All Mahogany
All Mahogany
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 LP Std Electric Guitar Kit US $253.00
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 2011 Gibson Epiphone Silverburst US $389.00
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 Taylor Leo Kottke Signature Model W ES System NO RESERVE US $1,186.00
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 Guild Bluegrass D35 Guitar 1976 With Pickup and Hard Case US $650.00
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 Schecter Hellraiser C 7 FR White WHT C7 US $649.00
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 Gretsch G6128T 1957 Duo Jet US $1,299.99
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 Schecter Hellraiser Special C 8 See Thru Black STBLK C8 2nd US $649.00
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 Schecter Hellraiser Special C 7 See Thru Black STBLK C7 2nd US $549.00
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 Schecter Damien 7 Satin Black SBK US $369.00
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 Schecter Synyster Gates Special Black US $589.00
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 1902 ANTIQUE VIOLIN BEAUTIFUL PLAYS PERFECT W ORIGINAL BOW WOOD CASE US $500.00
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 Solidbody Humbucker Strat Style Luthier Custom Handbuilt US $499.00
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 Gibson Les Paul 1960 classic US $1,299.00
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 Ibanez IJV100S NT SOLID TOP DREADNOUGHT GIG BAG TUNER US $109.99
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 60s GIBSON LG0 ADJ VINTAGE GUITAR LG 0 1 2 US $745.00
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 Godin Nylon SA Limited Edition Flame Maple with Godin Case US $510.00
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 70 GIBSON HERITAGE CUSTOM VINTAGE GUITAR US $885.00
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 Taylor 450 12 String Jumbo Acoustic OHSC case Excellent condition US $649.00
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 SALE EPIPHONE Tak Matsumoto Les Paul Standard Gold Top Gibson Burstbuckers OHSC US $550.00
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 REDUCED EPIPHONE Les Paul Plustop Pro FX Floyd Rose Tremolo Coil Tap with OHSC US $425.00
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| The Musical Instruments People |
Which material is superior in guitars: Cedar or Mahogany?
I am interesting in purchasing a guitar and was wondering what the difference in all the different woods are. I am currently comparing a guitar that is made of cedar with a guitar made from mahogany.
Cedar is used for the tops of guitars while mahogany is used for the back and sides. There are very few guitars with mahogany tops.
Condsidering tops, spruce or cedar are usually used. Cedar tends to have a darker tone but it responds much faster to fingerpicking than spruce does which is why most classical guitars have cedar. Cedar is also a weaker wood which is why you'll find very few steel stringed instruments with a cedar top.
The back and sides partially define the volume and tone of a guitar. Maple back and sides will be the loudest and brightest, followed by mahogany, then rosewood, considering only the most popular materials.
