Does Wood Make Any Difference

Electric Guitar Wood Myth Busted? (Guitarsite)
http://www.guitarsite.com/news/
Matthew was quoted saying: “I’m a player myself and I grew up believing the hype around different sounds and tones that can be created by using different woods such as mahogany or maple. I’m now testing … The research is still not complete, but the data, according to Mr. Angove, is pointing to the idea that there is simply no significant difference. ….. Just the differences in semi-hollow guitars and solid body guitars in enough to say that mass does make a difference.

Body Woods – Guitar Messenger
http://www.guitarmessenger.com/
Body wood plays a role in the sound of all guitars, but in this segment I will be speaking specifically about electric solid body guitars. A lot of players have a general idea of what a … The body of your guitar has different amounts of influence on your tone depending on the way the neck is joined to the body. For the sake of simplicity, we will describe the three …. This in essence makes it a hollowbody without any sound holes. This will reduce some of the bass in a guitar, …

Guitar Construction Basics: What Makes What Sound Like …
http://www.shibusasound.com/
On most guitars wood is used in making the body, the neck, and the fretboard, and what type of wood used for these various pieces will have an impact on what any given guitar looks, sounds, and feels like. … Neck-thru guitar under construction. What the Body Is There are three main styles of electric guitar bodies, solid body, semi-hollow, and hollow body, and each has their own unique characteristics. However there are some general characteristics that we know: a …

Build Your Own Electric Guitar! – Instructables
http://www.instructables.com/
… be happy with the results. I tend to go into detail so as not skip any steps or tips you need along the way, and use pics from other . … I’m sorry to disagree Merlin, but the woods used really do make a big difference to the sound of a solid body guitar. Both the neck and body are … materials and construction. In an acoustic the hollow box is the amplifier in combination with the height of the saddle, but the tone comes from the woods by a similar mechanism to that of the solid body guitar.

Hollowbody vs Solidbody Guitar: Best for Jazz
http://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/jazz-guitar-blog.html
However, my dilemma is that I can’t really hear a large difference in sound between a solid-body guitar and a hollow-body guitar when they are being played through an amp. For example, in several music stores I played with …

Interview w/ luthier Curren Effinger – building instruments …
http://www.marybue.com/
Curren has just graduated from the Guitar Repair and Building program at Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical in Redwing, MN and can be found at his website www.curreneffinger.com ….. what we do on all instruments other than solid bodies — well, a little bit on them but not as much because it’s a giant chunk of wood — but archtops and acoustics it’s sitting there and listening to different points on the the guitar and holding it at different points and finding …

 

Buying Guide: How to Choose an Electric Guitar | The HUBBuying Guide: How to Choose an Electric Guitar | The HUB
http://thehub.musiciansfriend.com/guitar-buying-guides/buying-guide-electric-guitars

 

Buying Guide: How to Choose an Electric Guitar | The HUBBuying Guide: How to Choose an Electric Guitar | The HUB
http://thehub.musiciansfriend.com/guitar-buying-guides/buying-guide-electric-guitars

 

Does the wood make a difference in an electric guitar? - YouTubeDoes the wood make a difference in an electric guitar? – YouTube
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The Basics: Three Types of Electric GuitarsThe Basics: Three Types of Electric Guitars
http://www.gibson.com/news-lifestyle/features/en-us/the-basics-three-types-of-electric-guitars.aspx

 

Tonewood - Does it make a difference in Electric Guitars: Follow ...Tonewood – Does it make a difference in Electric Guitars: Follow …
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Tonewood - Does it make a difference in Electric Guitars - YouTubeTonewood – Does it make a difference in Electric Guitars – YouTube
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Facebook and the Tonewood Debate: Does wood matter?Facebook and the Tonewood Debate: Does wood matter?
Social media and the niche topic of electric guitar tonewoods in one post? Oh yes. It is possible. I can make it possible. I can make things happen.

 

Electric guitar tone wood, '' Swamp Birch Ply ''  ???Electric guitar tone wood, ” Swamp Birch Ply ” ???
Electric guitar made completely out of of plywood. Tone wood for electric guitars is apparently unnecessary. If the instrument is made correctly, the pickups will …

 

Luthier Wood Review:  Alder one of the American workhorse woods tonewoodLuthier Wood Review: Alder one of the American workhorse woods tonewood
Inside the Luthier’s Shop with BigDGuitars.com. Alder is my workhorse wood, use it for almost all of my production runs. Great color when using a maple top and …

 

Part 1 - tonewood - neck - oak and pinePart 1 – tonewood – neck – oak and pine
electric guitar – this is a tone comparison between a oak neck and a pine neck.

 

The Tonewood DebateThe Tonewood Debate
This is a follow-up to a video that I published a while ago, and the rather heated response that it received. The original video was about whether or not the wood …

 

Tonewood debate parody! This AIN'T Rob Chapman or Scott Grove.......Tonewood debate parody! This AIN’T Rob Chapman or Scott Grove…….
It’s all for fun. Thumbnail by DarkMatteria.

 

Boudreau Guitars - Tonewood debate guitar builds. Part 13, just a quick updateBoudreau Guitars – Tonewood debate guitar builds. Part 13, just a quick update
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)

 

Tone Wood - The RealityTone Wood – The Reality
What problems arise when guitar players start debating something like tone wood (or anything that includes the word “tone”)

 

Please note that in this “All About” we’re talking about tonewoods in solidbody and semi-acoustic electrics. The properties of woods used in acoustic guitars will be tackled in another issue.BODY…