whiskywill
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Is this the future? http://www.rocklite.co.uk/phdi/p1.nsf/s ... ent&part=4
Taylor Guitars "The State of Ebony" (Bob Taylor Video)
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Walney Col
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It certainly appears to be but it begs the question why has it taken so long.whiskywill":6fhklhf2 said:
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It's interesting that they describe it as a tonewood and yet the focus seems to be fingerboards. I am mainly an electric player these days, but have (too) many guitars ranging through flamenco, classical, steel string acoustic and lots of electrics. Although fingerboard material has a major impact on looks and feel, I have never felt that fingerboard material has a discernible impact on tone. Of the high end older guitars the fingerboards are typically ebony, rosewood or maple (especially Fenders). I am convinced it is mainly aesthetic. From the late 1980s / early 1990s substitutes for rosewood and ebony became quite common and the premium finish instruments (custom shop or whatever) were the only ones with expensive woods.
However, on a steel string acoustic it is very easy to tell the difference in tone between a guitar with say a rosewood back and sides, versus a maple back and sides. I also think that laminated tops are usually a give away when you start playing them.
However, on a steel string acoustic it is very easy to tell the difference in tone between a guitar with say a rosewood back and sides, versus a maple back and sides. I also think that laminated tops are usually a give away when you start playing them.
