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Originally Posted by Cavez
.....Cool, perhaps I'm off re sound description of this wood combo. How would you describe it?
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I would say it is more a question of the underlying guitar design than the wood combination.
I have two A models McIlroys, an A25 and an A30, they share the characteristic open sound, responsive, good sustain, but sound quite different to me.
The A25 is Cedar/Walnut, and for me this works very well in a McIlroy, warm with nice lush ringing harmonics, even noticeable in the bass notes that are particularly well defined. Great for fingerstyle, I tend to leave it a lot in DADGAD.
The A30 is Sitka/EIR and is definitely more versatile. It requires a stronger attack to show it’s capability. Still plenty of nice overtones but less so than the cedar topped guitar. If I had to state one attribute that stands out it is the bell like nature of the trebles.
Have a listen - better than words can describe:
http://rods-music.caoulet.com/music/...y Daisy 1c.mp3