Tonewoods & materials

The materials a guitar is made from: body and neck woods, fretboard woods, metals, composites and finishes, with how each is used and how it is commonly described tonally.

30 entries.

A · B · C · E · H · I · K · M · N · O · P · R · S · W · Z

A

• Agathis
• Alder

B

• Basswood
• Bocote
• Bubinga

C

• Carbon fiber
• Cedar
• Cocobolo

E

• Ebony

H

• Hard maple
• Honduran mahogany

I

• Indian laurel

K

• Koa
• Korina

M

• Mahogany
• Maple

N

• Nato wood

O

• Obechi
• Okoume
• Ovangkol

P

• Padauk
• Pau ferro
• Poplar

R

• Rosewood

S

• Sapele
• Spruce
• Swamp ash

W

• Walnut
• Wenge

Z

• Zebrawood

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• HubChords12 roots × 23 qualities
• HubFretboard maps12 note maps, 12 degree maps

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