Guitar Body Woods, Do they matter in electric guitars? |
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Dec 20 2008, 10:26 PM
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If wood does make a difference to the tone, is there a reason for it?
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Dec 20 2008, 10:42 PM
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Sure...the density of the wood sets how much vibrations u get from the body, defining the sound.
there u go, read away : http://www.jemsite.com/jem/wood.htm |
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Dec 21 2008, 12:08 AM
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Different wood has very different characteristics. I have a few planks in my garage both maple, mahogany and santos palisander, only by knocking these planks complete different tonalities are reviealed.
If you want to make an A-B test it's very simple. Try two Fender guitars, same guitars but one with a maple fingerboard and one with a rosewood ditto, the differance is stringing how the maple one is more pitchy and bright while the rosewood is more midsy and cuts out the highs. And it's often popular to mix woods, like a mahogany body with a maple top. To get the better from two worlds. So in my experience wood play a huge role to tonality in forms of sustain, thickness in tone, and what frequencies are brought out clearer. You'd not be happy with a plywood guitar. Of course wood matters. 
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Dec 21 2008, 12:20 AM
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The wood is very important because when the string vibrates it transfers the vibrations to the wood. Depending of the features of the specific wood, it's structure, density and other factors, the wood will more/less absorb these vibrations thus changing the way string vibrate. Pickups pick up this altered vibration and this influences the sound. That article is a great way to read some important characteristics of every type of wood, thanks for sharing Matich
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