Favorite Tonewood

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What is your favorite tonewood?

East Indian Rosewood
6
26%
Maple
4
17%
Mahogany
4
17%
Walnut
3
13%
Brazillian Rosewood
5
22%
Sapele
0
No votes
Ovangkol
1
4%
 
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Favorite Tonewood

Unread post by Taylor614 » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:47 pm

I was wondering what your favorite tonewood is, mine is rosewood because of the bassy punch.
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Unread post by jaroben » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:51 pm

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Unread post by 6_strings_for_life » Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:45 pm

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Unread post by Pickles » Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:55 pm

cocobolo.. but on that list, walnut
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Unread post by Kahn » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:03 pm

Rosewood is great when correctly utilized, I find Martin is too bassy at times, I like a bright clean maple.
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Unread post by RunsWithBuffalo » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:41 pm

Second the maple, its very punchy and sounds great live!
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Unread post by mangold » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:00 am

mahoghany! you people should be beat with a stick! mahoghany all the way!
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Unread post by lakerhoc1121 » Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:40 pm

no laminate on there???..
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Unread post by Grachi » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:14 pm

laminate is put over a tonewood...? not a tonewood itself?
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Unread post by mangold » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:15 pm

lakerhoc1121 wrote:no laminate on there???..
a joke i hope...
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Unread post by lakerhoc1121 » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:39 pm

praisedave wrote:
lakerhoc1121 wrote:no laminate on there???..
a joke i hope...
yes it was a joke :roll:
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:49 am

well, i like my koa... but i guess on there brazillion rosewood
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