[martingitdave]

I’m sure we all agree that their is no special magic in any of the tonewoods. The wood Martin is calling Guatemalan Rosewood is very pretty and sounds great to my ears. I owned a particularly sweet Dreadnought with VTS Adi and Guatemalan. However, I ultimately did not keep it because the tone was a bit too sweet for most of the playing I do. It didn’t have as much bass as my D-28 Marquis with EIR and almost too many overtones. It was very difficult to amplify. It was, however, excellent for finger style.

We have to remember that tonewoods are like the colors on a painter’s pallet. One color is not better, they are different. And sometimes, for a piece, only the most lush, rich or vibrant colors will do. Sometimes you just want basic primary colors to tell the story. Sometimes, a mixture of both.

Since I only keep 3 acoustic guitars at my house, I ultimately sold my most “lush” hue and kept the more “useful”, but lovely nonetheless, colors. :-)