3-piece vs. 2-piece vs. 1-piece

erech · Unread post by **erech** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:25 am

does the number of pieces of the back wood make a great amount of difference to the sound of the guitar, and if so how.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:33 am

I dont know, but I love 3 piece backs

HendrixWS · Unread post by **HendrixWS** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 2:06 pm

No it doesnt make a difference it's just asthetics. I love 3 pieces though.

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:21 pm

3 peice backs look so amazing to me.. They may make a slight difference, due to usually 3 peice backs are two species of wood..

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:44 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:3 peice backs look so amazing to me.. They may make a slight difference, due to usually 3 peice backs are two species of wood..

umm... not really.

and its very rare to find a 1 piece back.. in fact i dont really think they ever use them. easier to work with 2 pieces. youll notice that the tops are also 2 pieces. they bookmatch to find the best matches.

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:51 pm

shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:3 peice backs look so amazing to me.. They may make a slight difference, due to usually 3 peice backs are two species of wood..
umm... not really.

and its very rare to find a 1 piece back.. in fact i dont really think they ever use them. easier to work with 2 pieces. youll notice that the tops are also 2 pieces. they bookmatch to find the best matches.

Not really what? I didn't mention 1 peice backs, he did.. I think if you play the same guitar with a two peice back, then the same guitar with a 3 peice back, it'll sound slightly different due to the fact that there are two difference species of wood in a 3 peice back(in most cases that is)

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:01 pm

I like 2 peice backs.

You_Enjoy_Myself · Unread post by **You_Enjoy_Myself** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:02 pm

In an old magazine: "C.F Martin popularized the three-piece back as a way of using brazilian rosewood pieces that were too narrow to be part of a two-piece back, and too short to be sides"

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:26 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:
shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:3 peice backs look so amazing to me.. They may make a slight difference, due to usually 3 peice backs are two species of wood..
umm... not really.

and its very rare to find a 1 piece back.. in fact i dont really think they ever use them. easier to work with 2 pieces. youll notice that the tops are also 2 pieces. they bookmatch to find the best matches.
Not really what? I didn't mention 1 peice backs, he did.. I think if you play the same guitar with a two peice back, then the same guitar with a 3 peice back, it'll sound slightly different due to the fact that there are two difference species of wood in a 3 peice back(in most cases that is)

most of the time 3 piece backs are the same wood. its very rare to see different woods. in fact off the top of my head the DM3MD is the only one i can think of.

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:34 pm

shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:
shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:3 peice backs look so amazing to me.. They may make a slight difference, due to usually 3 peice backs are two species of wood..
umm... not really.

and its very rare to find a 1 piece back.. in fact i dont really think they ever use them. easier to work with 2 pieces. youll notice that the tops are also 2 pieces. they bookmatch to find the best matches.
Not really what? I didn't mention 1 peice backs, he did.. I think if you play the same guitar with a two peice back, then the same guitar with a 3 peice back, it'll sound slightly different due to the fact that there are two difference species of wood in a 3 peice back(in most cases that is)
most of the time 3 piece backs are the same wood. its very rare to see different woods. in fact off the top of my head the DM3MD is the only one i can think of.

I know what you mean.. i've seen a few guitars with different woods as the back, however. so eh, whatever, i know if it is different species of wood, it will sound different..

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:36 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:
shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:
shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:3 peice backs look so amazing to me.. They may make a slight difference, due to usually 3 peice backs are two species of wood..
umm... not really.

and its very rare to find a 1 piece back.. in fact i dont really think they ever use them. easier to work with 2 pieces. youll notice that the tops are also 2 pieces. they bookmatch to find the best matches.
Not really what? I didn't mention 1 peice backs, he did.. I think if you play the same guitar with a two peice back, then the same guitar with a 3 peice back, it'll sound slightly different due to the fact that there are two difference species of wood in a 3 peice back(in most cases that is)
most of the time 3 piece backs are the same wood. its very rare to see different woods. in fact off the top of my head the DM3MD is the only one i can think of.
I know what you mean.. i've seen a few guitars with different woods as the back, however. so eh, whatever, i know if it is different species of wood, it will sound different..

oooooooooooh thats what you meant???!!? i thought you meant most 3 piece back guitars had different woods..

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:40 am

shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:
shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:
shane wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:3 peice backs look so amazing to me.. They may make a slight difference, due to usually 3 peice backs are two species of wood..
umm... not really.

and its very rare to find a 1 piece back.. in fact i dont really think they ever use them. easier to work with 2 pieces. youll notice that the tops are also 2 pieces. they bookmatch to find the best matches.
Not really what? I didn't mention 1 peice backs, he did.. I think if you play the same guitar with a two peice back, then the same guitar with a 3 peice back, it'll sound slightly different due to the fact that there are two difference species of wood in a 3 peice back(in most cases that is)
most of the time 3 piece backs are the same wood. its very rare to see different woods. in fact off the top of my head the DM3MD is the only one i can think of.
I know what you mean.. i've seen a few guitars with different woods as the back, however. so eh, whatever, i know if it is different species of wood, it will sound different..
oooooooooooh thats what you meant???!!? i thought you meant most 3 piece back guitars had different woods..

Yeah, i meant 3 peice backs are made with different wood, they will sound different.. not that the 3 peices would make the difference in sound

nugsta25 · Unread post by **nugsta25** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 8:41 pm

my d35, which has a 3 piece back, is all the same wood.

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 9:11 pm

nugsta25 wrote:my d35, which has a 3 piece back, is all the same wood.

Yes, all brazillian rosewood :wink:

Oahu · Unread post by **Oahu** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 12:49 am

Taylor did a 600 and a 700 series that have alternating maple and cocobolo. I've got a 710 (see the sig) and they sound really nice and complex. They also can be had for a fair price.

I've seen Smaller Luthiers do multiple piece backs up to 9, they have a fan effect, but very cool.

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