LOWDEN - Search for a better recording guitar

[Mattseed]

Thanks guys, I take al your points onboard. Still nobody has chipped in regarding Ebony as a back and sides wood......and also with an Alpine Spruce top too.?

I can't work out how good Ebony would be ?

Matthew

[strumbringer]

Ebony is great sounding IME - but it is known for having a good amount of bass, almost as much as rosewood but with a bit more clarity in the upper mids.

Here's what Taylor says https://www.taylorguitars.com/guitar...macassar-ebony

Here's what Lowden says:
https://youtu.be/lov_ystdnUA?t=138

I still recommend treating your room before you decide what you want, assuming you haven't already, and I would lean toward koa, mahogany or even sapele or malaysian/australian blackwood (not African) since you want to limit overtones.

[SpruceTop]

How about a Taylor with a spruce top and mahogany or maple back and sides in the model of your choice?

[rick-slo]

Originally Posted by strumbringer

Ebony is great sounding IME - but it is known for having a good amount of bass, almost as much as rosewood but with a bit more clarity in the upper mids.

Here's what Taylor says https://www.taylorguitars.com/guitar...macassar-ebony

Here's what Lowden says:
https://youtu.be/lov_ystdnUA?t=138

I still recommend treating your room before you decide what you want, assuming you haven't already, and I would lean toward koa, mahogany or even sapele or malaysian/australian blackwood (not African) since you want to limit overtones.

Macassar ebony doesn't rumble. It has a clearer and more focused bass than the rosewoods and can have good volume when pushed. All other factors being equal of course.