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Old 03-01-2012, 08:15 AM
montydog montydog is offline
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Default Cedar vs Sitka Spruce top for fingerstyle

Hi,

I'm looking to get a second acoustic guitar for fingerstyle which I'm really getting into. It's the big half century birthday this summer so I'm hoping to get the purchase past "The Boss".

I like the wider neck of the Masterbilt EF 500 RCCE which comes with a cedar top and rosewood back and sides. How would you describe any tonal differences between spruce and cedar tops? Is the cedar/rosewood combination likely to make for a good fingerstyle guitar? Bear in mind that I can't get to any of these guitars to play them it so I'm relying on forum members who own or have played similar instruments.

Thanks for any input

Alan
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