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07-08-2003, 05:32 PM
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I have two Cedar topped guitars, a Goodall GC with Maple b/s and a Lowden jumbo with Mahogany b/s. They are both very warm and rich sounding, but with superb presence and note seperation. I love Cedar.
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07-08-2003, 05:51 PM
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I was perfectly happy with my Sitka/IR Rosewood until I absently happened to pick up a Cedar/Koa K14 one day just killing some time. Man, that ended up being an expensive way to kill some time, but an incredible guitar. IMHO, it sounds the way a 70 year old Adirondack topped OM should sound.
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07-08-2003, 08:44 PM
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Generally speaking, cedar is warmer than spruce, but part of that may be due to its broken-in tone when new, while spruce (especially Sitka) will take some time to reach its full potential. Cedar also seems to be more responsive to a light touch. On the flip side, it has less headroom and tends to "break up" a little more easily under aggressive playing.
As always, however, there are exceptions. My 714, for example, has a lot of bite and stands up to strumming very well. It also has that that classic depth and warmth, but it's not really what I'd call mellow.
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07-08-2003, 09:47 PM
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