TaylorForum Guitar (Phase II) - Maple

[J.R. Rogers]

Which would you prefer among these combinations

[Jim Tozier]

I voted for cedar--go figure! :)

[J.R. Rogers]

I'd like to hear Maple/Maple, personally. For years I played on an Epiphone PR-7e Maple/Maple guitar that I really enjoyed. It didn't have the best projection in the world, but the sound was pretty sweet for a Korean laminate guitar. Back in the early-mid 90's I think everyone used one of these guitars on MTV unplugged. They're all birdseye maple guitars with a jumbo Les Paul shaped body and a florentine cutaway. A month ago I gave the guitar a new life by passing this trusty old axe on to a promising young guitarist, who undoubtedly is using it every day. I'd love to have a Taylor all-maple guitar to replace it.

So come on! Vote maple/maple! :lol:

J.R.

[barkley_01007]

I'm with JR on this one....all maple JUMBO :) :) :)


Daren
310-KCE
412-M

[cpmusic]

A maple top could be interesting, but only if it's solid. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of a solid maple top, just laminated ones, even on expensive hollow-body electrics.

I still want maple and cedar, though, as that's what started this thing in the first place.

[GoManGo]

Cmon' Ceeeedarrrrrrrr!!!!
I think that Maple back and side guitars tend to be more acoustically transparent, when compared to other tonewoods, due to their "low velocity of sound and a high degree of internal damping". Sounds good so far doesn't it? Anyhow, the way I understand it is that a Maple body allows the tonal characteristics of the top, such as Sitka Spruce, and Engelmann Spruce to be heard without the addition of "extraneous" coloration from the body. This may actually even serve to highten some of the overtones originating from the top. But what if the top isn't producing any overtones or colors? The colors produced by Sitka, Engelmann, Adirondack, Cedar, Redwood would potentially be highlighted by Maple...as the Maple itself by definition is neutral. Placing a Maple top on a Maple body...I think it will result in a downright flat sounding acoustic guitar. An electric Maple solid body on the other hand works because it is amplified at high sound pressure and of course its solid.
Perhaps, an all Maple Taylor might sound OK amplified but as an acoustic...I'm not so sure.

I'm intriqued by the potential of Cedar/ Maple. Lots of brilliance and sustain, exceptional clarity, and focused bass is what I'm hoping for.

Vote Cedar!

:)

[david_m]

I've never played an all maple acoustic, but my guess would be that it would sound pretty awful. My guess would be zero projection and zero bass response. Of coure I could be completely wrong.

I would definitely prefer to hear a cedar top / maple body guitar. I've wanted to play one for quite some time, but I've never even seen one much less played one.

David

[worshipvertical]

Ok I won;t be @ Taylorstock but........
Maple/Maple


maple, maple, maple, maple!:)