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Hey all....

Do any of you have real-world knowledge of how walnut body guitars sound?
I realize that's a wide open question but any info would be helpfull. The Warmoth site states that it sounds a lot like maple but not as bright..well I've never owned a maple bodied guitar so that doesn't help me too much.

I would be putting a maple / maple neck on it...twin humbuckers...fixed bridge...

What do you think? Too bright? Anything I should watch out for?

Thanks!!

Scott

It's a little brighter than Alder,but not as defined in the mid range.Nice dark tone.
It also depends on what kind of Walnut you use as well.

My friend has a very unique Warmoth parts Tele with a walnut neck and body. It is finished in dark coffee brown, and looks very cool. It has a much different sonic character than my Tele - it sounds full and powerful, but less articulate, if that makes sense.

So far it sounds like walnut isnt very articulate, do I have it right? I do a lot of soloing and single note lines, arppegios, etc. Does walnut lend itself to that at all? I have a basswood body guitar and a poplar body, maybe it would help if comparisons were made to these woods, at least I'd have a baseline to start from...

thanks a lot for the responses so far!

I have a basswood body Tele, and I can tell you that it sounds a bit brighter and more articulate than my friend's walnut Tele. I'm not saying his guitar sounds muddy or too mellow, just slightly different from mine.

I should point out that he has some weird pickups in there - we don't know what they are because there are no identifying marks. They seem to have a very high output. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they are part of the reason for the lack of clarity. I am betting if you put a more vintage voiced set of pups in there, it would sound a lot more like a normal Tele.

Take that for what it's worth. Good luck!

Thanks for the help!

My avatar is a walnut guitar. It's a Gibson LP Firebrand a.k.a. quot;The Paulquot;. It's a pretty dark sounding guitar (even with the ebony fretboard) and not very articulate and pretty dry. The sound is very quot;round.quot; The neck pup (Dimarzio Tone Zone) yields real woman tone while the bridge pup (Dimarzio Evolution) cuts nice w/o being spitty. To me it sounds much more like an SG than a quot;realquot; Les Paul. It's great for doing Angus.

quot;The Paulquot;s which I've played have been like mahogany only brighter and harsher sounding. Not as warm.

i've read that walnut has a real deep low end so its nice for basses, although i've also read it sounds nice in guitars. claro walnut's the best i guess but expensive because its used in high end guns.

There sexy looking bodies but unless you find a real good slab of wood they usually are pretty dull sounding, i say go for koa if u want that look but better sound

Thanks everyone, I think I'll pass on walnut.