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Old 12-27-2018, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ChalkLitIScream View Post
You pay thousands extra for the BRW for it's availability. Not for its tone. A BRW guitar won't sound 3k better than the same one with EIR. In fact, I'd argue the opposite. Now that brw is so rare, you're left with the scraps and all the great pieces have likely already been used
I agree with this assessment. It's scarce, so, you pay a lot more for a guitar made of scarce Brazilian rosewood. The tone might be better when compared to some other guitars or it might not be. Paying the big premium isn't any sort of guarantee.
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