Does the Material A Guitar Is Made of Affect Its Sound?
Guitars, electric as well as
acoustic instruments, used to be made exclusively from wood, but traditional
manufacturing techniques have been extended to include new methods as guitar
makes started experimenting with other materials, such as aluminum and carbon
fiber. The material that the guitar is made from, especially the material of
the guitar head influences the sound of the guitar – here are some details you need to know when you are searching for a quality guitar in Colorado Springs:
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Solid or laminated wood
– the components of solid wood guitar heads are carved out from single pieces
of wood and the vibrations they produce are louder and more beautiful than the
vibrations of guitar heads that use laminated material made from multiple
sheets of different types of wood placed on top of each other;
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The wood variety –
guitars are made from a variety of wood types, including mahogany, cedar,
spruce, ash, poplar, alder and maple. The two most common varieties are cedar
and spruce, the former type delivering a warmer sound, more suitable for
Spanish music, while the sound of the latter being crisper;
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Other materials –
aluminum and fiber carbon guitars are not as common as guitars made from wood,
even though the sound quality they offer is just as good and they offer
additional benefits, such as great strength to weight ratio.