Rosewwod for body?

[Maurobrazil]

I may have the oportunit to get some rosewood peaces, with i consider to use to do a chambered body guitar.
Think to do a rosewood neck and sandwich body, with maple top and back. 7 string, fixed bridge, duncam JB set.
Will get good sound/tone? Will be bright, warm ...?

Mauro

 

[Customisbetter]

it will sound like a guitar. the overall tone is dependent on many things, not just the wood type.

I'm interested in this build though. you don't see very many rosewood guitars.

 

[xtrustisyoursx]

Can't comment on the tone, but I LOVE rosewood guitars. I've got such gas for a harrison-style rosewood tele, or a rosewood body EBMM

 

[lctdmf]

According to Warmoth.

Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia):

A gorgeous exotic wood with rich thick grain covering a range of colors and patterns. These bodies dominate the heavy wood category with solid Strat® bodies always weighing in at well over 6 lbs. Specifying construction as hollow or chambered build is always a good idea if you're weight conscious. Finishes can be a little difficult to apply with the oily nature of the wood. You can expect big warm tones from rosewood with smooth high end roll off. Indian Rosewood Tele® bodies were made popular in the 70s by George Harrison of the Beatles.
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Their "tone-o-meter" shows the scale very close to the "warm" side, and their little chart thing says it's used for bodies, laminate tops, necks, and fretboards.

Go for it.

 

[paintkilz]

one of my fav guitars of all time was a Ernie Ball Axis Super Sport which had rosewood neck, rosewood board, rosewood top, and pppppppoossssibly rosewood body.


it was definitely a rosewood top ATLEAST though.. ever since i thought that guitar was way classy and have wanted it or a rosewood topped guitar.

 

[Maurobrazil]

I go there today to get my peace ... it was a table, now will be a guitar ... if lucky, the top table could be mine to, so may be a total rosewood guitar ...

 

[dnoel86]

pppppppoossssibly rosewood body.

It's ash. My dad owns one and it's super sexy.

 

[misingonestring]

rosewood body, that's gonna be mellow as hell.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Awhile back Fender made a Tele almost completely out of Rosewood, and there was a similar EBMM made.

Perhaps looking up some clips of them would help.

 

[Zahs]

Awhile back Fender made a Tele almost completely out of Rosewood, and there was a similar EBMM made.

Perhaps looking up some clips of them would help.

this is true... I remember playing one rosewood telecaster... it was beautiful. Shame I didn't have the cash to go get it.