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Poplar tonally is very similar to Alder which is different sounding than basswood . From my experience (Ive built two bass guitars from basswood) it tends to boost the upper bass and lower mids roughly in the 150Hz to 300Hz range,which I dont like on a guitar or fretted bass, but to me sounds awesome on a fretless bass .Poplar and alder resonate or reinforce a slightly higher frequency range . Ive got a Tele copy with a poplar body and a flame maple top , I think it sounds great and I have had quite a few different pickups in it and all sounded at least good . Earlier today I was actually planning 3 new Tele bodies to build with poplar , I will be getting started on them in a few weeks .
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