I had a Taylor Pallet in my collection for a few years featuring Oak from an old pallet for the back and sides along with Pine from a pallet for the top, and it was rather amazing given the materials. Tonally it was closest to my Maple/Spruce 614ce but not as much headroom thanks to the soundboard. I also spent some time with an Oak/Sitka Go Guitars travel guitar that had similar Maple like clarity but given the size the back and sides don't have that much affect on tone.
So, based on my very limited experience with Oak I would say it's closest to Maple but I'm guessing the tone could be different from other builders.
Last edited by Ted @ LA Guitar Sales; 07-25-2014 at 02:42 PM.
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