TAKE THE LISTENING CHALLENGE !
In short:
Listen to the audio ↑
Go to the survey to answer the questions.
Leave your e-mail address in the survey to receive the full video (audio+visual)
NOTE: The survey will remain online for 2 weeks and will close on 26.06.2017
Learn more :
In addition to the wood used for the top plate, many people consider that the tonewoods used for back and sides, bridge, fingerboard and neck also contribute to the sound of a guitar.
For this listening challenge a video was made in which several guitars, made from different wood species, were recorded and assembled into one fluent musical piece.
In this challenge you will first hear the audio track from the video.
Once you have completed the survey you will receive the full video (audio+visual) where you can see the guitars being played and discover which woods they are made from.
Click on the Youtube link (https://youtu.be/GhssVjSsBKs / audio only) and listen carefully to the music and the sound of the guitars.
Please try to use high quality headphones or audio equipment.
Some of the guitars are made from traditionally used tropical tonewoods like rosewood, ebony, mahogany and Spanish Cedar. Other guitars are made from local and non-commonly used non-tropical wood species.
All guitars are of the same model. They all have European spruce tops, the same bracing pattern and the same strings. They are recorded with a flat EQ. No audio editing or effects are added.
After listening please go to this survey: https://surveymonkey.com/r/T8Z6STH to answer questions such as:
- How many guitars did you perceive ?
- How many of the perceived guitars are made from non-tropical wood species.
From the survey you can go back to the audio to listen as often as you wish.
Only answers send via the survey will be accepted.
Please leave your e-mail address in the survey if you want to stay updated.
THANKS for participating in this test !
NOTE: The survey will remain online for 2 weeks and will close on 26.06.2017