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Post by theboatcandream on Aug 15, 2004 14:49:53 GMT -5
Hey. I refinished an epiphone explorer body. Took off the polyurethane, wood sealer, and I sanded off the korina veneer they had glued on. Underneath that are three pieces of wood glued to make the body.
No one I've talked to has been able to identify it, including my carpenter neighbour and Epiphone enthusiasts.
It's speckled like mahogany, but it has rings. It's not maple alder ash basswood mahogany korina cherry walnut poplar or plywood. Does anyone have any idea what other possibilities there are?
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Post by theboatcandream on Aug 15, 2004 14:51:08 GMT -5
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Post by theboatcandream on Aug 15, 2004 16:41:44 GMT -5
It's agathis.
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Post by supedupviper on Aug 15, 2004 23:30:17 GMT -5
the korina is just a veener? I thought the whole body was made out of it
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Post by theboatcandream on Aug 15, 2004 23:32:32 GMT -5
the korina is just a veener? I thought the whole body was made out of it Yes... and every epiphone les paul has a 3/4" maple cap, and all the epiphones have mahogany necks, and all those solid finish G-400s have mahogany bodies. |
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Post by Steelpriest on Aug 16, 2004 0:02:10 GMT -5
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Post by theboatcandream on Aug 16, 2004 0:11:34 GMT -5
WHAT IS THIS HERE? I own two epiphones! Don't hit me! |
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Post by Steelpriest on Aug 16, 2004 0:28:45 GMT -5
Yes... and every epiphone les paul has a 3/4" maple cap, and all the epiphones have mahogany necks, and all those solid finish G-400s have mahogany bodies. Totally unnecessary comment... I have several Epiphones..., we all know that they are not top of the line, but decent instruments for a fair price. The Korina Explorer I own has not a veneer. It is solid and made of three pieces. Speaking about Agathis: Agathis is a tropical wood, Ibanez uses it since a couple of years on their lower budget series. Agathis is a wood quite similar too lighter kinds of mahogany. The only bad thing about this kind of wood is that it has lots of variations concerning it´s "tone qualities". But Agathis is not crap or inferior wood.  |
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Post by theboatcandream on Aug 16, 2004 4:21:19 GMT -5
It might have been overly sarcastic, even mean, and I appologize for losing myself in the moment. However, it's true! Epiphone does cut costs. Some of the epiphone les pauls have maple tops, others don't! Some of the korina guitars are korina, but others are mahogany, and mine is agathis! All the epiphones I've seen have maple necks! It's just facts.
I do love both my epiphones.
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Post by Steelpriest on Aug 16, 2004 5:26:41 GMT -5
Lol, please no sarcasm on the board...  The issue of cutting costs is a reason why I like see thru finishes better... you can in most cases see what kind of wood has been used and how many parts were used to glue a body together. Hmm, maple necks... in the specifications it reads mahogany necks on some models, but what the heck... A maple neck would add some brilliance to the tone compared to a mahogany neck, almost all Fender guitars come with a maple neck as well... so really what the heck... maybe a maple neck is even better because maple is a really hard wood... I don´t care too much about it. At least we find no cardboard or plywood used for Epiphones. 
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Post by supedupviper on Aug 16, 2004 12:49:30 GMT -5
I knew that most les pauls have a thin maple veener instead of a solid maple cap, but i always thought the korina explorers were made out of, well, korina! you learn something new everyday i guess
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Post by theboatcandream on Aug 16, 2004 12:56:28 GMT -5
I knew that most les pauls have a thin maple veener instead of a solid maple cap, but i always thought the korina explorers were made out of, well, korina! you learn something new everyday i guess Some are three piece korina bodies. Mine is agathis... I suspect that some are mahogany and some are alder as well. |
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Post by ZacAttack on Aug 25, 2004 10:44:26 GMT -5
My quilt top is a solid maple top. I took off the wiring covers on the back to make sure and you can see where the maple stops and the Mahogany begins. At first I thought it was alder and not Mahogany but a friend of mine cleared that up for me and scratched some of the sealer off under the wiring covers and showed me. I am sorry if your axe was not what you thought, but mine is exactly what I had hoped for. Please don't make general statements about the products put out by Epiphone.
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Post by Steelpriest on Aug 25, 2004 13:28:28 GMT -5
Please don't make general statements about the products put out by Epiphone. I can second that, Zac... obviously there is such enormous variety concerning used woods, quality of craftmanship, etc. that no one can make a general statement about these guitars. One specific Epiphone guitar is not equal to all the other Epiphone guitars. There are real lemons, lots of decent guitars and also some lovely guitars... and all in one series. Somebody who has spent some time on the boards should have noticed this fact already. |
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Post by ZacAttack on Aug 26, 2004 18:16:11 GMT -5
I can second that, Zac... obviously there is such enormous variety concerning used woods, quality of craftmanship, etc. that no one can make a general statement about these guitars. One specific Epiphone guitar is not equal to all the other Epiphone guitars. There are real lemons, lots of decent guitars and also some lovely guitars... and all in one series. Somebody who has spent some time on the boards should have noticed this fact already. True that bro. This brings to mind my LP Special II. Many of the guitars in that line are less than desirable. I have played a few that I would not own on a dare. That's why I was so nervous about having to order one with the finish I wanted before playing it. I got lucky and received one of the best and the absolute prettiest wine red Special II I have seen or played to date. I will say this about the wine red Special IIs. Every one I have played has been made well and made from mahogany. You can tell by the weight. I have played 4 at GC and one in a pawn shop. Right next to the wine red on in the pawn shop was a charcoal gray model from what I now know to be an earlier run. It was alder and very light weight. The neck was fatter which made it neck heavy and it did not play well. Plus where the neck bolted on to the body there was an eighth inch gap. My point is, same model and brand but a different run. One was sweet the other fire wood. Pick and choose wisely people. |
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