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Old 06-21-2010, 10:25 AM
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I have been played cedar/rosewood for 15 years,and always feel great with
the sound of this guitar. Till I have new guitar german spruce/euro maple,
now I feel my cedar is too warm and stiff !! So I have to tune 1step down.
I also have Ovation concert classic sitka spruce and feel it's too bright for my ear.
german/maple sound nice and bell like.
Last,I wish to have cedar/maple for the next guitar.
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:03 PM
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obviously very dependent on the builder......but, I'd like to play a Madagascar/Engelmann (on the softer side of the spectrum) very lightly built.
I have a feeling that combination would maintain very good focus and still have enough warmth to please my ear. Plus, with the right aesthetics, it would be gorgeous. My Goodall 12 fretter is that combination, so I know what the general body size and wood combination sounds like with steel strings....
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Old 06-21-2010, 08:56 PM
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Has anyone tried cherry for the back and sides? My Renaissance nylon uses cherry, but given that it is a non-traditional guitar, I am wondering how it sounds on a classical classical.
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Old 06-22-2010, 05:36 AM
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My experience is with classicals only.
If I were to have only one guitar, it would be a European Spruce/Rosewood guitar, but I also like a cedar topped for different reasons.


But I think the woods tell very little about how a guitar sounds.
Of course a Spruce will be diferent from a Cedar topped, but I seriously think the builder has SO MUCH more influence on the guitar sound then the wood combo itself. Especially if we are talking about back and sides wood.

All that being said, my favorite guitar up to now had a European Spruce top and Macacauba back and sides.
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