what your guys favorite guitar wood??

Necrovore · Post by **Necrovore** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:12 pm

Actually plywood guitars sound really nice as well. Not to mention you can get multi timbers of tonewood in a plywood guitar. The bodies are nice and thick with a denseness to them that solid tonewoods can match.

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:24 pm

Necrovore wrote:Actually plywood guitars sound really nice as well. Not to mention you can get multi timbers of tonewood in a plywood guitar. The bodies are nice and thick with a denseness to them that solid tonewoods can match.

Well, even better than plywood is that really cheap flakeboard. If you paint it flourescent, use blacklights at the gig, and have a really strong fan blowing from behind you, when you bang on the guitar, and the little flakes come flying off, spinning into the mosh pit in a glowing, blacklighted little meteor storm, anyone in the audience who is tripping is instantly revealed.

Necrovore · Post by **Necrovore** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:44 am

Cool man you got it....

Good suggestion too...

Guitar-Sam · Post by **Guitar-Sam** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:49 pm

Whatever wood the 25th anniversary strats are made of warm. Alder?? Its heavy as shit weighs like 15lbs or sometin,you could knock out a rhinosaurus with one good swing.

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:07 pm

Guitar-Sam wrote:Whatever wood the 25th anniversary strats are made of warm. Alder?? Its heavy as shit weighs like 15lbs or sometin,you could knock out a rhinosaurus with one good swing.

Hey, GS. Ive never picked up one of the 30th Anniversary Strats, but if its that heavy, I doubt that its alder. Maybe mahogany, or hard maple?? Either of those can weigh a ton, if you get a particularly heavy piece.

St August · Post by **St August** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:03 pm

Alder....

gnugear · Post by **gnugear** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:06 am

I love the sound of my swamp ash tele.

My supertrat is a freak ... walnut with bondo plugging up the single coil routes. Sounds great for some reason.

If I were to make another one, I'd do it in swamp ash.

Bluesbreaker · Post by **Bluesbreaker** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:02 am

Old growth mahogany and old growth flamed maple...as on 1950's Les Pauls.

Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:55 pm

I've been back to the drawing board so to speak, as far as what it is exactly that makes a great sounding guitar. Using the two biggies (Strat and Les Paul) as references.

Stratocaster) With all things being the same (6 screw bridge, origional big block, 7 1/4 radius fretboard, single coils,etc) I think Alder is the best wood. Warm and balanced, with ample highs and lows.

Les Paul) All things the same, I think Mahogany body w/maple top, as well as mahogany neck.

Different strokes for different folks, but the above formula's work, and are tried and true.

Brad737 · Post by **Brad737** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:55 pm

For tone, I like basswood bodies. For looks, I prefer quilted maple bodies, and flamed maple almost as much. I really love the feel of rosewood necks. They don't require finish, so they feel great. Also, they have a warm sound. Unfortunately, they're really heavy. I like the looks of birdseye or flamed maple necks. For jazz guitars (hollowbodies) I prefer spruce tops, with maple bodies.

Brad

ericopp · Post by **ericopp** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:42 pm

I was back at my grandfather's place over the weekend, and he's gonna set me up with a bunch of walnut (YES!!!) and also some maple. Thing is, it's not the Eastern Hard Rock maple, he says, it's sugar maple...
What's the difference? Should i care? Does anyone know anything about building electric guitar bodies with sugar maple???
Thanks...

5150loveeddie · Post by **5150loveeddie** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:58 pm

Fill or anyone, does your guitar body must be cut a different way for it to accept a 24,75" scale lenght versus a 25,5" SL neck?? Body would be strat type shape.....

Brad737 · Post by **Brad737** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:04 pm

The bodies don't necessarily have to be cut differently. Bridge placement is what's important.

5150loveeddie · Post by **5150loveeddie** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:13 am

Brad737 wrote:The bodies don't necessarily have to be cut differently. Bridge placement is what's important.

Ok exactly what I was meaning, so the bridge placement is different for either scale lenght? Once it is done your stuck with it basicly right?

I'm asking because I'm preparing to send a blank of wood to be shaped, etc., want to make sure what I'm asking for.....

Brad737 · Post by **Brad737** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:37 am

You are correct for the most part. I'd recommend getting a "normal" 25 1/2 inch scale body. Then if you decide you MUST have a 24 3/4 scale neck, you can get a conversion neck from Warmoth. You cannot put a 25 1/2 inch neck on a 24 3/4 scale body.