Wood selection guide
Questions while selecting wood
The agony of choice! Do I select by reason of tonal or visual aspects?
Rest assured: It is ok either way!
One does not need to be embarrassed about choosing a wood type simply because of its beautiful grain or color. Appearance is a most important element – the guitar must have visual appeal! Not least because this will tempt you to reach for it often. But appearance is a very subjective matter; everyone has their own individual preferences. For this reason we will not go into the issue of visual wood characteristics for now.
With the selection of woods for a custom shop guitar, however, there are tonal qualities by which one might 'compose' an instrument and influence its ultimate voice. We would like to assist in this regard.
Our comments relate primarily to the woods to be used for back, sides and soundboard (top). We will also demonstrate the woods which can be used for decorative elements but their influence on tone will be negligible.
Should you have queries relating to the tonal aspects of the body shapes, please see the section "Selection by Body Shape" in the Guitar Overview.
Tavola
Abete Adirondack AAAA
Abete europeo AAA
Abete europeo AAAA
Abete europeo torrefatto AAA
Abete nocciolo AAA
Abete nocciolo AAAA
Abete rosso europeo, 50 anni
Abete sitka AAAA
Cedro AAA
Cedro AAAA
Koa AAAA
Mogano
Mogano Pommele
Fondo e fasce
Mogano
Mogano Pommele
Ovangkol
Acero semplice
Noce
Noce California
Noce nero
Elm
Palissandro indiano AA
Palissandro indiano AAA
Padouk
Quercia
Cipresso
Padouk bicolore
Ciliegio
Chakté Viga
Bocote
Granadillo
Ziricote
Ebano Macassar
Acero fiammato
Mirto
Cocobolo
Blackwood
Koa
Altre tipologie di legno e materiali per i profili e ornamenti
Acero
Eucalipto, affumicato
Koa
Legno di serpente
Margini in plastica bianca
Margini in plastica Tortoise
Mogano
Muninga
Palissandro indiano
Pero
Quercia, affumicato
Susino
Tasso
Tastiera
Cocobolo
Ebano
Euphoria
Noce
Padouk
Palissandro indiano
Susino
Ziricote