Say, is it possible to use any wood type besides the conventional well known ones e.g. maple, mahogany, ash etc...

I know using different wood will affect the sound produced and theres physics involved with the vibrations within the wood. But just curious cos I'm thinking of a getting a custom body with unique wood type just for fun

You can make a guitar body out of just about anything! Whether you like the result, or not, comes down to personal taste. Use the search feature (icon at the top of the page) and type in "wood" as the keyword. There's been a lot of discussion on this.

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Lordathestrings
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Just the answer I needed

There was a guy at Warped tour that had a guitar made out of Plexi glass or something Seethrough, it wasnt wood. then they make guitars out of Acrylic.

My worry is that after all the work of assembling and tracking down parts and the guitar sounds worse than my strat copy guitar.

Hey, there's reasons why people stick with tried'n'true materials. Trying something different means taking the chance on building an expensive turd!

Fender made an experimental Strat out of granite. No, really. It had a special stand that held it up so it could be played. Apparently, it didn't have much to offer in the way of tone, but the sustain was amazing!

Anyway, do some research. I was serious about that search keyword. The neck and fingerboard materials are just as important as the body - maybe even more important.

Good luck!

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I’ve seen both plastic and Aluminum used for guitar bodies, I cant say I like the idea of either but hey ho each to there own !

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