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ChatGPT - neck wood choices - Young’s modulus - gigapascals, GPa

Steve_Karl

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I've been having an off and on chat with ChatGPT about the science behind wood choices for necks - shaft and fret board -
and also chambered bodies and different lam tops - and how these different choices 'might' have an impact on
'perceived' tone.

I can't guarantee the accuracy of any of this information but it has been educational, to me - and has caused me to
think about wood choices with more clarity than I've had in the past.
Maybe you'll find this interesting - and also maybe you'll want to correct some of the information.

Shared ChatGPT links always link to the end of the discussion so you'll have to scroll back up to the beginning.

ChatGPT - Wood Choices
 

I can't guarantee the accuracy of any of this information

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AI is always interesting to me, love it or hate it

And you asked it some interesting questions, but the problem with using Chat GPT to make an "informed" decision is that it doesn't "know" anything; it just gobbles up whatever garbage that it finds around the internet (along with some good/legitimate info/data) and then regurgitates it into a concise, authoritative sounding snippet.

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the problem with using Chat GPT to make an "informed" decision is that it doesn't "know" anything; it just gobbles up whatever garbage that it finds around the internet (along with some good/legitimate info/data) and then regurgitates it into a concise, authoritative sounding snippet.

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In my experience it has been a bit more selective than that - in that it attempts to weed out the garbage. Sometimes it's not as effective as it could be - when it comes to being accurate - but I suspect it is improving with time and continued training by it's 'human' team.
The "concise" part I totally appreciate. The "authoritative" part, in my opinion, is just caused by good language and composition skills caused by good training.
 
So - finally after a few days - did anyone find anything in the ChatGPT discussion that they'd call false or inaccurate?
 
That's a really interesting discussion. I wonder to what extent the differences in tone between various neck (shaft or fretboard) woods would be audible when playing through effects + amp, with other instruments and perhaps vocals? If the differences are audible in the mix, how much of the difference could be dialed in or out with amp/effect controls anyway?

I guess what I mean is that it seems reasonable to expect different woods, or other materials, to affect guitar tone, but by how much? I'm not asking in a dismissive way, I'm genuinely curious.

The types of "shoot-out" videos that Aaron does with things like different neck woods often leave me hearing no difference. Even if that's just down to the inadequacy of my speakers or my middle-aged ears, I'm usually left thinking that anything non-electric in an electric guitar makes a pretty trivial difference, one that pales in comparison to what can be done with the electronics.

I'm in the process of thinking about a new partscaster build, pending something new to be announced soon for the Warmoth soloist line, and when I consider neck wood options I'm thinking only of feel, aesthetics, and cost.
 
So - finally after a few days - did anyone find anything in the ChatGPT discussion that they'd call false or inaccurate?
it's all wildly subjective - how does one prove any of it is true or false? who can prove any particular species of wood is "punchy" sounding (and what does that even mean)
 
it's all wildly subjective - how does one prove any of it is true or false? who can prove any particular species of wood is "punchy" sounding (and what does that even mean)
I can tell you that a 2x4 is very "punchy" when contacting my noggin!
 
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