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Have just added a Lakewood M-14 to the household. Cedar over mahogany (actually sapele).
Very pleased with the Lakewood in all regards. I'm a fan of cedar tops. I have two others, one with walnut and one with rosewood. I have tried a variety of strings, and now more or less stick with PB, usually Elixir nanos. The Lakewood came with Elixirs, which to my ears suit it quite well. ..
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I had a cedar/hog Tak EG10ce that I wish I had never sold. It was a great axe that didn't break up under my heavy right hand strumming.
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When it's time to change strings on the new Lakewood, I may give the JPs a shot. ..
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Another really great cedar combination I owned was a Goodall - cedar and curly maple - that was really a sweet guitar - just so much overtone that it was a little too sweet for my taste...Tim's is "just right" for my ears
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Cedar/hog - nice surprise with Alvarez
Hi - my first post, good to be on board... I've recently discovered the pleasures of a cedar top and hog sides and back. I bought a (barely) used Alverez cutaway dread AD62SC - a real find(especially here in England), great guitar. This has these woods and wow does it throw out the sound, there's something very crisp and clear about the tone. Very good contrast to my Taylor DN3 (spruce and sapele).
I also just noticed recently how cedar/hog is popular and very effective in good quality pro classical guitars, having played a few in the local music store the other day (plan to take my first steps in classical sometime soon). Cedar sounded nicer than spruce to me in the examples I tried. |
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Mmmm..mmmmmm. \mə-ˈhä-gə-nē\ Looove mahogany. The combo can sound great. Can sound like crap. Depends on who built the guitar, the individual guitar, and what the person playing it likes to hear.
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It was Cedar,Mahogany for my first Guitar....
First, I am a noob to guitar period! Purchased my first one just a few months ago.
I had asked many others who played guitar what guitar I should select as my first one. Advice varied but a consistent thread seemed to bind them all together. That was to purchase a guitar that you love the sound of primarily and then one you like the looks of. Everyone said it would be easier to play a guitar you like and enjoy. I looked for months, listened to many various guitars some within my budget and some way over! That said I chose a Takamine EF340SCGN Cedar/Mahogany and I love it. The warm tone is excellent and secondly.... as a bonus, I like the looks too! If I had to do it over again I'd make the same choice!
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cedar/mahogany is exactly my guitar...i can't be happier. each tone is expressed with a clarity and balanced frequencies, high responsiveness and beautiful "woody" sound. a few months ago i played OM cedar/rosewood, came to me similar in sound, maybe less bassy but it might be because of a smaller body than my GA
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Does Goodall or Santa Cruz make cedar/mahogany guitars? Any comments?
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I have a Cedar/Mahogany guitar that is crisp and warm sounding! I guess the builder will bring out the best of both woods...
It’s all up to what your ear tells you.
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It is featured on several of my YTC vids with just the laptop mic. I think the body size works good with hog and the cedar really complements it and balances the rich overtones normally associated with Goodall. I tried the GC eir/eng first before I decided on this size and wood combo which had a better bottom end. Enjoy the journey, noledog
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"Expecting"
Hello Everyone - I'm expecting the delivery (in April) of a Carvin AC375, on which I specified a Western Red Cedar top with Mahogany back and sides. I'm very happy to have read so many wonderful comments about this combination of woods. I currently play a Taylor 612, which has an Sitka Spruce top and flamed maple back a sides. I love the way this guitar sounds, which is very bright; but hope that the new one will have a more mellow and/or warmer tone. I will be sure to post my observations when I've had the chance to play the new one for a while. - Joe Frame
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I'm 5 days into my Stonebridge c/m OM, and am loving discovering the huge variety of tones I'm able to coax out of the cute little thing.
I'm absolutely bowled over by it.
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A borrowed Fylde Orsino - cedar mahogany (dread-ish shape though a little smaller than some, and slightly tighter waisted)), double tracked - one strummed, one fingerpicked with a bit of flatpicking thrown in -
https://www.box.com/shared/ssye3vy43i This is fairly representative of it's sound. I own a cedar/mahogany Fylde Ariel (small 12fret guitar) and a cedar/mahogany Lowden S10 (small body). Both lovely guitars, and each sounds different from the Orsino. I do like the cedar/mahogany sound, but also v much like cedar/rosewood as in my Lowden O25 and Fylde Custom Alexander. Keith |