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Old 05-17-2011, 05:08 AM
CoffeeGuitar CoffeeGuitar is offline
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Default wood/body choices when thining the herd for a custom

alot of us on this board find ourselves saying fairwell to a collection of factory bjuilt guitars in order to fund that one custom build

but how do you choose from all the woods and body sizes you had avaliable to make a custom build?
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Old 05-17-2011, 06:56 AM
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alot of us on this board find ourselves saying fairwell to a collection of factory bjuilt guitars in order to fund that one custom build

but how do you choose from all the woods and body sizes you had avaliable to make a custom build?
Is there a body style you like visually?
What kind of music do you play?
How do you play, finger style, rhythm and so on?
Do you like a more fundamental sound with more mids?
Do you like a more complex more over tones sound?
Do you want more sustain or less?
Do you want it, bright, or dark in tone?
Dry or sweet in tone?

The list that I gave can help narrow down body style and type of wood. Im sure there is much more that can be added to this list, but this is just a start.
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Old 05-17-2011, 09:19 AM
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alot of us on this board find ourselves saying fairwell to a collection of factory bjuilt guitars in order to fund that one custom build

but how do you choose from all the woods and body sizes you had avaliable to make a custom build?
try to pick something that you don't have. i find that a different guitar then my usual go-to makes me play different things -mostly good ones.
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Old 05-17-2011, 09:27 AM
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It is good to collaborate with your luthier on this. When I had mine commissioned, he listened to my recordings and made his suggestion. I also told him that I wanted Engelmann spruce for the top.

Trust your luthier as he knows the wood he has in stock.
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Old 05-17-2011, 10:55 AM
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Are you asking how to choose which guitars to sell, or what to use in a new guitar?
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