Best type of wood for guitars?

[jayy]

Hi

would like to know what is the best type of wood to look out for when selecting a guitar? i'am looking for a type that produces a rich bass sound.
please advice someone? thanks

 

[guitarsan]

Try reading this site - Guitar Wood FAQ - Wood Types & Tones

It's informative and I find the comments neutral. Some sites (depending on what they sell) can be quite bias or skewered towards certain tonewoods.

 

[Dime]

you gotta read up.play,try them and decide.not everyone has the same opinion and can agree on something.

 

[choubix]

depends not only on the woods but also: on the scale of your neck (how much the string will vibrate), on the pickups, on the amp, on the effect chain and finally: on the player.

 

[jayy]

yea,thanks. i'll go check it out.

 

[popeye]

Hi

would like to know what is the best type of wood to look out for when selecting a guitar? i'am looking for a type that produces a rich bass sound.
please advice someone? thanks

if there is really a "best" wood to make a guitar, all guitars will be made of that wood...

 

[6969]

Hi

would like to know what is the best type of wood to look out for when selecting a guitar? i'am looking for a type that produces a rich bass sound.
please advice someone? thanks

it depends on ur type of music playing actually..there mahogany, alder, ash, basswood..

but for 'rich bass' sound, i think the basswood is the perfect choice..

 

[ShredCow]

but for 'rich bass' sound, i think the basswood is the perfect choice..

I have to reply to this.

Does the "bass" in "basswood" give you a "rich bass" sound?

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Wait wait... Is the thread starter refering to acoustic folk guitars or electirc guitars in the first place?

 

[jayy]

Wait wait... Is the thread starter refering to acoustic folk guitars or electirc guitars in the first place?

i'am referring to acoustic guitars. for electric, it dosen really matter does it? i see so many different types of wood out there. Tot i may get some professional advice here. =)

 

[6969]

i'am referring to acoustic guitars. for electric, it dosen really matter does it? i see so many different types of wood out there. Tot i may get some professional advice here. =)

thousands apologies here..i thought u're reffering to electric guitars..

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Oh wood matters for acoustic and electric guitars, but more so for acoustics.

The most common top for acoustics are spruce tops. Better quality spruce usually gets you better tone however. There's laminated ply spruce all the way to AAA grade solid spruce.

 

[subversion]

we need to keep in mind that, despite the preferred body wood, external factors would simply off-set the instrument's inherent acoustics/ resonance. this is especially so when one employ lots of pedals in one's effects line up.

 

[doggieshaman]

actually even for electric it matters isn't it? body weight and sustain and the kind of tone you get. Ie. compare a mahogany guitar with an agathis crap body, or try making a guitar out of glued plywood.

the last one was a joke, but tell me if someone actually does make it

 

[subversion]

agathis isn't crap, it is an economical mahogany lineage. as it's cheaper, it's employed in the lower end guitars mostly which make$ sense to the manufacturer.

it would be more objective to appreciate the instrument's wood resonance (neck wood/ fretboard material/ body wood/ etc) if one is a plug-&-play player with very little signal interference between the guitar & the amp.