Walnut body wood...

The New Guy

The New Guy

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Hey all....

Do any of you have real-world knowledge of how walnut body guitars sound?
I realize that's a wide open question but any info would be helpfull. The Warmoth site states that it sounds a lot like maple but not as bright..well I've never owned a maple bodied guitar so that doesn't help me too much.

I would be putting a maple / maple neck on it...twin humbuckers...fixed bridge...

What do you think? Too bright? Anything I should watch out for?

Thanks!!

Scott
 
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My friend has a very unique Warmoth parts Tele with a walnut neck and body. It is finished in dark coffee brown, and looks very cool. It has a much different sonic character than my Tele - it sounds full and powerful, but less articulate, if that makes sense.
 
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So far it sounds like walnut isnt very articulate, do I have it right? I do a lot of soloing and single note lines, arppegios, etc. Does walnut lend itself to that at all? I have a basswood body guitar and a poplar body, maybe it would help if comparisons were made to these woods, at least I'd have a baseline to start from...

thanks a lot for the responses so far!
 
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I have a basswood body Tele, and I can tell you that it sounds a bit brighter and more articulate than my friend's walnut Tele. I'm not saying his guitar sounds muddy or too mellow, just slightly different from mine.

I should point out that he has some weird pickups in there - we don't know what they are because there are no identifying marks. They seem to have a very high output. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they are part of the reason for the lack of clarity. I am betting if you put a more vintage voiced set of pups in there, it would sound a lot more like a normal Tele.

Take that for what it's worth. Good luck!
 
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My avatar is a walnut guitar. It's a Gibson LP Firebrand a.k.a. "The Paul". It's a pretty dark sounding guitar (even with the ebony fretboard) and not very articulate and pretty dry. The sound is very "round." The neck pup (Dimarzio Tone Zone) yields real woman tone while the bridge pup (Dimarzio Evolution) cuts nice w/o being spitty. To me it sounds much more like an SG than a "real" Les Paul. It's great for doing Angus.
 
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i've read that walnut has a real deep low end so its nice for basses, although i've also read it sounds nice in guitars. claro walnut's the best i guess but expensive because its used in high end guns.
 
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There sexy looking bodies but unless you find a real good slab of wood they usually are pretty dull sounding, i say go for koa if u want that look but better sound
 
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