
Ebony
Indonesia
very
hard, heavy
fingerboards
|
Gabon
Ebony
Africa
very
hard, heavy
fingerboards
|
Vera
West
Indies
very
hard, heavy citrus smell,
waxy
fretless
fingerboards
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