Red cedar for guitar body?
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Red cedar for guitar body?
I've got some old (10 yrs ish) western red cedar here. It's got some nice tight growth rings on the endgrain and it's a good size for a body, good weight too.
Has anyone here used this with success on electric guitars?
Has anyone here used this with success on electric guitars?
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Re: Red cedar for guitar body?
Beware cedar splinters, that’s an especially splinter prone timber once you get started
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Re: Red cedar for guitar body?
Mine is still drying.... There are some nice redwood builds on the web. Just google.
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Re: Red cedar for guitar body?
I made a cedar JM. Headstock dives like a MF.
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Re: Red cedar for guitar body?
Ash made that from Spanish Cedar. I don't know how different (if at all) that is from any other kind of Cedar. But oh man does it smell great every time I open the case!
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Re: Red cedar for guitar body?
Both macrocarpa and redwood are cypress species. My macrocarpa guitar turned out lovely imo. Extra benefit, stick your nose in one of the F holes for some nice fragrance
Edit - found link, sure you have seen it before
https://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtop ... py#p824877
Edit - found link, sure you have seen it before
https://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtop ... py#p824877
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Re: Red cedar for guitar body?
"Spanish Cedar is neither Spanish nor Cedar - Stewmac
So not really comparable
So not really comparable