Cherry Wood Guitar Body

The various finishes wood types and guitar styles available to guitarists offer a wide range of sounds and music creation experiences.

Cherry wood guitar body.

The second most common guitar neck wood after maple mahogany is most often coupled with a solid mahogany or mahogany maple topped body. It is plenty stable enough and seems to be stiffer than mahogany. I have built several cherry guitars starting in 1982. Proper proportions are vital for headstock and neck weight.

This more porous open wood doesn t quite have maple s hardness strength or stability however and it isn t suitable as a fretboard material. I don t need anything fancy i just want it to sustain as well as this guitar. I think i want to get one of your neck through the body models this time. I like cherry a lot.

The neck sides and back were from a local tree that was damaged in a storm. The type of wood used to construct a guitar has much to do with the tone. The fretboard and neck wood can have some affect on tonal quality but is unlikely to be noticeable. Welcome back to fundamentals of guitar anatomy my multi part series examining the ins and outs of your electric guitar in the last lecture we talked about body styles and that knowledge will help you to grasp this one as we re going to be talking about the different types of wood used for guitars and their effect.

Cherry wood is nice when you don t put a finish on it. I have also used cherry for guitar and banjo necks. This was my last cherry guitar from a few years ago. The center of balance for the guitar is the guitar body.