Rog, I would say you have multiple reasons not to use that back.
I always encourage people not to use grade B woods for their first guitar, unless they are really determined to do a bad job of it. The labor involved so outweighs the price difference of moving up a grade to a plain but well-cut set. And you add labor when you get the set with excessive runout and reaction wood. It's like a beginning player getting a guitar that is hard to play and sounds bad, because they expect not to play well at first.
Another $20 will get a far better cedar top. Another $35 will get a much better back and side set (good plain mahogany sets can still be had for $60-80).
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Last edited by Howard Klepper; 12-31-2015 at 01:02 PM.
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