Guitars (acoustic and electric) are made of wood because of the resonance that wood produces when a string is played. Sound travels differently through different materials, and sound can be altered after traveling through different materials.
Certain woods are known to produce better sounds than others, which is why guitars are made of certain kinds of wood - spruce, maple, etc.
Fingerboards - Rosewood, maple, ebony
Necks - Mahogany, maple, rosewood (PRS), NATO (cheap)
Bodys - Alder, mahogany, basswood, agathis, maple, sapele, poplar,
Sometimes a maple cap may be put on.
I have not listed all the woods by the way. Many, many different woods can be used!
Acoustics generally use a:
Spruce, cedar or mahogany top
Rosewood, mahogany, sapele, cherry or koa back and sides
Rosewood or ebony fingerboard and bridge
Maple, mahogany or NATO neck
Most acoustic guitars are, but so are some electric and bass. Depending on design and brand they may be made of wood or other materials
wood
Harmony guitars have been made for over 30 years. A dedicated agent of Harmony guitars said that their guitars are of the highest quality since they are made from beech wood.
Most Gibson SG guitars are made of mahogany. I'm sure there are others but I can think of any. Warmoth makes custom guitar bodies made of any type of wood you want.
The Australian Aboriginal instrument, the didgeridoo.
acoustic guitars are made of wood and electric ones are made of plastic
wood or from a tree
wood
this is two vauge, electic guitars and acuostic guitars are made out of different things and different wood
Harmony guitars have been made for over 30 years. A dedicated agent of Harmony guitars said that their guitars are of the highest quality since they are made from beech wood.
In theory, you could use any solid material. Metal, iron, wood, plastic. But wood resonates, and that's why guitars are (normally) made out of it.
Wood, metal, and nylon strings
Most Gibson SG guitars are made of mahogany. I'm sure there are others but I can think of any. Warmoth makes custom guitar bodies made of any type of wood you want.
This is simply because bass guitars have longer necks are therfore made of more wood and so they are heavier
The Australian Aboriginal instrument, the didgeridoo.
acoustic guitars are made of wood and electric ones are made of plastic
Guitars (acoustic and electric) are made of wood because of the resonance that wood produces when a string is played. Sound travels differently through different materials, and sound can be altered after traveling through different materials. Certain woods are known to produce better sounds than others, which is why guitars are made of certain kinds of wood - spruce, maple, etc.
Maple is often used in the manufafcture of musical instruments such as acoustic guitars.