No science, just guess

[Fernando Esteves]

Hey folks, how are you?
On your own builds, specially acoustics, how much do you put in the planning the species of wood you will use, sound wise?
How much % of the guitar tone you think comes from the back and how much do you stress picking the species?

And soundboard, do you separate the subspecies of Spruce for tone or go for what is easier accessible to you?

[Barry Daniels]

Personally I like resonant woods for all parts. I want the wood to ring when I wrap my buckle on a node. So I tend to go with some type of rosewood or mahogany back & sides, and old spruce for the top (high stiffness / low weight). Any subdivision further makes little difference sonically, more a cosmetic issue. How you build with it is where the magic happens.