The natural finish of a wood, such as maple,mahogany,rosewood,just no paint or stickers.
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
RN = Rosewood neck (I'm assuming RW also equates to Rosewood) The alternative is MN which signifies a Maple Neck
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.
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.
Guitar necks and fingerboards are generally made out of rosewood because it is harder wearing than maple.
The natural finish of a wood, such as maple,mahogany,rosewood,just no paint or stickers.
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.
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
Mahogany, maple and the fretboard has rosewood too.
ash or alder body with hard rock maple neck with maple or rosewood fingerboard
a viola is made from spruce, maple and ebony or rosewood.
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.
RN = Rosewood neck (I'm assuming RW also equates to Rosewood) The alternative is MN which signifies a Maple Neck
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.
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.
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.