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agathis (guitar body//wood) what is agathis closest to (in terms of wood)?

i have an agathis body on my esp guitar.
now im buying new pickups and the “pickup finder” on dimarzio.com ask for what kind of body you have but the list of choices doesn’t have agathis.

The genus Agathis, commonly known as Kauri Pine or dammar, forms a relatively small genera of 21 species of evergreen trees in the very ancient Araucariaceae family of conifers.
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales
Family: Araucariaceae Genus: Agathis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis

Agathis is a genus of tropical conifers which belongs to the Araucariaceae, the same family as the monkey-puzzles and Cook-pines (Araucaria) and the Wollemi Pine (Wollemia).
http://www.agathis.info/

Here’s a discussion about this type of wood being used for guitars. “Agathis is sometimes referred to as ‘commercial grade mahogany’. It is indigenous to the Far East and South Pacific areas… It is pine… My experience with agathis has been great.That a great sounding guitar can be had in it at a low cost is sign of the time(s).”
http://www.myguitarsolo.com/usenet/threads_guitar/116577-1.html

Here’s what Agathis- (Kauri Pine)-wood looks like:
http://www.gilmerwood.com/photo%20html/03-23-04iw2845.htm

Good Luck! Hope this is helpful.

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