Tungsten parts

[Demanic]

Re: Tungsten parts

Just as with wood grains, different metallic lattices produce different resonant peaks and sometimes multiple overtones thereof. https://www.nde-ed.org/EducationResources/CommunityCollege/Materials/Structure/metallic_structures.htm

 

[firebirdguy72]

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Too much science for a topic about something subjective like guitar tones... does it sound good? Is it cost effective? Bam... that's all that matters... at least to me...

 

[greekdude]

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Dude, you want charts? The resonance frequency depends upon how much a material damps the wave. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonance
http://substech.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=metals_crystal_structure
Does this help?

Thanks for the useful links, but nothing is implied about the interaction of tungsten with its host wood. What if the wood starts to oscillate at a different frequency killing certain frets/notes? or (most likely) what if the ultra expensive tungsten parts behave neutral to the wood, having zero impact on the tone, and thus make the investment completely pointless ?

 

[jmh151]

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Thanks for the useful links, but nothing is implied about the interaction of tungsten with its host wood. What if the wood starts to oscillate at a different frequency killing certain frets/notes? or (most likely) what if the ultra expensive tungsten parts behave neutral to the wood, having zero impact on the tone, and thus make the investment completely pointless ?

I will say this. I replaced the stock think Brass block on my EVH Striped guitar with a Tungsten of the same size. The difference in tone and response was easily apparent, it gave the guitar more balls and bottom end, made the top end less brittle, and added more sustain, making the strat style shredder sound closer to a Les Paul.

Again, I got the same results by using a Brass Big Block, but switched to Tungsten as the trem route wasn't big enough to fit a big block, it limited the range of the trem

 

[GuitarStv]

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i hear ya loud and clear

At first I was all like . . . holy ****, terrifying skynet stuff. Then everyone kept kicking the poor robot and I was all like KILL ALL HUMANS.

 

[treyhaislip]

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My dad uses tungsten as a bucking bar...crazy heavy material. I could see it being great for a tone block but also see it adding a lot of weight...