And since Suhr is one of the great companies who know this - they have started hitting the bricks with some incredible instruments sporting this lovely wood. Why all the transparency? And twang. The guitar is made from Paulownia wood that was planted and harvested by President Carter himself, who contacted luthier Todd Lunneborg to find instrument makers who might be willing to build with this wood. Here's a bit of verbiage we have used in some guitar descriptions regarding the wood: Paulownia wood is very light, fine-grained, and warp-resistant.

Look at this crazy subtle cool grain under that transparent gray finish! It is used for chests, boxes, and clogs. Plus it gives the guitars some throwback nods to the finishes of long ago that are so loved to this day. Turns out, it's an amazing lightweight tonewood.

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I'm massively proud of Jason and I hope you'll enjoy the story of this uniquely beautiful Kostal Guitar!

Measures .051″x.108″.

Proprietary Suhr locking tuners provide improved tuning stability, easy string changes, and an 18:1 gear ratio. It is the fastest-growing hardwood. Meet our newest friend, Paulownia. It is a highly resonant tone wood that is both beautiful and extremely light in weight.

As always, we here at Eddie's thrive on unique, superb and quality instruments - these Suhr Paulownia offerings are just another example of the kind of classy stuff that makes us really dig what we do! Guitar Blanks.

Paulownia is a body wood that sounds and looks similar to Swamp Ash. We sell electric guitar blanks which should finish out to a 22" X 13" X 2" body. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You currently have 0 items in your cart totaling $0.00.

Next →. Most clock in at 6 1/2 lbs or less, many much less! Interested in building a custom version of this guitar? Does Paul own it? Paired with a roasted maple neck and fingerboard along with our Classic T pickups and Silent Single Coil II system, the Classic T Paulownia is a light weight guitar that delivers authentic T-style tones with a bit more warmth and body. Satin finish.

And why is he all of a sudden embedded with Suhr? Here's a bit of verbiage we have used in some guitar descriptions regarding the wood: Paulownia wood is very light, fine-grained, and warp-resistant. ... We sell Paulownia wood carving blocks the serious wood carver.

Paulownia is a body wood that sounds and looks similar to Swamp Ash. The wood is burned to make charcoal for sketching and powder for fireworks, the bark is made into a dye. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we have made the decision to CLOSE WALK-IN and APPOINTMENT store hours. I am an independent artist and the passion, encouragement and belief of my audience means a huge amount to me. Measures .800″.880″ with a 1.650″ nut width. Below is a quick link to the Paulownia search on the web site to take a look at our stock (The list might get short quick - so get one now! (Click on each image to open a new window/tab with a large view!). Alnico 5 “Special” magnets.

We are OPEN via PHONE and INTERNET for your needs! Compared with the typically used Radiata Pine or Eastern White Pine it is naturally rot resistant, does not cup or bowl or shrink when drying, is more resistant to splitting when installed and has a much better R value then the pines.

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Though consistently much lighter. Ron Thorn - Fender's First Principal Master Builder, Super comfortable even C slim neck profiles with a 10"-14" inch radius, Classic-T pickups with SSCII electronics that create all the T spank you want without the noise. Because we have nothing to hide! It's snappy but not brittle. ): Suhr Paulownia Guitars In Stock at Eddie's, Come on - you know you want to "Ownia a Paulownia" - So you can play in your Paulownia 6 Tribute to Apollonia 6. (At the time of this posting there is one in stock at 5lbs 15oz - yes!). The wood is burned to make charcoal for sketching and powder for fireworks, the bark is made into a dye. In a recent chat with Jason Kostal he told me about a fascinating project he'd undertaken to create an instrument for 39th President of the USA Jimmy Carter! paulownia guitars, suhr guitars, electric guitars by Jim Comparato. Classic T Bridge Pickup (black). The guitar is made from Paulownia wood that was planted and harvested by President Carter himself, who contacted luthier Todd Lunneborg to find instrument makers who might be willing to build with this wood. Who's Paul? Please use this Tip Jar to contribute - Thank you. It is a highly resonant tone wood that is both beautiful and extremely light in weight. in Iconic Instruments, Kostal Guitars , Wood, Interviews, Luthier Built Guitars, The Holy Grail Guitar Show, Luthiers Lives, President Jimmy Carter. You can find more details in this video where Jason speaks about the challenges of building with this relatively unknown wood - as well as the honour of building for an ex president of the United States of America. 10″-14″ compound radius. And bluesing away the night. Product was successfully added to your shopping cart. Suhr Guitars | ©2016 JS Technologies, INC. Paulownia is used in construction and is an EXCELLENT wood for inside and OUTSIDE trim, siding and molding. All jokes aside, the transparent finishes allow the color to shine while not hiding this gorgeous and somewhat understated wood grain. Paired with a roasted maple neck and fingerboard along with our Classic T pickups and Silent Single Coil II system, the Classic T Paulownia is a light weight guitar that delivers authentic T-style tones with a bit more warmth and body. If other sizes or volume orders are required, please contact us to inquire. Sonically speaking, Paulownia is very similar to Swamp Ash.

(C'mon, some of you get the reference...). And now - it is used to rock.

We have a bevy of these that just came into our stock... It is the fastest-growing hardwood. We are always here to help! Traditional single coil tone without the 60 cycle hum. It is used for chests, boxes, and clogs.

Classic T Neck Pickup (chrome).

Transparent Gray, Transparent Vintage Yellow, Transparent Shell Pink, etc. The Limited Edition ones we have also feature a host of wonderful modern features to couple with the 'vintage-esque' appearances: And remember - LIGHT!