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Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:32 pm
by Jay
There you go, tonewood is just for the eyes. The man said it.
https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advic ... -for-style
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:35 am
by Slowy
Read that yesterday. He's referring to electrics only and although I've always kinda suspected something of the sort, I still think a nice piece of white Limba offers something special.
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:52 am
by sizzlingbadger
Its a loaded title to get clicks...
"I’ve come to the conclusion that tonewoods don’t matter. Not that they don’t change the sound of your guitar, but that they simply don’t matter, and that’s okay with me."
He doesn't care about the wood, thats all he is saying in this article, but it will initiate the age old debate and drive traffic.
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:11 am
by codedog
I find the use of both "tonewoods" and "woods" a bit confuzzling. Do I care about woods affecting tone in my electric guitar? Nope, not really. Do I care about woods lending pleasing aesthetics to the instrument? Sure, I do. Do I care about woods that don't break my back and/or crick my neck with their weight? Definitely.
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:45 am
by robthemac
codedog wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:11 am
I find the use of both "tonewoods" and "woods" a bit confuzzling. Do I care about woods affecting tone in my electric guitar? Nope, not really. Do I care about woods lending pleasing aesthetics to the instrument? Sure, I do. Do I care about woods that don't break my back and/or crick my neck with their weight? Definitely.
+1.
Also woods that are vaguely sustainably sourced and milled. My almost-complete project is 100% native timbers, which is pretty cool.
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:14 am
by Molly
Since hitting a guitar funk this year I've decided once your gear is above a pretty low bar everything else is cosmetic or marketing. The old me would tell the young me to stick with the £150 CBS Strat I bought aged about 17, and the JMP MV50 head around the same time. Decent guitar. Decent amp. Now focus on making decent music.
Problem is, if the 57 year old me won't listen, what hope would the 17 year old have?
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:16 pm
by Slowy
Molly wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:14 am
Since hitting a guitar funk this year I've decided once your gear is above a pretty low bar everything else is cosmetic or marketing. The old me would tell the young me to stick with the £150 CBS Strat I bought aged about 17, and the JMP MV50 head around the same time. Decent guitar. Decent amp. Now focus on making decent music.
Problem is, if the 57 year old me won't listen, what hope would the 17 year old have?
Stop denying your nature Molly. You are the embodiment of the 'One More' principle. We look up to you!
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:14 am
by Mosfet
Warmth do a great comparison testing tonewood. The difference wasn’t huge but I did prefer the Ash body
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:06 am
by bender
I hate this discussion so much.
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:48 am
by jeremyb
If everyone played metal then we could all get by with plywood bodied guitars
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:09 am
by Danger Mouse
jeremyb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:48 am
If everyone played metal then we could all get by with plywood bodied guitars
With active pickups.
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:16 am
by vinylguy
and solid state amplifiers....
Re: Tonewood, yeah right
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:26 pm
by Vince
jeremyb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:48 am
If everyone played metal then we could all get by with plywood bodied guitars
I've got two Danelectros. Does masonite count?