Megs Guide To Acoustic Guitar Tonewoods - Spruce, Mahogany, Koa & More!

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@davidwilliams7552 Ай бұрын

I can't describe how beautiful the overtones are on a good spruce top rosewood back sides guitar. Just a simple chord is so complex and beautiful acoustically and with a little chorus it becomes magical.

@panthadeepmazumdar9410 6 ай бұрын

Beautifully explained.. All confusions cleared in a single video🙏

@cherianmathew5401 5 ай бұрын

Explained well and constructed superbly.

@ronakhroy 3 ай бұрын

Hi Meg thank you so much for explaining that. I have been playing guitar for a while but did not know about this. It’s really informative video. Ta. 😊

@O_Towne_Bear 2 жыл бұрын

After listening to Megan for some time (via these informative vids) and thinking about how I play (most always with fingers, not pic) I am a Mahogany/Rosewood back and sides with Ceder top kinda guy. Thank you, Megan. Cheers!

@grayaj23 2 жыл бұрын

You said Adirondack correctly.

@MumboMaya 8 ай бұрын

I just bought my first guitar it's a Tanglewood TWBB OE Blackbird Folk, electro acoustic.

@roywarriner8441 2 жыл бұрын

Gibson/Epiphone Doves have maple sides and back as well. I find it makes the guitar sound brighter rather than warmer.

@ParaBellum2024 2 жыл бұрын

Nice clear explanation, Meg. I prefer Engelmann spruce to Sitka (on my four Crafter guitars), with their mahogany, rosewood and maple backs/sides making for different sounds and responses. The maple one is loud, with little variation whereas the others respond more dynamically. I have a great Tanglewood solid spruce/solid rosewood dreadnought, but my go-to for vocal accompaniment is a Crafter GAE-8, spruce/mahogany guitar.

@romeovelasco4151 2 жыл бұрын

I love your presentation, so informative and pretty and way you play. Taylor should be proud of you...

@jameshowland7393 6 ай бұрын

You pronounced Adirondack perfectly!

@GRBAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, interesting explanation and demo comparison thankyou.

@davidwilliams7552 Ай бұрын

We have some interesting timbers for guitar in Australia including bunya pine, hoop pine, blackwood.

@JaWs738 2 ай бұрын

Your string for the mahogany need to do some waxing as the squeeking sound hurts the play. I still prefer brazilian rose wood or cocobolo for the sides and back paired with Solid Ardirondack top.

@karengayle9331 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched this subject on guitar builder's but you added a few things from a players use perspective

@ryannoel8978 2 жыл бұрын

Play a Martin 00015m mahogany no complaints

@joesegretto6689 2 ай бұрын

Where does black walnut fit in these categories

@patricknelson1471 Жыл бұрын

spruce will always be no1

@ArapuniWizard 11 ай бұрын

This lady knows her wood!

@woodandmetal3107 Ай бұрын

Very nice video. Gotta love them all.

@__Rob Жыл бұрын

Which do you think is a mellower and warmer topwood, koa or flamed maple? (The models I'm looking at both have mahogany back and sides).

@michealjoseph9943 Жыл бұрын

Koa should be warmer than maple. Flame maple is usually veneer or layered. Koa can be either solid or veneer or layered. Do your research to make sure your getting what you want.

@jameslowther772 Жыл бұрын

Megan is the best 🖤🎸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@davidwilliams7552 Ай бұрын

Very informative thank you. One can clearly hear how the mahogany blends sounds together in a warm mellow way, whereas the rosewood/spruce articulated notes more clearly and shimmers beautifully with so many rich overtones.

@IndigoJo Жыл бұрын

Do they really use Port Orford cedar (another name for Lawson cypress) as a guitar top wood? Nearly always it's western red cedar. Lowden use it a lot, as does Furch. Mahogany and a lot of other tropical hardwood species are in fact evergreen. It tends to be temperate hardwoods like maple which are deciduous. Lots of builders make solid back and sides walnut guitars. Not just very high-end either; again, Furch, and Taylor's American Dream guitars include some with solid walnut. Laminates are associated with cheap guitars and they use all sorts of woods.