Popular Guitar Woods

Today’s blog will talk about the most popular acoustic guitar woods. 

     The characteristics of this wood lie somewhere between Maple, Koa and Mahogany. African Satinwood is noted for producing a very balance tone.

     Brazilian Rosewood is a protected species and increasingly hard to find.  Brazilian Rosewood is considered to be the premier tone wood by both luthiers and guitar players.

     A favorite among musicians, Indian Rosewood is one of the most stable rosewoods and has a deep, rich tone.

     Hawaiian Koa is beautifully figured and produces a rich sound somewhere between rosewoods and maples.

   

     Mahogany is one of the most stable tone woods and is also used for soundboards. It produces a balanced woody tone with a powerful midrange. 

     While Maple may be most often associated with violins, its application as a guitar tone wood is just as successful. It is light and produces a brilliant clarity and separation of notes. 

      Stay tuned for next weeks blog! I will talk about the variety of soundboard woods that range from Engelmann Spruce, Adirondack Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Sitka Spruce, European Spruce, Carpathian Spruce, Lutz, Curly Redwood, Western Red Cedar, Sinker Western Redwood, Koa, Mahogany. 

     Well here you go, I hope was post was informative for any guitar player or musician looking to buy a new instrument. As always, Sound Theory here, thanks for reading!