[Chris]

Originally Posted by technomancer

Isn't that the legendary 'Agathis' body?

No idea. Imagine my joy though when after stripping and sanding, I'm left with basically a piece of plastic that looks like an RG.

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by ibanezcollector

Agathis is wood..

the ergodyne basses were some sort of composite.

My bad, learn something new every day

I still can't believe that S470 was a 4 piece.... makes me wonder about my S7420s. Also makes me wonder how much better it would sound if it as better wood, as they already sound amazing.

Originally Posted by Chris

No idea. Imagine my joy though when after stripping and sanding, I'm left with basically a piece of plastic that looks like an RG.

yes, that would suck.

[ibanezcollector]

Agathis species are often called ‘kauri’/‘kaori’ or ‘dammar’/‘damar’ (from Polynesian and Malay words respectively), and the timber is sometimes referred to as “commercial grade mahogany”.
Conifer wood is often called ‘softwood’, although conifers vary greatly with respect to the structural properties of their wood, and the lumping together of all conifer woods as ’softwoods’ is not always helpful.

The following information on Agathis wood is taken from page 39, section 8.1 (Timber) of T. C. Whitmore’s 1977 publication “A first look at Agathis” (published by the Commonwealth Forestry Institute, Oxford).

“The timber is straight-grained, with a fine, even, silky texture and a lustrous surface. It is pale straw to yellow-brown in colour, uniform, light, strong, knot-free and easily worked. Density at 15 percent moisture content was 0.47 gm/ml (29.4 lb/cu ft) [i.e. 470 kg m-3].”

“The comment in New Zealand that ‘there is no more generally useful softwood’ can be applied to all Agathis. Uses are legion, including for panelling, cabinet-making, joinery, turnery, mouldings, pattern-making, battery separators, piano parts and artificial limbs. The wood has no odour and is therefore good for tea-chests and butter-boxes. It is highly sought after for boat-building and for masts.”

“The timber is not durable but takes preservatives easily.”

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by ibanezcollector

Agathis species are often called ‘kauri’/‘kaori’ or ‘dammar’/‘damar’ (from Polynesian and Malay words respectively), and the timber is sometimes referred to as “commercial grade mahogany”.
Conifer wood is often called ‘softwood’, although conifers vary greatly with respect to the structural properties of their wood, and the lumping together of all conifer woods as ’softwoods’ is not always helpful.

The following information on Agathis wood is taken from page 39, section 8.1 (Timber) of T. C. Whitmore’s 1977 publication “A first look at Agathis” (published by the Commonwealth Forestry Institute, Oxford).

“The timber is straight-grained, with a fine, even, silky texture and a lustrous surface. It is pale straw to yellow-brown in colour, uniform, light, strong, knot-free and easily worked. Density at 15 percent moisture content was 0.47 gm/ml (29.4 lb/cu ft) [i.e. 470 kg m-3].”

“The comment in New Zealand that ‘there is no more generally useful softwood’ can be applied to all Agathis. Uses are legion, including for panelling, cabinet-making, joinery, turnery, mouldings, pattern-making, battery separators, piano parts and artificial limbs. The wood has no odour and is therefore good for tea-chests and butter-boxes. It is highly sought after for boat-building and for masts.”

“The timber is not durable but takes preservatives easily.”

Damn, let me guess, wikipedia? WAY too much information... 'It's a crappy version of mahogany' would have sufficed.

[ibanezcollector]

lol hahaha I guess that would of worked too

[Rev2010]

Good point on the body being made of multiple pieces. That certainly would look shitty. As for the pickups, I already have a JB-7 in there as this was my first seven. Being I installed the pickup ring mounted I figured for uniformity I'd install a '59 ring mounted. I'm aware the pickups are worth $150 on their own. I was hoping to find a '59 for cheap on EBay but no luck. Eh, I don't know what to do with this guitar. It's a great sounding instrument but having a Schecter BlackJack C7 just leaves the AX7221 sitting in a corner.


Rev.

[noodles]

Originally Posted by Chris

No idea. Imagine my joy though when after stripping and sanding, I'm left with basically a piece of plastic that looks like an RG.

That is all the filler they used to fill in the voids and gaps that you get in basswood. It is very hard to find a good enough piece of basswood to make a two piece body out of.

The filler that6 everyone uses? Bondo.