courtney2018
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Huf, is that African Mahogany? Sure looks beautiful! Before and after the weathering!
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Huf, is that African Mahogany? Sure looks beautiful! Before and after the weathering!
What's the Difference between Sipo and Sapelli then? i thought Sipo was a shorted name for it![]()
sipo and sapele/sapelli are different species of mahogany (mahogany is a class/family of woods), and they are quite different from most mahogany types. the typical mahogany you see in production guitars are the cheaper types, and are the ones people usually think about. Sapele is praised as being one of the most musically superior species of mahogany, and doesn´t sound anything like the cheaper types. Sipo is alot more expencive than sapele (it´s really really expencive!), and has a super-tight grain. which brings me to the grain. you can clearly see a difference when you compare the different types of mahogany, but i agree that i probably wouldn´t be able to tell which was which. but i would be able to see that they were different.
Patrick has been using Sapele for some time now, and has moved on to Sipo. he´s got his reasons, and i trust those reasons. the guy knows his wood!
Badass guitar.. However, the photoshopping on those pictures is way overdone... Show naturals pretty pleasy
Yea, there's a clear difference between those three types in the way that they look for sure. The place where I buy wood sells sipo and african mahogany at the same price per board foot. Sapele is actually $2 more. Perhaps supply and demand has changed recently to make sipo less expensive.
^ as far as i know the reasons he has for using Sipo is that it soaks in his distress finish more than sapelle, making it look more organic and well..Raw and industrial?also that sipo is a bit lighter IIRC? rather than just being the price fact..? Please correct me if i'm wrong.
sapele, and sipo look almost identical to each other. If you had 3 pieces in front of you you might end up guessing as to which they are.
Having had a scientific explication from him many time
If you know the reasons, then you got it all wrong....
Weight can be the same, I guess its wood selection as he explained in a previous thread of a customer who bought a baritone 6 string......
About the soakingI dont think so
SIPO:
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There is a clear difference in figurine from what I see....