What body woods has G&L used?

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What body woods has G&L used?

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Here's a list of the various body woods (either as body or laminated top) G&L has used.
Many of these were used only on prototypes or Limited Edition and Special Build instruments.
With the addition of the G&L Custom Shop in 2018, many new woods and combinations of woods have been added.

Alder (Red Alder)
American Tilia (Basswood)
Big Leaf Maple (Soft Maple)
Buckeye Burl
Swamp Ash (Green Ash)
Lacewood
Khaya (African Mahogany)
Mahogany (Honduran Mahogany)
Maple (Soft Maple)
Poplar (Yellow)
Maple cap/Mahogany body [Flame or Quilted Maple cap]
Maple cap/Alder body [Flame or Quilted Maple cap]
Swamp Ash cap/Tilia[Basswood] body
Maple cap/Tilia[Basswood] body [Flame or Quilted Maple cap]
Maple cap/Swamp Ash body [Flame or Quilted Maple cap]
Birdseye Maple cap/Swamp Ash body
Swamp Ash cap/Alder body
Spalted Maple cap/Swamp Ash body
Spalted Maple cap/Mahogany body
Spalted Maple cap/Alder body
Korina (African White Limba)
East Indian Walnut (Monkey Pod)
Western Sugar Pine
Okoume (aka Equatorial Mahogany)
Ovangkol (aka Shedua or Amazique)
Spalted Alder
Maple cap/Soft Maple body [Flame or Quilted Maple cap]
Korina cap/Okoume body
Dark Korina (African Black Limba)
Empress (Paulownia)
Maple cap/Empress body [Flame or Quilted Maple cap]
Swamp Ash cap/Empress body
Dark Korina cap/Swamp Ash body
Walnut cap/Swamp Ash body
Port Orford Cedar cap/Okoume body
Chechen cap/Swamp Ash body
Spalted Alder cap/Swamp Ash body
Spalted Tamarind cap/Swamp Ash body
Swamp Ash cap/Okoume body
Buckeye Burl cap/Swamp Ash body
Cocobolo cap/Empress body
Dark Korina cap/Mahogany body
Tamarind cap/Empress body
Tamarind cap/Swamp Ash body
Okoume cap/Swamp Ash body
Ovangkol cap/Mahogany body
Dark Korina cap/Basswood body
Spalted Alder cap/Basswood body
Flame Redwood cap/Swamp Ash body
East Indian Walnut (Monkey Pod) cap/Swamp Ash body
Buckeye Burl cap/Okoume body
Poplar (Tribute)
Swamp Ash/Poplar (Tribute)
Nato (Tribute)
Sassafras (Tribute)
Flame Maple top/Nato body (Tribute)
Burl top/Basswood body (Tribute)
Spalted Alder cap/Okoume body
Guanacaste (aka Parota)
Flame Redwood cap/Okoume body
Roasted Ash body
Koa
Koa cap/Mahogany body
Quilted Maple cap/Okoume body
Flame Maple cap/Okoume body
Flame maple cap/Roasted Ash
Mahogany cap/Dark Korina (African Black Limba) body
Cocobolo cap/Okoume body
Cocobolo cap/Swamp Ash body
Spalted Maple cap/Okoume body
East Indian Walnut (Monkey Pod) cap/Guanacaste body
Zebrawood
Last edited by Craig on Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:02 am, edited 28 times in total.
Reason: Added Birdseye Maple cap/Swamp Ash body and Tribute woods


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