Cherry Wood Guitar Body

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 guitar body.

I don t need anything fancy i just want it to sustain as well as this guitar. The center of balance for the guitar is the guitar body. Cherry creme guitar cherry wood with creme binding. Proper proportions are vital for headstock and neck weight.

The neck sides and back were from a local tree that was damaged in a storm. This was my last cherry guitar from a few years ago. I like cherry a lot. I have also used cherry for guitar and banjo necks.

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. Cherry wood is nice when you don t put a finish on it. The second most common guitar neck wood after maple mahogany is most often coupled with a solid mahogany or mahogany maple topped body.

The wood on any one guitar could be different for the top soundboard of the body back and sides of the body the neck the fretboard bracing the bridge the headstock. 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 have built several cherry guitars starting in 1982. It is plenty stable enough and seems to be stiffer than mahogany.