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 :D
Wood curiosity
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 :D
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 :D
# 1
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.
# 2
Originally posted by Lordathestrings
You can make a guitar body out of just about anything!
Just the answer I needed :D
# 3
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.
# 4
My worry is that after all the work of assembling and tracking down parts and the guitar sounds worse than my strat copy guitar.
# 5
Originally posted by andy82Hey, there's reasons why people stick with tried'n'true materials. Trying something different means taking the chance on building an expensive turd! :eek:
My worry is that after all the work of assembling and tracking down parts and the guitar sounds worse than my strat copy guitar.
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!
# 6
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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# 7
i found a guy who makes guitars out of 35,000 year old swamp roots...
http://www.langcaster.com
or
http://www.hotshotdigital.com
http://www.langcaster.com
or
http://www.hotshotdigital.com
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# 8
I'll add my bit of cleverness now: I once saw a review in Guitarist magazine of a guitar which actually had no body at all....it was every part that makes a guitar held together in the right places....just without the body....and they said it was nice to play!
Sorry thats a bit vague....I'll see if I can track down its manufacturer...
Sorry thats a bit vague....I'll see if I can track down its manufacturer...
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# 9
The Z-Tar has no body, its a MIDI style guitar, created by StarrLabs.
http://www.starrlabs.com
very cool stuff.
http://www.starrlabs.com
very cool stuff.
# 10
Originally posted by ^Chacron^For a secoond, there, I thought you meant like this :eek:
....just without the body....and they said it was nice to play!...
# 11
Originally posted by ^Chacron^
I'll add my bit of cleverness now: I once saw a review in Guitarist magazine of a guitar which actually had no body at all....it was every part that makes a guitar held together in the right places....just without the body....and they said it was nice to play!
Sorry thats a bit vague....I'll see if I can track down its manufacturer...
Might have been the "BirdFish" by Teuffel-Guitars - i played that insturment at the musicfair in frankfurt 3 years ago - prety amazing! great tone and all.
http://www.teuffelguitars.de/instrumente/birdfish/index_e.html
there ya go
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# 13
Originally posted by BLitZKRieG6sic6
i found a guy who makes guitars out of 35,000 year old swamp roots...
http://www.langcaster.com
or
http://www.hotshotdigital.com
Root-wood sounds like crap. cut out a body of some root-wood and knock on it - it sounds as if you are knocking on paperboard. thats because unlike normal wood the fibres are not growing into the same direction so that the sound ca nspread troughout it - roots do look cool - but they dont sound good.
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