Humbucker for a Squier Sonic Bronco?

[sunburst79]

Woods are also rated by hardness. I’ve forgotten what scale. Jarupa?

I’d look for something in the range of Alder/Poplar/Swamp Ash/Mahogany since those are traditional body woods that were chosen for workability and availability. Leo Fender was concerned about those factor and legendarily cost conscious. Squiers have never used anything expensive for body woods either.

But something on in that hardness range is probably available to you locally cheap.

One thing I have read is that pine being a softwood is not true. Old pine that dried has a lot of resin that’s hardened and it cuts hot and can take the edge out of cutting tools. So some old piece of pine might not be the best choice for practice.

I ordered a perspex strat pickup router template from Musiclilly
I will at least play with it on some scrap wood
Could anyone tell me what a suitable wood to try it on would be?
Obvious answer is poplar, but not sure if I can source it and think its expensive?
EDIT: I was wrong about expensive it seems
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[ctmullins]

Woods are also rated by hardness. I’ve forgotten what scale. Jarupa?

Janka.

 

[LeighOnSea]

Janka.

The Bronco is Poplar, which I was surprised to see was a hardwood
That's subcase I am stoopid - who would make a bass out of a soft wood?

 

[sunburst79]

Janka.

Thank you. Too lazy to google it. Knowing that someone in the form would know it.

 

[LeighOnSea]

Are these kind of stands any good, or have serious drawbacks, or aren’t very safe (in a post small children home, not a gig environment), or aren't practical etc?
Or any other comments?

Aesthetically, I like them

I am going to bring (another) bass back from my Mum's in the UK and there isn't space for a third individual stand in the living room, on top of the 3 bass Gravity rack (& there isn't enough space for another one of those)

 

[kodiakblair]

who would make a bass out of a soft wood?

Lots of folks.

About the softest you'll find is Paulownia, it's a step above Balsa on the Janka scale.

Guitar companies like Fender and G&L invented a regal Sunday name, Empress, and charge a pretty penny. Fender did a limited edition Tele 20 years back, 1000 of them; retail $1400. Spector sell a $3500 Paulownia Euro model.

I've used it myself for a couple of builds.




Have also went with real 'softwood' on more than a few other builds, mostly Longleaf pine and Siberian Larch.

 

[LeighOnSea]

Lots of folks.

About the softest you'll find is Paulownia, it's a step above Balsa on the Janka scale.

Guitar companies like Fender and G&L invented a regal Sunday name, Empress, and charge a pretty penny. Fender did a limited edition Tele 20 years back, 1000 of them; retail $1400. Spector sell a $3500 Paulownia Euro model.

I've used it myself for a couple of builds.

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Have also went with real 'softwood' on more than a few other builds, mostly Longleaf pine and Siberian Larch.

Oh, there you go then, learn something new every day

I just thought it would be just too prone to dings
What are the pros of softwoods? Tone?

I have the idea that all Balsa is not all the same
The stuff that you get gor building model aeroplanes as a kid seems to me to be much softer than the stuff used in GRP sandwich in boats
I guess its how fast growing a species of Balsa it is?

I did learn during the boat spar work that not pine is all the same.
I even learnt that if there is a prevailing wind direction that one side of the tree grows mostly in compression and the other in tension so as it grows each side gets slightly different properties

Amazin stuff, it's Nature's composite material
I know very little about it, but it is fascinating to learn, so thanks again!

 

[kodiakblair]

I just thought it would be just too prone to dings

Funny thing about 'dings', when folk get careless they always seem to blame the wood

What are the pros of softwoods? Tone?

That's a Yes/No answer.

Paulownia has been used in Asia to build acoustic stringed instrument for 2-3,000 years so it's definitely regarded as a 'tone wood' for those.

Tone wood for electric bass, as far as I'm concerned, only applies to the neck and fretboard.

Pros for 'softwood' are mostly workability, sustainability and weight.

 

[LeighOnSea]

I am now leaning towards another Bronco to put bridge and neck humbuckers in
Anyone have any experience / comments on these? Please?

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[rubendlr]

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