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Old 10-13-2018, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jaymarsch View Post
One of the nicest 00s I have ever played was a Pao Ferro and Italian Spruce guitar by Dana Bourgeois. It definitely sounded in the rosewood ballpark.
It was warm and clear with nice overtone content and a focused sound that 00s can have. I think it is a wood worth checking out in the right hands.

Caveat - it has more to do with the luthier than the woods IMHO.

Best,
Jayne
Bourgeois uses pao rosewood, not pau ferro. I confirmed with someone at Bourgeois that they’re not the same wood on the now extinct Bourgeois forum. It also doesn’t look like Brazilian or EI rosewood. I have two Bourgeois guitars with pao rosewood, one of which is an 00 with an Italian top. I totally agree with you regarding how good it sounds.
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