Trevor, thanks again for letting me hang on to that for awhile.
Mike, Wenge is one of the most consistent looking and sounding woods I've come across. I've seen some EIR that is close to that color but most of it is more purple. Wenge has a distinctive appearance when you see it in person. The winter growth lines are dark coffee colored but the summer growth lines are more like coffee with cream.
To my ear and with the way I tend to build, EIR contributes more low overtone content while Wenge contributes more clarity on the low end and more articulation across the board. Wenge tone really does compare well with Brazilian, particularly on the high end. Not quite as dark as Brazilian on the low end but on the same street in the neighborhood.
Coincidentally, I'm stringing up another Wenge guitar today and a nylon string one next week. I'll update those threads when I get time.
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