| Musical instruments are classified by the way | | | | the most common, although ash, alder, korina |
| they produce sounds. However, there are some | | | | and various exotic woods are also popular. It |
| problems with such classifications, as | | | | is important to note that different types of |
| questions like this "Is a piano a stringed | | | | electric guitars require special woods and |
| instrument or a percussion one?" can occur. | | | | construction methods. |
| Sounds are the result of vibrations and each | | | | |
| type of instrument produces vibrations from | | | | Semi-hollowbody electric guitars have some |
| different sources. You are welcome to take | | | | acoustic output, but they have a block of |
| issue with these classifications. Compare, | | | | wood underneath the top to dampen the |
| for instance, guitars with drums and digital | | | | vibrations that can cause pickups to feed |
| pianos. | | | | back. The block may be maple or, in some |
| | | | models, a lightweight but strong wood. |
| Many people have a desire to play musical | | | | Laminates are also used in some such musical |
| instruments and most of them have, at least | | | | instruments in order to increase rigidity. |
| once in their lives, imagined themselves | | | | |
| being rock-stars and playing electric guitars | | | | Solidbody electric guitars are known to |
| in front of thousands of screaming fans. | | | | minimize the vibration of the body in order |
| However, choosing the best instrument to | | | | to maximize sustain and reduce feedback. It |
| fulfill such a fantasy can be an art. Many | | | | is important to note that the strength and |
| guitarists go through five or six guitars | | | | density of the wood still makes a subtle |
| within a couple of years as they keep trading | | | | difference in tone. Mahogany wood is |
| up for newer and better models. Every | | | | considered to produce a warm tone while maple |
| professional player recommends people to buy | | | | is stronger and denser and produces a |
| the best quality they can afford the first | | | | brighter tone. Laminate electric guitars are |
| time. | | | | not too bad either as the lamination process |
| | | | is designed to strengthen the wood. The most |
| In the competitive electric guitars market | | | | popular choices for a strong neck are still |
| today, the only way to make a guitar less | | | | considered to be mahogany and maple woods. |
| expensive is by using cheaper materials and | | | | Fingerboard woods are known to affect the |
| cheaper parts, which will result in "cheaper" | | | | strength and stability of the neck thus the |
| guitars in every sense of the word. No matter | | | | tone is also affected. |
| if you are playing onstage or in a studio, | | | | |
| you don't want to be disappointed just | | | | The electric guitars production also |
| because you compromised on quality. You can | | | | influences the production of amplifiers, |
| rest assured that you will never regret the | | | | speaker, mixers and synthesizers which became |
| fact that you paid more for higher-quality | | | | more consistent than it has ever been. There |
| musical instruments. | | | | is also a lot of information on how to use |
| | | | the tools related to the electric guitars, so |
| It is said that every guitar begins with a | | | | it's easier to get good tone than ever |
| piece of wood, and if you don't know what | | | | before. There is also a huge choice of |
| you're doing with it, you are finished before | | | | options. Guitar amplification seems to be |
| even starting. It may seem that he sound of | | | | the most specialized field. Guitar amplifiers |
| electric guitars comes entirely from the | | | | have a specific type of non-linear gain at |
| pick-up, but the type of wood also has an | | | | its signal extremes, and a specialized type |
| important influence on tone and sustain. The | | | | of limited frequency response.electric |
| best choice is the so-called "Tone wood" that | | | | guitars are probably the most popular musical |
| is actually a wood that has high strength and | | | | instruments today as they are quite easy to |
| stability. As far as the guitar bodies are | | | | play as far as beginners are concerned and |
| concerned the mahogany and maple woods are | | | | they are also used by most rock-stars. |