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No, no, no, no, no, no, and no.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Sapele

Palisander?

long

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"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” -Heraclitus of Ephesus

Dalbergia baroni (Palisander Rosewood)
Dalbergia brownei (Coin Vine)
Dalbergia cearensis (Kingwood)
Dalbergia cochinchinensis (Siamese Rosewood)
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum (Coinvine)
Dalbergia decipularis (Tulipwood)
Dalbergia frutescens
Dalbergia latifolia (Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling)
Dalbergia melanoxylon (African Blackwood)
Dalbergia monetaria (Moneybush)
Dalbergia nigra (Brazilian Rosewood, Jacaranda)
Dalbergia retusa (Cocobolo)
Dalbergia sissoo (Sheesham, Sissoo)
Dalbergia stevensonii (Honduras Rosewood)


If it is not in that list, I think you have indeed "stumped the band."

Dennis
p.s. Actually, though it does not look like Cocobolo, that's probably a good bet.

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Dennis Leahy
Duluth, MN, USA
7th Sense Multimedia

wild cherry

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Reguards,

Ken H

Hesh - no.
Kim - no.
Bob - no.
Dennis - none of the above.
Ken - no.

One more clue...

It IS a dalbergia, but an obscure one. It's not from North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, India, the Middle East, Australia or any island of some coast of somewhere else.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Grrr!!

It looks so much like Satinwood ala Edvard Munch's "The Scream"!!!

Wow, this is bringing Sam to fits of anger!
Maybe I'd better just tell everyone?

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Last hint...

It's not from North or South America. Maybe, just maybe....somewhere in between.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Costa Rica Rosewood ?

Nicaraguan ?

long

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"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” -Heraclitus of Ephesus

Rosewood, Guatemalan, Dalbergia truciensis

Now, what am I going to do with a tub of lard?

Dennis

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Dennis Leahy
Duluth, MN, USA
7th Sense Multimedia

Panama Red Rosewood

Dennis is half right.

It's Guatemalan Rosewood, dalbergia cubiquitzensis.

It's light weight, similar to Brazilian, the color is similar to a cross between Honduran and Madrose when dry, but when under a finish can look much like Brazilian. It taps great, light weight, and machines very easily. I cut through 10" like it was butter. Well, almost.

Burton Legeyt's guitar pictured above sounded fantastic, and ended up being a lot lighter in weight than you would expect from a rosewood guitar.

I'll show a picture of this set wet with naptha over the next couple of days when I get a chance.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

well at least some one caught on

New Riders of the Purple Sage will live for ever!!!!!!

Hesh calls Koa "Maui Wowie"

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

   Bent grained aster wood . ALso know as the Mya wanna buya cantafforda . This is indigenous to the dry part of the Mexican drizzle forest. Long dark days during the summer make for perfect growing conditions. Termites refuse to eat this wood as it is too pretty. The Very rare and last heard of was banned by SITES and MYTES.
    Wife said one more piece of rare wood and she would make me turn it into the bird house I promised.

Macheche ? can't spell it or say it