Meegs666 Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 ive seen a lot of people get 2 pieces of body wood and glue them down the middle. i dont get why this needs to be done. woul it work if i just got a single piece that is large enough to cut my body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalo1022 Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 yes its possible but its not always that easy to find a peice of wood that is that big......plus from what i hear its actually stronger with a 2 peice body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtailed Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Most people will argue that whenever possible, a 1-piece body will be better since there is no glue joint to alter the tone. However, depending on the wood specie you're going for, a 1-piece blank can be: 1- very expensive 2- hard to find 3- both answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meegs666 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 well there is a wood dist. service here in memphis that is going to sell me a piece of honduras mahogany for 43 dollars that is just right to build my guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtailed Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 well there is a wood dist. service here in memphis that is going to sell me a piece of honduras mahogany for 43 dollars that is just right to build my guitar. In my area, mahogany is also the easiest "flavor" to obtain in big enough pieces, good thing is it also happens to be my favorite! Gibson makes it's Les Paul out of 1 big chunk of mahogany, so you can't go wrong (assuming you like that kind of tone), of course it is topped by two bookmatched piece of maple, but the "beefness" of the tone and the sustain is quite impressive (there are other factors though: massive mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, angled headstock, short 24.75" scale, med-jumbo frets, covered humbuckers, TOM bridge, glued-in neck, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 one piece is fine...especially mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 some make it out of 3. i think i've heard of somebody whos guitar had like 8 pieces...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 there's also the center line issue.... having that glue joint is great cause it also doubles as a centerline that will never sand or rub away during construction of the guitar. just something to consider.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 woul it work if i just got a single piece that is large enough to cut my body? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hy_dro66 Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Typically two piece bodies are cheaper and if your doing a solid color than who cares if there are two pieces? If they are joined clean I think it looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 2 or more peices when joined correctly is stronger, it will aslo not warp if your jointer's fence and table were perfectly 90 degrees and it didnt "cup" when lamintated. If your going for solid colour then 2 or more peices are good in my opinon by the way, i made mine out of 5 peices of black cherry Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 for a body,i repeat that one piece is plenty stong and stable...the only reason they make those multi piece bodies is because of cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meegs666 Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 well i guess for this project i will go with one piece. hey it never hurts to learn by mistakes and form your own opinions. i plan on just doing a solid bright red for the body. its gonna have a pickguard, so i guess it doesnt matter if i show off the figure of the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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