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Soft woods

"Swamp" Ash

 

South, Northwest

light weight, very soft

punchy tone, low mids

body backs

Alder

 

North America

light weight, dents easily

crisp tone

 body backs

Peruvian walnut

 

South America

soft, light, stringy

warm tone

body

Sassafras

 

North America

light weight

punchy tone

body backs

Medium density woods

Cherry

 

North America

medium weight

 

body tops, backs

Koa

 

Hawaii

medium weight

warm tone

body tops

Quilted Maple

 

West Coast

medium weight

 

body tops, backs

African "khaya" Mahogany

 

Africa

weight

bright full tone

body

Sapele

 

Africa

medium weight

 

body

Curly Maple

 

North America

medium weight

bright tone

body tops, backs

Claro walnut

 

California

medium weight, open grain

sweet tone

body tops, backs

Black Walnut

 

North East

medium weight

darker tone

body

Hard woods

Ash

 

North America

heavy

 

body

Narra

 

New Guinea

medium weight

sweet tone

body tops,backs, laminations

Canary

 

South America

medium weight

warm tone,

bodies, necks, laminations

Birdseye Maple

 

North East

heavy

very bright tone,

fingerboards, necks

Santos

 

South America

hard, heavy

 

fingerboards, laminations

Macoré

 

Africa

hard, heavy

 

body

Peroba rosa

 

Soutah America

hard, heavy

 

fingerboards, laminations

Purpleheart

 

South America

hard,heavy

 

laminations

Zebrawood

 

Africa

hard, heavy

 

body tops

Chechen

 

South America

hard,heavy

 

fingerboards

Pau ferro

 

South America

stable, (dust toxic)

 

fingerboards

Chakte-viga

 

Mexico

heavy hard

 

laminations, fingerboards

Grenadillo

 

South America

hard, heavy

 

fingerboards, laminations

Bubinga

 

Camaroon

heavy, hard

compressed tone

body tops, laminations

Wenge

 

Africa

hard, heavy

tight tone, scarce

fingerboards, laminations

Cocobolo

 

South America

hard, heavy (toxic)

 

fingerboards

Very hard woods

Satine (Bloodwood)

 

South America

very hard, heavy

 

fingerboards, laminations

Maccassar Ebony

 

Indonesia

very hard, heavy

 

fingerboards

Gabon Ebony

 

Africa

very hard, heavy

 

fingerboards

Vera

 

West Indies

very hard, heavy citrus smell, waxy

fretless fingerboards

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