Comparison: Alder vs Ash - Fender Custom Shop ´68 ´69 Stratocaster

Johannes Katajamäki

2022-12-27 11:40:37

Cool tones! Curious what pickups you have in them, especially bridge in the alder one.

Nick Rook

2022-12-06 03:39:18

to my ear it’s hard to compare because the sunburst sounds like ‘69 custom shop p/u’s and the other ‘50s p/u’s

lutier do povo

2022-11-06 14:10:27

Ash is quiter and sweet and alder more screamer

Ragnar Viking

2022-09-19 19:36:04

Ash is more chimey

Raditya 33

2022-08-26 12:02:36

Alder has a bright tone, ash has a warm tone. Alder for lead and ash for chord

Rob Smith

2022-08-05 04:10:59

Well, as a tonewood that alder was a great classic sound, but I didn't love the Ash...I came here because I'm looking at a guitar with an Ash fretboard though. IME that does affect tone but differently, and also affects feel...I have no experience with an Ash board though.

Chocolate Cookie

2022-07-24 03:16:59

Not sure if the comparison is guitar scientific enough but I prefer the ash sound. The best comparison video’s are from Warmoth because they use everything excactly the same except for that one thing they want to compare

Claudio Martella

2022-07-17 22:33:51

With two different guitars you are hardly testing the body wood

nsc217

2022-07-02 05:00:26

Clean
Alder mABvfb82wCM&t=1m11s 1:11
Ash mABvfb82wCM&t=1m35s 1:35

Amots Friedman

2022-06-19 18:11:50

Alder sound is much better when you use a lot of distortion.
Because it does not have many frequencies that are too high.
I have two guitars of this kind regarding Ash I do not like. Sounds colder and painful in high notes. It does not matter that it has more bottom. With a good guitar amp like Friedman you can get enough bottom. But Ash does not allow to get rid of the high tone no matter what you do.

z

2022-06-16 10:36:08

Note to my future Self: Ash all the way

fusoperso

2022-06-04 19:40:53

Ash win

DesertedVoltron

2022-04-11 01:01:22

alder rhythm: mABvfb82wCM&t=1m10s 1:10
ash rhythm: mABvfb82wCM&t=1m34s 1:34

C.Nash

2022-04-01 20:31:04

Ash all the way especially for lead tones.

Joseph Femoyer

2022-03-20 04:51:47

Who can hear the difference when the tone of each is masked with tons of distortion.this video was made to wank not to showcase each guitar

Vid Mohit

2022-03-02 06:50:33

Alder sounds much more pleasing to me.

Tone Freak

2022-02-06 14:54:50

Alder body for me 100%

Sergio

2022-01-30 22:52:14

Sound same

Владычец морской

2022-01-13 12:43:54

Need to hear alder and ash top