Wood selection guide
Questions while selecting wood
The agony of choice! Do I select by reason of tonal or visual aspects?
Rest assured: It is ok either way!
One does not need to be embarrassed about choosing a wood type simply because of its beautiful grain or color. Appearance is a most important element – the guitar must have visual appeal! Not least because this will tempt you to reach for it often. But appearance is a very subjective matter; everyone has their own individual preferences. For this reason we will not go into the issue of visual wood characteristics for now.
With the selection of woods for a custom shop guitar, however, there are tonal qualities by which one might 'compose' an instrument and influence its ultimate voice. We would like to assist in this regard.
Our comments relate primarily to the woods to be used for back, sides and soundboard (top). We will also demonstrate the woods which can be used for decorative elements but their influence on tone will be negligible.
Should you have queries relating to the tonal aspects of the body shapes, please see the section "Selection by Body Shape" in the Guitar Overview.
Table d'harmonie

Acajou

Acajou Pommele

Cèdre AAA

Cèdre AAAA

Epciéa chenillé AAA

Epciéa chenillé AAAA

Epicéa d'Adirondack AAAA

Epicéa européen AAA

Epicéa européen AAAA

Epicéa européen, 50 ans d'âge

Epicéa sitka AAAA

Epicéa torréfié chenillé européen AAA

Epicéa torréfié chenillé européen AAAA

Epicéa torréfié européen AAA

Koa AAAA
Fond et éclisses

Acajou

Acajou Pommele

Ovangkol

Erable modeste

Noyer, Europeen

Noyer californien

Noyer noir

Elm

Palissandre indien AA

Palissandre indien AAA

Padouk

Chêne

Cyprès

Padouk bicolore

Cerisier

Chakté Viga

Bocote

Granadillo

Ziricote

Ebène Macassar

Erable ondé

Myrte

Cocobolo

Blackwood

Koa
Autres essences de bois et matériaux pour les filets et les éléments décoratifs

Acajou

Amourette

Chêne fumé

Erable

Eucalyptus fumé

Filets en plastique, blancs

Filets en plastique, tortoise

If

Koa

Muninga

Palissandre indien

Poirier

Prune
Touche

Cocobolo

Ebène

Euphoria

Noyer

Padouk

Palissandre indien

Prune

Ziricote