Tone is the Holy Grail of every guitarist, and I’m discovering that finding your own unique sound, voice, or tone is a right of passage for the guitarist. Acoustic or electric, every guitar exhibits a natural tone. Construction technique and materials contribute to the natural tone of the instrument, its timbre, its ability to resonate and create foreplay in the ear. In my youth I remember my music teacher praising the timbre of my violin, and forty-five years later I finally understand what she had meant. After a year of research and study, I came to appreciate the timbre of semi-hollow body electric guitars and found a Gibson CS-356 waiting for me in Louisville, Colorado. I’ll save the details of that adventure for another…