Ordering Custom Kelly

[Brooke]

You were also a tight end, but then after the team had their way with you, you became a wide receiver.

[zeegler]

Bamboo.

[AK47]

You were also a tight end, but then after the team had their way with you, you became a wide receiver.

Does not matter I was still poplar!

[Ben...]

balsawood

Check out my sweet new Ke... Hey! Why did my finger just leave a hole in it?!

[wilkinsi]

hidden switch cavity?

[ToneZone]

Weight

I've read somewhere (don't remember where right now) that poplar is lighter than alder. I had a catalogue where they had written the weight of each type of wood for a given size. Poplar was the lightest they had available.

[pebber]

Poplar is indeed lighter then Alder, let's say average 450 kg/m3 for Poplar and 550 kg/m3 for Alder. Redwood and Spruce are in the same region as Poplar when it comes to kg/m3

[toejam]

Not always true. The Charvel Model 6 I had was heavier than any alder guitar I've owned. And my poplar Dinky HX is actually lighter than my swamp ash Carvin.

[zeegler]

Wood varies greatly in density from piece to piece and tree to tree. I've had ash guitars that weigh a ton, and mahogany and solid maple guitars that were pretty lightweight. Some people just don't get this. Some stupid twat tried to ridicule me once because I said that not all mahogany guitars were heavy. In the end, he's the one that looked stupid.

[Brooke]

Poplar is indeed lighter then Alder, let's say average 450 kg/m3 for Poplar and 550 kg/m3 for Alder. Redwood and Spruce are in the same region as Poplar when it comes to kg/m3

All that I can tell you is that every 1990 -1995 Pro Jackson that is Poplar (that I have felt) is heavy. Very heavy.

and Every soloist (USA soloist) that was pre 1999 (poplar) was very heavy indeed.

Most of the jackson alder guitars that I have picked up are light.

But every guitar feels different, and I'm sure that heavy alder or Poplar or Mah could be found.

[ulijdavid]

Wood varies greatly in density from piece to piece and tree to tree. I've had ash guitars that weigh a ton, and mahogany and solid maple guitars that were pretty lightweight. Some people just don't get this. Some stupid twat tried to ridicule me once because I said that not all mahogany guitars were heavy. In the end, he's the one that looked stupid.

Agreed!!!! I can't believe how light my KV2T is for an all mahogany guitar. I believe mahogany varies so greatly because of the many different species of mahogany available.

[DonP]

Agreed!!!! I can't believe how light my KV2T is for an all mahogany guitar. I believe mahogany varies so greatly because of the many different species of mahogany available.

Yeah, there's the Furniture species and then there is the Guitar species

[j2379]

Wood varies greatly in density from piece to piece and tree to tree. I've had ash guitars that weigh a ton, and mahogany and solid maple guitars that were pretty lightweight. Some people just don't get this. Some stupid twat tried to ridicule me once because I said that not all mahogany guitars were heavy. In the end, he's the one that looked stupid.

+1000
poplar alder very similar alot of companys dont like poplar because it can be an odd shade of green sometimes even purple sometimes streaked with this coloration which can be a problem when finishing bursts or trans colors.

[Robert Burns]

Id say whatever wood sounds good 2 years from now~! (that was just
wrong wasnt it?) :ROTF:

[zeegler]

+1000
poplar alder very similar alot of companys dont like poplar because it can be an odd shade of green sometimes even purple sometimes streaked with this coloration which can be a problem when finishing bursts or trans colors.

Poplar can actually vary all the way up to pure black. I assume it's caused by minerals in the water or something, but at the place I used to work, they sold dimensional poplar and poplar trim, and I saw tons of pieces that were almost totally black. There was nothing wrong with it, it was just black. Some pieces were multicolored, and contained dark yellow, green, black, and everything in between. They looked really cool.