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It would make zero sense to spend that kind of money without tone being really important. Big dollar cars need the horsepower to back up the looks. The same thing with guitars. As I recall when that R. Taylor was made, "Tree" was a $7000 upgrade or it was soon after.
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Of course the Tree sounds really nice. About as nice as any piece of quality mahogany out there, with or without fancy figure.
Spending more money on a musical instrument because it looks better is a taboo topic. It shouldn't be. |
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... for what it's worth... the top has a LOT less "run out" than the back and sides... run out being where the fibers in the wood run at an angle to the face of the wood and therefore reflect light differently... quilts being caused by the same thing... just sayin...
I find a huge difference between The Tree and other mahoganies I've used... my experience being about 30 Tree guitars including 2 otherwise identical guitars one LS/Brazilian and one LS/Tree built at the same time... the similarities were amazing. I do find that the "tortoise shell" sets do sound more Brazilian like than the sausage quilt. I assume it's the added density of the veins. Harv
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Assuming that some parts of the Tree sound like BRW indeed, there would be several alternatives from the rosewood family that would sound similar and cost way less. But of course it wouldn't look as fancy and be as unique as the Tree.
As for the run-out terminology, most lay people of course refer to the visible difference between the two parts of the top -- aka a two-tone top. |
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No one choses this as a tonal alternative to BRW. I have found it, to my ear to be a mahogany sound but with a lean towards rosewoods because of its density. I've handled more of this than most but I'm not a builder either. I got my Tree guitar in 1992 before most folks even knew about it.
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Having had four 'tree' guitars I'd agree with Jay - mahogany with "extras". Those of us who play accompaniment enjoy the controllable overtones of mahogany - but they are certainly not the rich blooms you get from good rosewood.
I also will easily admit to being fascinated by the figure and color. Similar fascination with koa - which has to be played to make sure it's not a dud. A great sounding koa that your eyes sink into - great combo. Tree combined with special tops - I lean toward redwood and cedars for colors - although the Baranik OM with tree and Colorado Blue Spruce is in a special sonic category - finding that special 'tree' guitar is one of those end of the rainbow discoveries.
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I have always loved that guitar (used in R Taylor's advertising).
Just not $15k worth of love, though. But it is GORGEOUS! |
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In case you didn't notice this in my nearby blog-thread:
These pics, taken today, are with the first of a probable 8 coats of varnish. |
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I thought my 2012 Limited Fall Edition sapele was about as good as it gets, but "the tree" looks even better. Congrats.
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I picked up some new boards myself this last week.
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As always, Jay...my eyes are popping out 👀
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