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SKATTERBRANE · 06-27-2009, 12:20 PM

There is a difference in the wood. The R9s and R0s get the better grade maple (in any given production year) and the lighter mahogany, that is not to say ALL R9s are lighter than ALL R8s, far from it:

They key words are "OR LESS".

06-27-2009, 12:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
SKATTERBRANE Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,876 Thanks: 62 Thanked 91 Times in 36 Posts	Re: R0, R8, R9 - Do they all sound the same? There is a difference in the wood. The R9s and R0s get the better grade maple (in any given production year) and the lighter mahogany, that is not to say ALL R9s are lighter than ALL R8s, far from it: They key words are "OR LESS". __________________ https://www.skatterbrane.com/pickups/index.php