I played in a counry rock band and I played a tele . The other guitarist played a Gibson 335. We switched guitars one gig for one set. A few songs into the set we all couldn't believe he had that tele sounding like his 335 just by adjusting the tone ,volume knobs .

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That’s the best and most accurate comparison I’ve ever seen or heard. Excellent job. I preferred the ash. I was pleasantly surprised on the mahogany. The Alder was thinner and third place, even though I liked it. For my taste, the ash took the sonic qualities of the other two and gives you the best of both worlds.

what I learnt is that its better I spend more time on my playing abilities than worrying about the frequencies of wood.

I really appreciate how you play simply, rather than burn through a load of cheesy licks. Makes it much easier to hear the guitar. Awesome!

Difference to me was negligible, especially when you consider how many other factors contribute to the end sound in a real-world scenario. But I give you MASSIVE respect for having gone through so much trouble to give us as honest a side-by-side comparison as could ever be possible. Seriously, setting this up must have been so much work, and I really appreciate it

Superb job Aaron!

Honestly, they were very subtle, 1 thing I really noticed, Telecaster and Stratacaster - Body doesn't mean much unless you are a pro master level player with higher level equipment to make the nuances more pronounced to make a difference, Now partial hollow body or LP style guitars the wood actually seems to make a pronounced difference from the get go. From what I gather its due to the shape and amount of wood used, obviously ANY hollow instrument wood will matter 100% more for the reverberations through the chamber.

The differences were very subtle but they are there. Mahogany seemed a tad more focused or midrangey and the ash seemed a tad brighter and louder. At least to me. yep, just watched your conclusions and I agree. Even tho they are slight, it's there and so.... thx!

Straight forward and well done! Best tonal wood comparison I've seen! Thanks so much in taking the time to do this! Well done! Liked and Subbed!

I have a pretty decent ear, and after watching this, I will be choosing ash over alder for all future teles. To each their own though! Thanks again!

Awesome job! Removed all variables except the tone woods. I don't think I've seen anyone be that precise. Excellent!

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Ash has more of a transient attack on the high end and punches while alder softens those attacks. Mahogany brings out the low mids more.

Bro, that had to be so much work, but it made an very high quality, accurate comparison! Thank you for taking the time to make this, first vid of yours I've seen. Subbed for your dedication to quality content!