guitar tonewoods - McGruder - Tweakers' Asylum

guitar tonewoods

Posted by McGruder (A) on February 17, 2007 at 03:11:07

In Reply to: Re: Another source for air dried maple platforms.... posted by sherod on February 16, 2007 at 19:24:38:

I do hope to make my own guitars some day, probably as soon as I can get out of my current vocation, ie retire.

I'm not coming down on you sherod, but "most musical" in guitar land is like saying "most musical" in high-end audio land. Adirondack spruce (as are various other spruce, cedar and mahogany) is a very popular wood for acoustic guitar tops. I just want to point out that choosing tonewoods for guitars is not unlike choosing a preamp or cables for your audio. Different choices in tonewood (various types of spruce, mahogany, sapele, ovangkol, rosewood, maple etc) are selected to produce different ranges of tonal resonances, overtones, or harmonic qualities that accommodate different styles of play (strumming, fingerpicking, flatpicking, etc) or simply what sounds good to the player. For example, many prefer Mahogany backs to Rosewood for a "warmer" sound. Those that prefer Rosewood backs like a boomy, more bass dominant sound. Of course the beauty of the wood is a factor as well. No best or most musical, just preferences.

Ken

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Topic - Another source for air dried maple platforms.... - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 09:45:00 02/14/07 (20)

Re: Another source for air dried maple platforms.... - sherod 19:24:38 02/16/07 (2)

guitar tonewoods - McGruder 03:11:07 02/17/07 (1)

Re: guitar tonewoods - sherod 07:27:45 02/17/07 (0)

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THANK YOU!!!!!!!! - Steve Eddy 22:08:07 02/14/07 (10)

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check out this spoon. - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 09:00:36 02/15/07 (4)

Re: check out this spoon. - Steve Eddy 15:13:36 02/15/07 (2)

Re: check out this spoon. - Paul_A 17:32:06 02/16/07 (0)

The cow, volcano, lion, and watermelon slice are all pretty amazing too. [nt] - Wellfed 16:25:11 02/15/07 (0)

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No, thank you... - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 07:40:45 02/15/07 (1)

No, thank YOU... - Steve Eddy 15:12:16 02/15/07 (0)

Wow, what a find! I'll have to pass that one along. [nt] - Ted Smith 23:16:12 02/14/07 (1)

Don't forget the mops. ;) nt - Steve Eddy 15:10:58 02/15/07 (0)

Re: Another source for air dried maple platforms.... - Mark W. 21:07:54 02/14/07 (0)

Re: Another source for air dried maple platforms.... - DaveT 10:30:05 02/14/07 (3)

for air dried? - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 10:50:17 02/14/07 (2)

Re: for air dried? - ray m 19:34:35 02/14/07 (1)

Re: for air dried? - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 07:45:30 02/15/07 (0)

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