ToneWood Debate ANSWERED! Miracle of Nature or Mere Myth?

In this episode of Ray Plays Guitar, Ray Kainz tackles the age old heated debate of whether or not tone wood matters on an electric guitar. Guys like Glenn Fricker will adamantly say that tone wood is a myth, while builders like Ulrich Teuffel will design an entire guitar around the priciples of resonance, energy transfer and tonal manipulation through wood, yielding an audible difference both acoustically and amplified depending on the type of wood used. Is Glenn wrong? Is Ulrich right? Ray discusses many aspects of this age old debate of does tone wood make a difference in an electric guitar.
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[@dannyraysmusicproduction6604]

“The Tonewood Legislator” Excellent!!!

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Hey Danny! Thanks for watching!

[@dannyraysmusicproduction6604]

@@RayPlaysGuitar it was a good one!!!

[@FuzzyForties]

Good vid! Completely agree with you man. I made a series of videos about electronics and tone, and the conclusion is the same, all matter in major or minor way, but is not that important unless you are in a mix and the guitar does not fit well. Apart from that, play what the hell you like most hahaha, no matter what. New sub here 🤘🏼

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Agreed brother! Rock onward!!!

[@tonebreakfast]

kzbin.infosROPMI7ndB0?si=DtZqJGhx8_nhvd6b I tried speak into a single coil and heard my voice , I think for this guitar , tone of wood can go through the pickup also.

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Some pickups are even much more microphonic than others. I've spoken into some of my pickups without boosting any gain and you can hear my voice as clear as day. Thanks for watching!

[@johnabela8283]

Preaching to the choir. Amen!

[@stevepride2761]

Even drummers like this informative video. Types of wood used in percussion has tonal differences. Why wouldn't a guitar acoustic or electric. Just sayin'.

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

I agree with you Steve. Wood definitely makes a difference on an acoustic guitar the same way it would on a drum shell, but for some reason some folks don't think that wood contributes much to the sound of an electric guitar but think that all the tone is generated by the pickups.

[@iloveitall]

Every gutar sounds different and if they are from the same wood it is more likely that they sound similar. That's the whole thing. People who doubt this are simply not experienced enough or have a passion in starting controversy.

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Agreed!

[@iancurrie8844]

I challenge you to google "electric violin." There isn't even any wood. Why is that?

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Problem with amplifying a violin is you run into feedback issues at higher volume levels. Same problem happens with hollow-body guitars, uncontrollable feedback once amplified. The solution for guitar was the soid-body guitar. But if you made a violin out of solid wood it would be too heavy to play properly. So other materials are often used to make electric violins. You can put a pickup on a violin made of wood and it will usually have more of a natural sound whereas bodyless electric violins usually sound more "electric" to me, much like the difference between an amplified acoustic guitar and an electric guitar.

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

Audiologists will tell you that no one has ever heard the real sound of their own voice, because your voice is colored by the bones in your skull. And if you listen to a recording of your voice it is colored by the recording and playback equipment. So the tonewood debate is settled. There are people who can’t hear the difference between maple and mahogany because of the very thick bones of their skull.

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

😆 Can't argue with that logic!

[@rnl9520]

How does Komie "The Lawyer that Rocks" feel about ToneWood???? 🪵

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

😂😂😂 I’m sure he’s cool with it as long as he can smoke it!