This is a great instructional video showing how to use french polish as a finish for your guitar. You can use this techinique for finishing both acoustic and electric guitars.
Part 1 of a 3 part series on finishing a guitar.
Gluing up an Electric Guitar Body – Video
This is a good instructional video demonstrating the process of gluing up an electric guitar body by King Blossom Guitars.
This first video shows the preparation of the bookmatched top and back and the gluing process.
This second video shows the process of gluing the top and back to a solid body blank.
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Guitar Wood Differences and Tone Factors – VIDEO
A great video by Bob Molton, showing the different types of tonewood used in building an electric guitar. This video gives an overview of the tonal quality you can expect from some of the more common types of tonewood available.
Whether you’re building your own guitar or looking at purchasing one already built, this is a great reference.
“WOOD TYPES ARE A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN CREATING KILLER TONE”
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Alder Body with a Quilted Maple Top – Video Sound Clip
Alder is the most common body wood used by Fender and is found in most stratocasters. It’s a standard body wood for solid body guitars and basses, and is one of the most popular because of its light weight, balanced tonal response and good resonance. While Alder is known for great Blues and Rock tones, it is very flexible, making for a very adaptable guitar that can fit most musical styles.
The guitar in this video has an alder body that exudes warm, midrange tones while the quilted maple top not only looks great but adds some bright articulation. The perfect balance! This video gives you a really good example of the type of sound you can expect from an alder body guitar with a maple top.
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