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11-22-2012, 10:11 PM
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11-22-2012, 10:19 PM
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The light that shines twice as bright, shines half as long.
The energy in a string is all lost in the body and neck eventually. The more you can hear,
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11-23-2012, 06:04 AM
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What I
Learned today is that many people like poplar, and many do not.
Also I learned that in 2001, many people bolded certain words to emphasize certain points. There were no smartphones in 2001, so this was still possible.
Time travel is fun! We learn so much.
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11-23-2012, 06:24 AM
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Nope, Chuck Testa
BTW, Danelectro used poplar for necks.
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11-23-2012, 06:30 AM
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11-23-2012, 08:10 AM
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Me endorsed? | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | My MTD535 is poplar and I love it.
2001.... Wow! Just after 9/11, I just got whacked from Dell Computer and was unemployed, barely could pay the bills, kids weren't teenagers, I didn't have a single grey hair, the only bass I owned was a crappy Aria Pro i bought at a garage sale for $50 as I sold everything when I got married.... Not my favorite year to say the least!
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11-23-2012, 08:29 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ventura, CA | | | Poplar has a very round, punchy, furry tone, so it is great with graphite and wenge necks. |
11-23-2012, 09:34 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada | | | There's really only 1 beef I have with Poplar/Basswood bodies...SCREW HOLE WEAR. Then again, this goes for any wood, just faster on soft woods.
The stupid strap button screws constantly wear out the holes during use.
I must have glued in about 100 toothpicks by now on my MIM, and it has an alder body.
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11-23-2012, 09:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Falls Church, VA | | | I once had an Ernie Ball StingRay that had a poplar body. I always associated poplar with budget instruments so I was surprised to find out my StingRay had a body made out of it. I never had a chance to A/B it with other similar era 6 bolt neck models made out of ash or alder, but it sounded plenty good'nuff to me. |
11-23-2012, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by awilkie84  The stupid strap button screws constantly wear out the holes during use.
I must have glued in about 100 toothpicks by now on my MIM, and it has an alder body. | Hint: Use a longer screw to bite into fresh wood at the bottom of the hole.
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11-23-2012, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by mongo2 Hint: Use a longer screw to bite into fresh wood at the bottom of the hole. | DID ^_^
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11-23-2012, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by awilkie84 DID ^_^ | How long?
I use up to 2 inch screws. Never had a problem after that was installed.
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11-23-2012, 12:27 PM
| | | | There undoubtedly was a reason that Fender went from poplar to alder in its MIM line. I had a poplar P years ago and hated the tone. It made me an MIA fan for life. I'm sure the pickups were a factor, too. |
11-23-2012, 10:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Colorado | | | It may or may not be the best overall body wood for a bass but I have a poplar bodied MIM Tele modified into a Nashville that has an interesting tonality to it that I kind of like. Pickles description would fit it well.
It's mellows it out a bit and the Strat pickup sound great in that body played clean.
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