Luthier Sets

Luthier sets are fundamental to building guitars. Oregon Wild Wood currently offers over 2,500 luthier sets. The luthier sets you select will determine the cost, sound, weight playability and appearance of your guitar. Some of the finest wood for luthier sets comes from the US Pacific NW. When selecting luthier sets, don't settle for anything but the best.

Click on the photos below to see over 2,500 luthier sets currently available.

More about Luthier Sets

Guitars vary greatly in sound, look and playability. Different designs, quality of craftsmanship, electronics and choice of luthier sets make them sound, look and feel different from one another. It's the luthiers' goal to combine the best of these elements to create the next masterpiece. Our task is seeking and offering the finest luthier sets available to make that goal a reality.

Great Wood = Great Guitar

Luthier sets are tonewood. Tonewood is the term generally used to designate wood with desirable and consistent resonant qualities, fundamental to good luthier sets. The visual appeal and weight of tonewood for luthier sets are also important factors. Each tonewood species and cut has its own unique characters that effect luthier sets.

• The grain structure of luthier sets effect the tone of your guitar
• The wood density of luthier sets effect the tone and weight of your guitar
• The wood colors, patterns, figuring and chatoyance of luthier sets effect the appearance of your guitar
• The sap viability of luthier sets effects the tonal quality of your guitar
• The way the wood of the luthier sets is cured will effect the tone, look, and structural stability of your guitar
• The amount it's played will effect the tone of your guitar (the more, the better)

We consider the finest luthier sets to be those with superior projection and sustain.  Luthier sets should not have weak or bright spots within the tonal range. Many of the wood species from the US Pacific NW meet these criteria, and more. Luthier sets from some Pacific NW woods were well known by luthiers, but others, like Myrtlewood, Claro, Franquette & Bastogne Walnut, Port Orford Cedar, Redwood, Pistachio, Olive, Osage Orange and Douglas Fir are just now gaining notoriety.

Oregon Wild Wood offers the following luthier sets:

• Luthier sets for solid body guitar woods
• Luthier sets for hollow body guitar woods
• Luthier sets for acoustic guitar back & side sets
• Luther sets for bass guitar top sets
• Luthier sets for acoustic guitar back and sides
• Luther sets for guitar soundboards
• Luthier sets for beginners
• Luthier sets for master luthiers

Make your next guitar one of a kind. Every luthier set sold by OregonWildWood is visually unique and distinctive - even luthier sets within the same species vary greatly in color, contrast and figuring. You'll find the largest online selection of luthier sets available and each is unique. We strive to provide luthier sets that are exotic, beautiful, unique and tonally superior. Each luthier set is individually pictured giving you the opportunity to choose the perfect one for your next guitar.

Healthy forests are vital to all of us, for many reasons. We must preserve these precious resources for future generations. To that end, Oregon Wild Wood strives to provide luthier sets only from salvaged wood, trunks and stumps left behind from old timber harvests, trees that have died and/or must be removed, trees from commercial groves that become unproductive, and even wood salvaged from old buildings and structures. Your next guitar can be a source of pride in yet another way.

Click on the links above to select the perfect luthier sets for you. Contact us if you would like more information to help decide which luthier sets right for you. At Oregon Wild Wood, our mission is to improve the sound (and beauty and playability) of your next guitar!