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What affects electric guitar tone? An experiment | Jim Lill

Jim Lill · Explainer · 12 min · 2022 · YouTube title: Tested: Where Does The Tone Come From In An Electric Guitar?
Why it's here

Cited as a fun, experimental debunking of tonewood claims that shows electronics dominate electric guitar sound.

What it covers

Guitarist Jim Lill methodically tests what in an electric guitar affects its tone, swapping parts on a partscaster and even trying a 2x4 body. He finds that wood and construction matter far less than people assume.