African Blackwood - Silly Money?

[Kevin A]

Originally Posted by mutley2209

i'm curious as to the tone you can achieve with African Blackwood and say a master grade spruce top?

Great Clarity, 'warm'-sounding, definite 'rosewood' tone.

ABW & Italian Spruce jumbo:

[dekutree64]

Originally Posted by mmasters

Here's Tony McManus playing my german/blackwood guitar, it sounds much less stiff and more musical now than in the clip. I love the tone either way. Paul McGill is the builder.
http://www.tab-guitar-school.co.jp/T.../Chalaneru.mp3

Adirondack/Brazilian and Euro/Blackwood are my favorite wood combinations.

Thanks for posting that! I have a short clip of that same recording that I found somewhere, and always wished I had the full song, but didn't know how to find it. One of my favorite classical guitar tones I've heard.