Quencho092
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Spruce or brazilian rosewood?
Highest quality wood for good acoustic tone
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Gearjoneser
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Re: Highest quality wood for good acoustic tone
Solid Sitka or Engleman spruce top, solid rosewood back, with mahogany neck and either a rosewood or ebony fretboard. That combination, IMO, is the best
I'm starting to like Cedar tops on Mahogany backs as well, like some of the Taylors.
Most rosewood nowadays is Indian Rosewood, and I've come to love it's tone more than mahogany backs. Mahogany is brighter and punchier, but Indian Rosewood is punchy and warm and bigger sounding.
Solid Sitka or Engleman spruce top, solid rosewood back, with mahogany neck and either a rosewood or ebony fretboard. That combination, IMO, is the best
I'm starting to like Cedar tops on Mahogany backs as well, like some of the Taylors.
Most rosewood nowadays is Indian Rosewood, and I've come to love it's tone more than mahogany backs. Mahogany is brighter and punchier, but Indian Rosewood is punchy and warm and bigger sounding.
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seafoamer
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Re: Highest quality wood for good acoustic tone
another real popular combo is spruce top w/ maple back & sides.
Curly said:
another real popular combo is spruce top w/ maple back & sides.
dystrust
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Re: Highest quality wood for good acoustic tone
Definitely a spruce top. My current favorite acoustic is my Guild D-40 with mahogany back/sides and a rosewood fingerboard. As much as I love this guitar, I must admit that I've been GASing for a D-55 with rosewood back/sides and ebony fingerboard. Obviously pre-Fender... I don't care at all for Guilds since the buyout.
Definitely a spruce top. My current favorite acoustic is my Guild D-40 with mahogany back/sides and a rosewood fingerboard. As much as I love this guitar, I must admit that I've been GASing for a D-55 with rosewood back/sides and ebony fingerboard. Obviously pre-Fender... I don't care at all for Guilds since the buyout.
