Thread: solid body guitar woods (rosewood)

I have used it on a solid body neckthru bass and as necks on 3 acoustic guitars.
I like it and will use it again
Will leave discussion of sound qualities to others

Originally Posted by jeffhigh

Will leave discussion of sound qualities to others

About time we flogged this one again I reckon....

Originally Posted by nicthefender

hey all, I'm made plans for a solid body guitar (or bass) and im thinking of using new guinea rosewood. The Question is is this a good timber to use and what are the sound qualities?
tia.

I used it for my first build and it sounds great so no real complaints. It sands and finishes pretty well too with an oil finish and I didn't need to grain fill either. It's was also reasonably friendly on router bits etc. The only downside is it can be a little heavy so not great for long periods of performing. If you can do some chambering or use it with a lighter top it might be even better.
Anyway this was my first effort using it

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f98/fi...-tuner-129274/

cheers
Andrew