Check out this "tonewood" statement . . .

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Yeah but everybody knows that the timbre and tone of glockenspiels/xylophones comes solely from the plastic tips of the little mallets...

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LLL said:
Yeah but everybody knows that the timbre and tone of glockenspiels/xylophones comes solely from the plastic tips of the little mallets...

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Especially the ones that rely on electromagnetic inductors for their sound.
 
Check out this "tonewood" statement . . .

Check out this "tonewood" statement . . .

Chistopher said:
As someone who has swapped more than two different non-messed-up necks onto partscasters I agree with USACG's statement. Tonewood is about 85% placebo, and three quarters of the remaining 15% is purely in the contact of the neck joint.
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Because the neck is defining the tone! Bolt on maple necks sound like bolt on maple necks.

And the neck joint is not important. Nothing meaningful is being transferred across the neck to body joint. You don’t need or want the body (or neck) to vibrate. That removes energy from the strings.

Now if it’s the 85% the pickups, then why doesn’t a Strat with humbuckers sound like a Les Paul? Why does an SG with humbuckers sound different from a Les Paul?


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Yeah, while I think arguing about specific percentages is silly, I think 85% is too much.

I would definitely rank pickups first then maybe scale then flat vs roundwound strings then a whole bunch of other things.
 
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Blille said:
Yeah, while I think arguing about specific percentages is silly, I think 85% is too much.

I would definitely rank pickups first then maybe scale then flat vs roundwound strings then a whole bunch of other things.
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Strings can make a huge difference. For instance I find Ernie Ball strings very “plinky” sounding. I hate that sound! Sounds like you are using a thin pick. Lol.

Pickups filter the timbre of the guitar. A little darker or brighter, etc. But it still sounds like that guitar.


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DavidRavenMoon said:
Because the neck is defining the tone! Bolt on maple necks sound like bolt on maple necks.

And the neck joint is not important. Nothing meaningful is being transferred across the neck to body joint. You don’t need or want the body (or neck) to vibrate. That removes energy from the strings.

Now if it’s the 85% the pickups, then why doesn’t a Strat with humbuckers sound like a Les Paul? Why does an SG with humbuckers sound different from a Les Paul?


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So you're saying wood and pickups are the only thing that affects a guitar's tone? I know I didn't.
 
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Check out this "tonewood" statement . . .

Chistopher said:
So you're saying wood and pickups are the only thing that affects a guitar's tone? I know I didn't.
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Did I say that? I did not. I said the neck plays a very large part.

But if you are swapping necks on partscasters they will sound like partscasters. Because they are pretty much the same.

But it’s pretty easy to hear the difference between a heavy white ash body and swamp ash or basswood.




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DavidRavenMoon said:
why doesn’t a Strat with humbuckers sound like a Les Paul? Why does an SG with humbuckers sound different from a Les Paul?


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think this is the biggest and most important question on the entire subject....what is the answer???
 
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justFred said:
think this is the biggest and most important question on the entire subject....what is the answer???
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Different wood, different scale lengths, different hardware...

A guitar is a sum of its parts


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Neck pickup on an SG is in a different spot and the neck joint is flimsier than on an LP. Not to mention the thinner bodies.
 
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What percentage of lasagna taste is in the cheese? And why does Marie Callendar’s lasagna taste different than Little Italy’s lasagna? Is it in the seasoning? Or the cooking time? Is lasagna taste really in the tomatoes? How do you quantify the taste of lasagna? Cork-sniffing guitar players like myself really want to know. ;-)
 
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beaubrummels said:
What percentage of lasagna taste is in the cheese? And why does Marie Callendar’s lasagna taste different than Little Italy’s lasagna? Is it in the seasoning? Or the cooking time? Is lasagna taste really in the tomatoes? How do you quantify the taste of lasagna? Cork-sniffing guitar players like myself really want to know. ;-)
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Marie Callendar's and Little Italy's lasagna both sound the same to me....maybe they use the same wood???
 
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beaubrummels said:
What percentage of lasagna taste is in the cheese? And why does Marie Callendar’s lasagna taste different than Little Italy’s lasagna? Is it in the seasoning? Or the cooking time? Is lasagna taste really in the tomatoes? How do you quantify the taste of lasagna? Cork-sniffing guitar players like myself really want to know. ;-)
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Nonsense!

ANY gourmet will tell you that you cant possibly taste the seasoning or the cheese in a frozen microwaved lasagna~~~

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DavidRavenMoon said:
Strings can make a huge difference. For instance I find Ernie Ball strings very “plinky” sounding. I hate that sound! Sounds like you are using a thin pick. Lol.

Pickups filter the timbre of the guitar. A little darker or brighter, etc. But it still sounds like that guitar.


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Very true. I've noticed same with EB strings. Plain G would painfully slice through any chord.
 
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