Tonewood of course.Which wood is the question!!!!
Heard on the internets that stuff was bulls*t.Tonewood of course.
Which wood is the question!!!!
Some guitars have mojo....and some do not.I don't see how anyone who has played a lot of guitars could say wood doesn't matter.
I ordered an EVH Wolfgang about a year ago from an online store and loved everything about it EXCEPT how it resonated in my hands unplugged. The neck was fantastic, strings stayed in tune, the pickups even sounded great. But unplugged, hitting notes and chords, even with new strings, the guitar had this knocky hollowness to it that I can't really explain other than to say it sounded like the whole thing was made of cheap, hollow plastic. If I'd only played just this one Wolfgang, I would have assumed it was the relatively small body size/shape and floyd routing being the cause of that sound, but I've played other Wolfgangs that sound great and resonate really well, so it's not that. I ended up returning it actually, which really was too bad. It was a nice guitar in every other way but I just couldn't get past how it resonated like that.
Wood matters in many ways, including as you and Cliff have described. The criticism is of less than ethical folk promoting ideas of "tonewood" that don't apply to solid body, magnetic pickup equipped instruments in the ways they claim, and which prey upon assumptions and emotions. Wood matters, yes. Especially where acoustic pumps and coupling are in play. And I'm sure the OP is appreciating seeing folks go back and forth on it.I don't see how anyone who has played a lot of guitars could say wood doesn't matter.
I ordered an EVH Wolfgang about a year ago from an online store and loved everything about it EXCEPT how it resonated in my hands unplugged. The neck was fantastic, strings stayed in tune, the pickups even sounded great. But unplugged, hitting notes and chords, even with new strings, the guitar had this knocky hollowness to it that I can't really explain other than to say it sounded like the whole thing was made of cheap, hollow plastic. If I'd only played just this one Wolfgang, I would have assumed it was the relatively small body size/shape and floyd routing being the cause of that sound, but I've played other Wolfgangs that sound great and resonate really well, so it's not that. I ended up returning it actually, which really was too bad. It was a nice guitar in every other way but I just couldn't get past how it resonated like that.
Don’t ask Theon Greyjoy if wood matters…I've been binge rewatching game of thrones... ignore me please.
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Some guitars have mojo....and some do not.
Don’t ask Theon Greyjoy if wood matters…
The guy who puts out those videos is an ass, and I won’t even click on his ear sludge to see what he’s wrong about this time. It all matters, even if only to you.
Moving along… nothing to see here.
I know the deal. Recently picked up an very cool config'd Suhr Modern Dakota Red/Antique that resonated oddly in my hands and returned it. All of my other Suhrs I have are perfect, tho.I don't see how anyone who has played a lot of guitars could say wood doesn't matter.
I ordered an EVH Wolfgang about a year ago from an online store and loved everything about it EXCEPT how it resonated in my hands unplugged. The neck was fantastic, strings stayed in tune, the pickups even sounded great. But unplugged, hitting notes and chords, even with new strings, the guitar had this knocky hollowness to it that I can't really explain other than to say it sounded like the whole thing was made of cheap, hollow plastic. If I'd only played just this one Wolfgang, I would have assumed it was the relatively small body size/shape and floyd routing being the cause of that sound, but I've played other Wolfgangs that sound great and resonate really well, so it's not that. I ended up returning it actually, which really was too bad. It was a nice guitar in every other way but I just couldn't get past how it resonated like that.
This is my main thing with Fricker tbh. The faux rage where you can see him looking at himself in the camera to double check he has an appropriately-angry expression is one thing, but he very clearly can’t play worth a damn yet insists on doing the majority of the playing in his own videos. You don’t have to be a virtuoso musician to know what you’re talking about, obviously, but if you can‘t even keep time, just get someone else to do it for you.I also never take guitar advice from someone who can barely play the guitar.