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08-18-2017, 04:11 PM
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Rosewood embraces you like a fatherly (or motherly) figure. Ovangkol pulls no punches and gets in you face. The guitar that has stayed with me the longest is an ovangkol b&s guitar.
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08-18-2017, 05:08 PM
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Rosewood and Mahogany are the kings of guitar backs. I'd take walnut over ovangkol. I'd take maple over ovangkol too.
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08-18-2017, 08:24 PM
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Never mind - I already responded to this......
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08-19-2017, 01:50 AM
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I just bought a Taylor 458e-R 12 string. The 400 series has now both choices of B&S. I preferred the IR over the Ovangkol 458. Ovangkol sounded brighter and less depth. I can't say that I didn't like the Ovangkol 458, it has a voice of it's own.
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11-29-2017, 07:23 PM
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I have my bourgeois AT vintage d now for 7-8 months . it's constructed with hide glue and the sound with the ovangkol back and sides is amazing , it has the midrange of a mahogany dread and the highs and lows that are comparible with a rosewood dread . Still happy i went with ovangkol . The only dilemma i have now is : I have a country boy deluxe ( adi/mahogany ) bourgeois and i have a chance to trade it against a AT vintage D adi/cocobolo . Now i have 2 different dreads and with 2 Aged Tone 28 style guitars it is maybe a bit much of the same thing ?
 What would you do ??
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11-29-2017, 09:16 PM
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I don't prefer specific woods, I evaluate them once they've become a guitar.
I don't advise people on which guitar I've never played, they should buy. This is a very similar question.
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11-30-2017, 07:43 AM
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I did a tour of Taylor's factory and I specifically remember hearing that Ovankol is a "stinky" wood to work with. Haven't been able to forget it.
On a serious note, Ovankol sounds, and looks, awesome. My buddy has a 2014 426ce and I love to play it. However, I played a 414ce-r the other day and fell in love. It just sounded like an ideal guitar. A large portion of high end acoustic guitars, through history and today, use a spruce top with rosewood back and sides. I don't like to fall in line and go with everyone else but they may be onto something. +1 Rosewood
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