Tone Wood - Let the Debate Begin

I don't think wood has any magnetic properties...
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If you want to talk with me about tonal properties of wood,
it should be in the acoustic guitar section. In there, the
tonal properties of wood are actually crucial, instead of
marginal.

Vibrations of a metal string on bone set in an ebony bridge, received and amplified by
a spruce wood top, shaped and reflected by a the rosewood back and sides of an
acoustic guitar, and then transmitted by sound waves through air and received by
a human ear...

This is where tone wood gets its name. No electricity involved.
No magnets need apply. Nothing would respond to the magnets anyway.

I don't say the wood can't effect the tone of an electric guitar.

I only say that it can't effect the tone much.
And that other factors will be a lot more important
in shaping the tone heard by the human ears of the audience
as transmitted by the giant speakers of the P.A. system
in the stadium of your choice.
 
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67plexi said:
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In that video, I’m fairly confident his tone is in his shirt.

And his vest. Can’t forget the vest.

And the hat. The hat’s important, too.

And the boots. You’d never get that tone with tennis shoes or flip-flops. That’s definitely a boot tone.

EDIT:

I had to add...the pants are really important, too. That tone is unachievable with dress slacks.
 
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Col Mustard said:
If you want to talk with me about tonal properties of wood,
it should be in the acoustic guitar section. In there, the
tonal properties of wood are actually crucial, instead of
marginal.

Vibrations of a metal string on bone set in an ebony bridge, received and amplified by
a spruce wood top, shaped and reflected by a the rosewood back and sides of an
acoustic guitar, and then transmitted by sound waves through air and received by
a human ear...
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There it is!

Nicely said, Col.
 
Don O said:
Well I posted this the the OTHER tone thread...
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Unfortunately, this is too much for me to understand. Maybe a simple summary for my dumba$$... :hmmm:


ChasFred said:
For starters watch the video.

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It seems that some hear a difference and some don't. I've been listening to this demo thru my excellent Audioengine A2+ multimedia speakers. I hear a noticeable difference. Some parts of Johan's demos are very different. This demo reinforces my belief how different types of wood affects the tone.

Also another fact to note on Johan's demo, is the size of the body of wood. A normal size body of wood will have more mass with more resonating area. That will affect the tone, too.

So yes: Our Earth is round and different woods do affect tone... :cheers:




Oh yeah... uhm:

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Col Mustard said:
I don't think wood has any magnetic properties...
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If you want to talk with me about tonal properties of wood,
it should be in the acoustic guitar section. In there, the
tonal properties of wood are actually crucial, instead of
marginal.

Vibrations of a metal string on bone set in an ebony bridge, received and amplified by
a spruce wood top, shaped and reflected by a the rosewood back and sides of an
acoustic guitar, and then transmitted by sound waves through air and received by
a human ear...

This is where tone wood gets its name. No electricity involved.
No magnets need apply. Nothing would respond to the magnets anyway.

I don't say the wood can't effect the tone of an electric guitar.

I only say that it can't effect the tone much.
And that other factors will be a lot more important
in shaping the tone heard by the human ears of the audience
as transmitted by the giant speakers of the P.A. system
in the stadium of your choice.
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Marginal??? Only if you examine this at face value. No one argues that wood has no magnetic properties...however, wood does have qualities that afford resonance and vibration to pass through them. I think that's the point of this post...
 
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