Need help to find out body wood

Hi! I bought a used S-500 (USA) built in 1994 in a good condition. The body is black coloured. However, I don't know what kind of wood is used. In the specs is mentioned that 1994 had been used ash or mahogany for the S-500 bodies. Can anybody help pls? Dennis K.

Hi! I bought a used S-500 (USA) built in 1994 in a good condition. The body is black coloured. However, I don't know what kind of wood is used. In the specs is mentioned that 1994 had been used ash or mahogany for the S-500 bodies. Can anybody help pls? Dennis K.

Remove the trem cover and take a photo of the trem cavity. Post the photo here, see the link for the Tutorisl on posting photos in this post:
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We should be able to tell whether it is Alder, Swamp Ash, or Mahogany.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-i-lf ... p=drivesdk

Sorry, it is very difficult to post a picture... I posted the link to the pic in Google Drive... Cheers Dennis

That looks like alder to me. Alder is typically the default wood for solid colors.
Cheers, Dan

Sorry, it is very difficult to post a picture... I posted the link to the pic in Google Drive... Cheers Dennis

Here is your photo which I resized and put into my Registered User Gallery:

That looks like alder to me. Alder is typically the default wood for solid colors.
Cheers, Dan

I agree that it is Alder.

Hope this helps.

Thank you so much!!
Dennis