Luthier Paul Unkert says Ed's 5150 guitars were made out of Poplar wood....

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Dont take that literally. Paul has actually told me personally over the years different things. LOL Hes a nice guy but I am not sure he was just shilling his guitars or what? He was doing cigar box and Resonator guitars last I spoke with him, and that was years ago.
 
I have heard rumors of them being basswood, poplar, etc.......but there are probably only a few people in the world that actually know for sure.......
 
Based on hearing/owning a JB in a Poplar bodied Pacer Special, I would be surprised if its anything else.
 
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that’s what Kramer was using during that era. My poplar kramer has that ratty top end not present in Alder
 
I'm sure this has been talked about at nauseum but I happened to come across the video and I remembered him saying this years ago so I thought I would post the video. If the guy who built the guitars doesn't know then who does?

Since I own two poplar 1983 Kramers, a Northern Ash Franky, owned multiple Maple bodied 1983 Kramers and a 2001 EBMM basswood/maple capped Axis I would very much agree with Mr. Unkert that most likely wood would be poplar since Kramer used alot of poplar in their production.

The warmth of the poplar is a nice offsett to the thinness of the floyd rose.

Could some have been basswood as some have claimed?.... anything is possible.
 
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