Indian Red Cedar

Fibus · Post by **Fibus** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:01 am

Doog's thread as inspired me to build my own custom strat. I am not sure i want to go the route of buying all the bits in or just getting a squire and modding it. As i was looking around i noticed this guitar which is pretty much exactly what i want (except i intend to put a humbucker in the bridge). Its made out of a wood called Indian Red Cedar though which i have never heard of but thats probably because i am only aware of the normal types like alder, ash, agathis, mahogany, etc. Has anyone any experience with this wood? Whats it like sound wise? Is it heavy?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:18 am

yea, a lot of the squier are made out of odd woods like that. I think it's more like alder than anything else.

If I were to start a new strat mod project I would just get a squier bullet.

HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet

+

GFS 64 Staggers

+

GFS Import Strat "upgrade" trem (rolled steel saddles and big ol' steel block)

=

Vintage Reissue Strat for under $200 (!)

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:58 pm

mage wrote:yea, a lot of the squier are made out of odd woods like that. I think it's more like alder than anything else.

If I were to start a new strat mod project I would just get a squier bullet.

HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet

+

GFS 64 Staggers

+

GFS Import Strat "upgrade" trem (rolled steel saddles and big ol' steel block)

=

Vintage Reissue Strat for under $200 (!)

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. WANT!!!
Though I would probably start with a SX strat copy instead, maybe even one on the 24" ones...

astro · Post by **astro** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:10 pm

mage wrote:HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet

+

What are the tuners like on these? Solid? Or do they need to be replaced too?

Post by **Mike** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:49 pm

Fuck rolled steel saddles. Blocks or fuck off.

letsgocoyote · Post by **letsgocoyote** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:33 pm

astro wrote:
mage wrote:HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet

+
What are the tuners like on these? Solid? Or do they need to be replaced too?

they hold tune just dandy. the trem goes out of tune after one dip though.

i have one that i modded a little

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:16 am

Fibus wrote:Its made out of a wood called Indian Red Cedar though which i have never heard of but thats probably because i am only aware of the normal types like alder, ash, agathis, mahogany, etc.

Fender employee: "I hear that basswood is called 'red cedar' in India. Just thought you should know."
Fender boss: "Sounds like you're going to get a pay raise, with that kind of attitude."

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:57 am

http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/F ... s.pdf/file

Apparently it's a very fast-growing (easy and cheap to farm) tree which is structurally similar to ash.

Who Knew?

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:02 am

That'll teach me to be cynical.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:49 pm

Does it keeps moths away?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:21 pm

MatthewK wrote:That'll teach me to be cynical.

haha, it was a good post though

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:34 pm

DGNR8 wrote:Does it keeps moths away?

If you hit them with a large enough piece, yes.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:09 pm

letsgocoyote wrote:

I was about to ask how you got all that Mellowtone stuff, and then I scrolled up and realized who you were.

letsgocoyote · Post by **letsgocoyote** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:52 pm

sad thing is i dont have any of it anymore.

food/medicine/bills > owning your own crap

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:44 pm

Mike wrote:Fuck rolled steel saddles. Blocks or fuck off.

hmmm, I'm not particularly dedicated either way, but the big-assed steel block is a must. and GFS is the first to make one for an import size trem.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:27 pm

THE MODDED DAPHNE GREEN BULLET CLUB HAS BEGUN !!!!!

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:57 pm

If I ever mod a strat it would be into =w= strat, I love the way that thing looks.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:10 am

robroe wrote:THE MODDED DAPHNE GREEN BULLET CLUB HAS BEGUN !!!!!

NECKSQUIER.

LGC- +1 on losing all your homemade shit. At the moment I have one Great Destroyer variant.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:14 am

well if my black one is the duo caster that one should be the uno caster

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:53 am

Unabomber?

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