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What is a natural finish guitar?
The natural finish of a wood, such as maple,mahogany,rosewood,just no paint or stickers.
What wood is best for a electric guitar?
different timbers have different qualities. with specifics: a sound board is best made from softwoods like: pine, spruce, cedar etc a flamenco guitar would have a softwood back too rosewood Maple and mahogany - which are hardwoods are highly appraised due to their qualities and can construct sides back and neck. for bridges and finger boards very hard woods like - maple rosewood ebony and wenge for bracing - recommended Adirondack (red) Spruce
What does rn and rw mean with fender guitars?
RN = Rosewood neck (I'm assuming RW also equates to Rosewood) The alternative is MN which signifies a Maple Neck
What is a thunderbird bass made of?
This guitar is made mainly out of wood which is glued together. The Thunderbird bass is designed concurrently with the neck through which is made out of maple or mahogany wood. The body is made from mahogany wood while the fretboard is made from rosewood or ebony.
What wood is used to make electric guitars?
Electric wise woods that can/are include: Body Mahogany, alder, ash, basswood, NATO, poplar, maple Cap (if any) Maple (flamed, quilted, popeye, burl, spalted, plain, etc) Neck Mahogany, maple (incl fingured), NATO Fingerboard Rosewood, maple (incl figured maple), ebony, sometimes bubinga Then theres various metals including chromium, nickel, steel etc used for the hardware. Then we have plastic used for things like the pickguard and stuff.
What was the guitar inventors reason for choosing rosewood to make the guitar?
Guitar necks and fingerboards are generally made out of rosewood because it is harder wearing than maple.
What is a natural finish guitar?
The natural finish of a wood, such as maple,mahogany,rosewood,just no paint or stickers.
Is a maple neck or rosewood neck better on guitar?
It's a personal thing really. Some may prefer the looks, sounds, and feel of a rosewood neck/fingerboard and other may prefer maple. You do mean necks and not fingerboards right? Rosewood necks are very expensive.
What wood is best for a electric guitar?
different timbers have different qualities. with specifics: a sound board is best made from softwoods like: pine, spruce, cedar etc a flamenco guitar would have a softwood back too rosewood Maple and mahogany - which are hardwoods are highly appraised due to their qualities and can construct sides back and neck. for bridges and finger boards very hard woods like - maple rosewood ebony and wenge for bracing - recommended Adirondack (red) Spruce
What is the Les Paul made of?
Mahogany, maple and the fretboard has rosewood too.
What were the fender jazz and precision basses made of?
ash or alder body with hard rock maple neck with maple or rosewood fingerboard
What a viola is made of?
a viola is made from spruce, maple and ebony or rosewood.
What does rn and rw mean with fender guitars?
RN = Rosewood neck (I'm assuming RW also equates to Rosewood) The alternative is MN which signifies a Maple Neck
What is made out of a violin?
Spruce for the top, maple for the ribs and back. The fingerboard is usually ebony or rosewood, and the tailpiece and pegs and chinrest can be ebony, rosewood or boxwood.
What types of wood are usually used for the construction of a classical guitar?
It all depends on how much your going to spend people use rosewood spruis wood, most common acoustics like from Yamaha are made from maple and a thin plywood.
What is the difference between a rosewood and a maple fretboard?
Basically the only difference is the feel and the tone. Maple fretboards have a more soft feel and have a brighter and more edgy sound. If you have a rosewood fretboard, the sound will be a little more mellow and have more of a harder feel on your fingers.
What are the strongest wood that are use for acoustic guitar?
The wood used to make any kind of guitar is based on density, weight and above all, its acoustic sounding properties. Generally favored among reputable guitar manufacturers are blackwood, maple, cedar (though light and expensive is quite strong), cypress or similar. The neck is often made from rosewood which is fairly strong.
