Members TommyT5 Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 (edited) . Edited July 12, 2018 by TommyT5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhancox Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 My Yamaha has nato and my Alvarez is maple.The Hohner 12-string is mahogany. But it's unplayable at this time,so I didn't count it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 2 mahogany, 1 "other" (bubinga), 1 "really other" (first guitar and I don't recognize whatever it's made of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 My Martin is Rosewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Where's the "I have no idea" option? I have never paid attention to the wood of my guitars. I play it, I like it, I buy it, I continue to play it. I need to get more technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yar. Mahogany gunna get the most votes no doubt. But hey. I still wanna see how many non-mahogany people out there!You're going to miss a lot of them (us) to the equal amount and others option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roughtrade Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Two rosewood Martin's (one is a laminate) and a fiber subtance Ovation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Only one Mahogany 5 Rosewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 It's made of kryptonite dude . . . Hey, that explains why Superman never visits! Seriously, it's made of some species of wood, clearly laminated, but what species is beyond my understanding. I guess I should've been a bit more clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 2 rosewood (Selmer-style) 1 Maple (archtop) 1 Mahogany (Selmer-style) And historically, 1 more mahogany (nylon string), and 1 rosewood (steel string), but they're now gone. Rosewood wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 I've got one mahogany and one dao wood. If you've count every acoustic I've ever owned and my wife's guitar, then maple would win, because then there would be a flame maple and a spalted maple with some flaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdBega Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 No lie wild cherry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dwerlin Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 I voted equal amounts...however I do consider Mahogany and Sapele to be in the same league...so if you hadn't listed Sapele separately I'd have chosen Mahogany. I have 1 rosewood, 1 sapele, and 1 mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Only got two gits, so I have equal amounts of solid mahogany (Guild GAD-25) and HPL (Martin D12X1). Been gassing for another 12-er which will be a jumbo and have maple B & S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Whole bunch of mahoganies, 2 maples, and one sapele...obviously, I need at least one more sapele... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 My two Seagulls have laminate back and sides. I believe it's either a three-piece wild cherry laminate, or a cherry/mahogany/cherry sandwich. Either way, I guess that'd put me into the "other" category. My Ovation has a plastic back, and since it's an Ovation, it doesn't really have sides . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coda_ Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Where's the "I have no idea" option? I have never paid attention to the wood of my guitars. I play it, I like it, I buy it, I continue to play it. I need to get more technical. ...Ditto...Anyone know?...A 70's Guild Maderia...wouldn't be surprised if it was particle board...I love it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 The answer is yes. Most of my acoustics have backs and sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 My pref is rosewood and I hope to add another. Right now I have a solid wood OM-03R with solid east-Indian rosewood back & sides and a laminated Takamine F360 (D-28 clone) with laminated rosewood back & sides (it might actually be Brazilian but I doubt it and it's moot since it's got a cork center layer.) FWIW the one I hope to add is a HD-35 (or used D-35) with solid east Indian rosewood back & sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 I had to do a count, and was sort of surprised at the margin by which rosewood trumps my other woods: I'd never given it much thought. I've got: seven acoustics with rosewood (D-41, D-16RGTE, Aria AD-80, Taylor 414CE Ltd, Johnson JO-27, Tacoma DR-20,and Larrivee parlor; three with mahogany (Gallagher DW, Larrivee OM-03, Morgan Monroe MV-01), one with maple (Gibson Dove), and one with ovangkol (Taylor GC4). The Gibson Dove and D-41 share the most playing time for flatpicking/strumming. When it comes to fingerpicking, the Gallagher and the Gibson get the least, and I'm all over the map with the others depending on the sound I'm looking for. The D-41 and OM-3 get a lot of fingerpicking play, though. For what it's worth, my 15-YO son, who now kills me on electric but still has a ways to go on acoustic, prefers the Larrivee OM-03 to everything else, with the Taylor 414 a fairly close second, followed by the Aria. Guess he's going to be a cheap date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amadylan Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 1 mahogany laminate and 1 solid rosewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 My pref is rosewood and I hope to add another. Right now I have a solid wood OM-03R with solid east-Indian rosewood back & sides and a laminated Takamine F360 (D-28 clone) with laminated rosewood back & sides (it might actually be Brazilian but I doubt it and it's moot since it's got a cork center layer.) FWIW the one I hope to add is a HD-35 (or used D-35) with solid east Indian rosewood back & sides. I've contemplated selling a couple guitars to get a D-35. It doesn't much matter to me whether it's an HD-35 or a regular D-35: I just think those are outstanding guitars with a subtle but unique variation of the signature Martin dread tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 I've contemplated selling a couple guitars to get a D-35. It doesn't much matter to me whether it's an HD-35 or a regular D-35: I just think those are outstanding guitars with a subtle but unique variation of the signature Martin dread tone. There've been some deals floating by. I'm still shy of a used D-35's cost though so I haven't bitten. C70man has been waving some mean carrots in my face, too! He's the Craig's list king! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 There've been some deals floating by. I'm still shy of a used D-35's cost though so I haven't bitten. C70man has been waving some mean carrots in my face, too! He's the Craig's list king! Well, I'm gonna keep an eye out for you as well. I've live in a big metro area (Washington, DC, which sort of includes Baltimore), and there are definitely some deals out there. I'm gonna make it a point to check out Atomic Music on a regular basis: I know the guys there, and that's one place to get a GREAT used guitar for cheap when the opportunity comes along. PM me if you have a price point & condition you're aiming for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MePeel Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 I refuse to even consider a guitar if it doesn't have both back AND sides.Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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