Anyone know where Fender gets their wood from?

[ProfGumby]

Fender wood is made out of people! PEOPLE!!!

That was only the rare vintage "Soilent Green" model that was manufactured in the late 60's.....it had the Antiqua Finish pattern...

.......This ash is milled in Eugene, Oregon."....

Why was my first thought when I read that, "Careful With That Axe Eugene".......

Very informative info on the wood source, thanks!

 

[Ephminus]

That was only the rare vintage "Soilent Green" model that was manufactured in the late 60's.....it had the Antiqua Finish pattern...





Why was my first thought when I read that, "Careful With That Axe Eugene".......

Very informative info on the wood source, thanks!

Yes!
The ultra-rare Fender "Charleton Heston" Signature model.

By the way, we're old.

 

[roberthelpus]

That's news to me if spruce and pine are indigenous to Indonesia (accepting that generic terms like pine cover a multitude of timbers from genera other than Pinus). You might want to be a little skeptical (I mean careful rather than cynical) when reading what companies write about where their wood comes from, whether it's guitars, garden furniture or for fibre. There's a lot of double speak when it comes to this subject, and that's before we get started on wood from "sustainably managed" sources.

This reminds me of the "environmentaly friendly Siam Oak" that LP congas and bongos are made out of. I always figured that it was some kind of Asian relative of Oak until I looked it up and found out that it is freaking rubber wood from tapped out rubber trees. Until the 80's they would either burn it directly or use it to make charcoal. it weighs a lot more than actual oak. Atleast Mienl calls it rubber wood.