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FDP Forum / Miscellaneous and Non-Fender Topics / Koa as tone wood

archiestone Contributing Member ********** * El Californio	Dec 9th, 2017 12:20 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Koa wood sure is pretty but how do you like it as a tone wood as compared to, say, rosewood, mahogany, maple?
Peegoo Contributing Member ********** ********** ****** Roisin, I wanna fight your father	Dec 9th, 2017 03:07 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Koa is fairly heavy...I put it in with walnut when it comes to weight. So a solid koa billet would make for a heavy solidbody guitar. However, as a thinner panel (e.g., the maple cap on a mahogany Les Paul), it's a great option because it is beautiful. It is also a classic wood used in the construction of ukuleles. Some of the finest ukes are made of koa. It also is used in acoustic guitar construction. And it is not inexpensive.
thumbpicker Contributing Member ****** St. Louis "Thumbpicks don't slide into soundholes"	Dec 9th, 2017 03:31 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Ive played a bunch of acoustic guitars but never really was impressed by Koa other than the appearance of it. Not saying it sounds bad,I just never found one that really turned me on.
Leftee Contributing Member ********** ******* VA Life makes a man tired.	Dec 9th, 2017 04:12 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Carvin would build ya a koa electric. Guessing Keisel would too.
Gene from Tampa Contributing Member ******* Tampa, FL Press On Irregardless	Dec 9th, 2017 07:57 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic The Carvin CT-6 picture in my profile is a fine example of koa. This one sounds to me very much like a maple cap.
archiestone Contributing Member ********** * El Californio	Dec 9th, 2017 08:38 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic That's a fine looking guitar, Gene.
Leftee Contributing Member ********** ******* VA Life makes a man tired.	Dec 10th, 2017 05:45 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Beautiful Carvin!
LHW Southwest Florida Alone in my principles	Dec 10th, 2017 07:02 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I had an Alvarez-Yairi acoustic/electric made of koa. I was impressed with the tone, but that might have been as much the construction of the guitar, as the wood.

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