Ash is a tonewood commonly used in the manufacture of electric guitars. It exhibits a pronounced bright tone with a scooped midrange. It is lightweight, easy to work and sand, accepts glue, stain, paint and finish very well and is inexpensive. All this has made it a favourite of large factories mass-producing instruments. The Fender musical instrument company has been continuously and uninterruptedly using Ash to make electric guitars since 1956. Swamp ash is used a lot in guitar building because of its figure. It is a choice of material for electric guitar bodiesSWAMP ASH Lumber Guide: 8/4 Lightweight Guitar Wood 2020 15 December 2018 www.commercialforestproducts.com, accessed 27 September 2020 and, less commonly, for acoustic guitar bodies, known for its bright, cutting edge and sustaining quality. Some Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters are made of ash, (such as Bruce Springsteen's Telecaster on the Born to Run album cover), as an alternative to alder.
Ash is a tonewood commonly used in the manufacture of electric guitars. It exhibits a pronounced bright tone with a s!cooped midrange. It is lightweight, easy to work and sand, accepts glue, stain, paint and finish very well and, is inexpensive. All this has made it a favourite of large factories mass-producing instruments. The Fender musical. instrument company has been continuously and uninterruptedly using Ash to make electric guitars since 1956. Swamp ash is used a lot in guitar building because of its figure. It is a choice of material for electric guitar bodiesSWAMP ASH Lumber Guide: 8/4 Lightweight Guitar Wood 2020 15 December 2018 www.commercialforestproducts.com, accessed 27 September 2020 and, less commonly, for acoustic guitar bodies, known for its bright, cutting edge and sustaining quality. Some Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters are made of ash, (such as Bruce Springsteen's Telecaster on the Born to Run album cover), as an alternative! to alder.