Hey Sully and other guitar builders - a question

[eakinj]

Does the direction of the grain have any affect at all on the tone or sustain on a guitar?

The reason I ask is I am used to seeing pictures of guitars with the grain going the length of the body. I just saw a pic of a guitar where the grain was diagonal.

My honest guess is this would have no affect on the sound, sustain etc And even if it did, it probably isn’t enough that 99% of the people on the planet would even noticed - but it looked like an oddity to me, so I thought I would ask. I'm used to hearing how every single thing on the planet affects the tone, etc, so.. I'm asking

[sean1197]

wow thats wierd im guessing it would the diagonal grain should slow the sound resonation down wat model guitar was it
that has to look awful though any pics?

[Bengal65]

As long as you hold the guitar so that the wood grain is parallel with the floor, you would be OK. With the grain parallel with the floor no tone change would occur. You might have to be a contortionist is play the guitar however.

[sully]

Honestly, I highly doubt anyone would notice a difference. Sounds like it needed to be painted a solid color!

sully