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Old 12-09-2013, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Ted @ LA Guitar Sales View Post
Well that's not it of course, many folks love the tone of current CF guitars and if they were more popular there would be many variations just like there are in wood guitars.

IMO it has to do with material costs and manufacturing difficulty. A builder can buy the materials needed to build three Rosewood/Spruce Dreadnoughts for the cost of the materials needed to make one Rainsong. And while just about anyone can put together a guitar kit from Martin, the same can't be said for a carbon fiber guitar.
They are priced in the same range as good quality wood guitars, so cost to the buyer is about the same. Buyers seem more than willing to pay more for upgraded materials on wood guitars. I think everyone gets the durability thing, just not willing to trade off sound to get it.
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