how to select guitar

[linde_muse]

hey guys, i am new out here. but sorta asking right, for eletric guitar, wad kind of wood is good?

 

[BlackMoo]

For a pure electric, type of wood does not really matter. You might want a body that is solid, finished and is not so prone to scratches. Basswood bodies I feel are most exposed and easily scratched. On the other hand, Solid Alder can take quite a beating. Well, these are just the experience of my previous guitar's bodies, so yeah. You might wanna have a look at various guitar body material and see which you prefer best

 

[dric]

eh.......if the feel is gd, the sound is gd, and its comfortable....then its gd for u. but i think basswood isnt really that gd, mahogany or alder better ya.

 

[pooo]

Actually, the only sort of wood i can think of which supposedly isn't good is plywood. But then, Paul Gilbert had a pgm made out of it so...

I guess you shouldn't bother so much as too how much beating a particular wood type can take, if you take care of it, it's gonna stay nice all the time.

http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/options/options_bodywoods.cfm

Check it out, explains the tonal aspects of different types of woods and how they look.

 

[newbie100]

wrong thread

wrong thread ?

 

[soft]

ha..ha... no problem, let me move it to the right section.