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11-04-2019, 01:38 PM
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Typically, sitka is perceived to produce a bit more headroom, and hold up better under a more aggressive attack, while producing a more fundamental tone. Englemann tends to be a bit softer of a wood, and to be a bit more responsive with more "sparkle" and overtones.
In reality, specimens from both varieties can overlap a fair amount, so an individual specimen might lean more one way than the other. Here's an article about it by Dana Bourgeois: https://bourgeoisguitars.net/tonewoods-htm/
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11-04-2019, 03:03 PM
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If you're a heavy handed strummer go for the Sitka. Engelmann has lots of complex overtones that get lost in the sonic windstorm when strummed hard.
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11-04-2019, 03:03 PM
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I believe engelman is generally considered to be more responsive, generally better for finger style, etc.
But, as someone already pointed out this can be a generalization that does not always hold true.
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11-04-2019, 03:53 PM
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I thought I would like Englemann. It came on my Eastman 822, but it really didnt please me. it sounded too simple and plain, which was weird bc I expected there to be more overtones and such.
The baked sitka on my 614 sounds wonderful though, and love it for fingerstyle! Dont go overboard on generalizations, especially bc the 2 spruces are so close in physical properties.
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