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PatF
Active member
The old growth was cut from crazy big trunks and the body blanks were probably damn near quarter sawn.
ccn
Well-known member
What aggravates me is that everybody on the planet has known that the wood that a guitar is constructed of has an impact on the guitars tone going back 50 + years . Master luthiers , musicians , manufacturers, you name it have all known this and all of a sudden a new generation comes along and insists that the wood makes no difference by posting You Tube video's of weird contraptions that don't prove a a damn thing.
John Suhr and Tom Anderson list species of woods that you can choose on their websites based on what tonal characteristics a person is looking for . People seem to highly respect their guitar expertise .
The great George Lynch used to favor all maple bodied guitars and he recently emailed me back after I asked him about what he offers to clients and what his personal preferences are today and the below was his response .
John Suhr and Tom Anderson list species of woods that you can choose on their websites based on what tonal characteristics a person is looking for . People seem to highly respect their guitar expertise .
The great George Lynch used to favor all maple bodied guitars and he recently emailed me back after I asked him about what he offers to clients and what his personal preferences are today and the below was his response .
sytharnia1560
Well-known member
Thats interesting. I assume that is mainly what he is using to build his Mr Scary guitars? that shit is HARD and rough on tools haha. I made a guitar with an Ash top and it blunted my router bits super fast even though it was only 6mm thick.
I made a body out of solid Kwila a few years ago and that thing is HEAVY AS FUCK even though it is only 45mm thick (like think of a heavy LP (which is about 75mm at the centre of the body) and then a just a little bit more weight to it) ... but it sounds great for metal.. super tight and bright high end and a very scooped mid range with smooth tight bottom end ... I have had guys play it through their rigs after using a "normal" guitar and they all check their eq settings because they think someone has turned the mids basically off hahahahaha .. it's super fun
Have also made a kwila neck and that thing just Zings ... makes even the deadest body sound alive
