Your favorite guitar wood(pics encouraged)

[JacksonRR]

So I was just wondering what you guys think is the ultimate wood for grain and/or tone.

Mine is favorite tonewood porn is in the form of Claro Walnut Burl. It just looks all random and beautiful and is pleasing to the ear with a lean towards the treble. What's yours?


Close second for me would be Amboyna Burl, the tone being not as great more of a top wood.

[fr33man1]

bubinga, sexy, heavy and very dense sounding. Better alder for me

http://www.ghcustomwoodworks.com/BRH%20JB%201.jpg

could have found a better pic but spalted maple is just strange and good looking at once that I really like it.

[_tom_]

Well 2 of my guitars are all mahogany and one is mahogany/alder, so i guess mahogany is my favourite! Nice pic I took of my SG, shows off the grain quite well.

[shobet]

I've never been into the flashy woods with flames and curls. I'm more interested in what it sounds like.

[Afghan Dave]

I've never been into the flashy woods with flames and curls. I'm more interested in what it sounds like.

Probably like sh1t when you're playing them...  eh Shob?

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[shobet]

I've never been into the flashy woods with flames and curls. I'm more interested in what it sounds like.

Probably like sh1t when you're playing them...  eh Shob?

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I'd not be that generous with my description. 

[Telerocker]

Nice grained alder and (swamp)ash. Althought I like flamed tops when the rest of the guitar isn't too posh.

[Jonny]

Carpathian Burl, shiny goldenness.


But I also like figured ziricote and I'd love a piece as a fingerboard. As well as wood that really dark but has contrasting colour to it, like brown and then cream. I think that's another form of burl but I can't find a name.

[Andrew W]

Alder:

and maple (without any of that structurally weakening flame stuff):

Just gorgeous^*. 










^*Does help if you paint the the alder and cover the maple with decorations like frets, machine heads, logo decals etc. Still it's what it sounds like, right?

In all seriousness, these are the woods I'd choose. I know they aren't pretty but I've never really gone for any of the fancier patterned electric guitars. I like 'em plain and sprayed with car-paint.

[WezV]

i like the look of buckeye burl - but have not had chance to work with it yet:

[Philly Q]

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The first thing that sprang to mind there was a large bird flattened by a truck...

[gwEm]

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The first thing that sprang to mind there was a large bird flattened by a truck...

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The first thing that sprang to mine was a scary insect like a stag beetle or preying mantis

[JacksonRR]

Carpathian Burl, shiny goldenness.


But I also like figured ziricote and I'd love a piece as a fingerboard. As well as wood that really dark but has contrasting colour to it, like brown and then cream. I think that's another form of burl but I can't find a name.

That's a gorgeous burl. Looks like the wood is melting. And you know I'm a sucker for Ziricote fingerboards. Dark and then creamy too.... like this?
musk
walnut

[MDV]

i like the look of buckeye burl - but have not had chance to work with it yet:

[Roobubba]

Well call me biased, but this: