The rest of the drying process then takes place inside kilns designed specifically for drying wood The other problem with korina, according to wilson, is that the wood is highly susceptible to. They just look so good, the. I love the looks of korina les pauls, have never played one, they are pretty rare, can anyone chime in on how they sound compared to regular mahogany les pauls? There has been speculation that the epiphone korinas have cheap wood of a different type under the veneer In my case, i have a flying v epiphone
Looking at the sides and under the pickup cavities of my v, i can say it's definitely korina but is in pieces, glued together Is korina the same species as mohagany Does it sound pretty much the same in the same style of guitar I've read some conflicting articles I'm looking at a prs I've found the same model guitar with either a mohagany body neck, or korina body neck
Korina (or limba) is a great tonewood, period, and will work with all kinds of guitars It's probably just tradition that it's associated with setnecks because it was gibson that first popularized korina, and it's closer to the mahogany end of the spectrum than it is to alder or ash. In my experience korina has always tended to be a lighter weight wood, lighter than mahogany I've owned 2 korina guitars, a hamer v and a now own a gibson version Both lightweight and both sang with that beautiful mid/upper mid sweetness that people always talk about when talking about korina. The walnut stain brings out a ton of detail to the mahogany wood grain on this one
The woods are paired with hide glue just as the originals were, and the mahogany neck is. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on which wood i should choose Sound wise, i do like my strat and would be happy if the mustang, whilst its own beast, sounded somewhat like the strat. Because korina is a light weight wood, i was very surprised how heavy a reverend rick vito guitar was That, and a few personal issues, made me not buy that reverend.
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