Acoustic Guitar Tonewoods | Mahogany vs. Maple vs. Rosewood

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Maple, mahogany, and rosewood are three of our most popular acoustic guitar tonewoods, appearing all across the Taylor line. Product Specialist Marc Seal demonstrates the qualities and characteristics of each wood and offers suggestions for picking a guitar based on the sound you need. Head to the Taylor Holiday Gift Guide to learn more about how tonewoods give each of our guitars their unique tone profile.
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@moraesluthieria 5 лет назад

0:55 mahogany 1:24 maple 1:58 rosewood

@shristisingh7900 4 года назад

mahogany is like soft and maple is same but loud rosewood is kinky

@romanusantonius1655 5 лет назад

How can you compare tonewoods on guitars with different tops such as cedar and spruce? I mean the difference among cedar and spruce tops is way bigger than mahogany and maple backs. Judt sayin. To compare stuff, everything needs to be the same except the thing you would like to compare. Nice guitars though..

@hoons6949 5 лет назад

Yes, I don't understand those people

@sightfield1132 4 года назад

Lol Ikr...

@RandomShites 4 года назад

1 yr later and here I am, asking the same question while watching it. I mean, it almost seems that the company knows less about guitars than the possible customers

@renecuevas4128 3 года назад

Thru. True statement. 😎

@neilmchardy9061 3 года назад

I would have thought comparing apples with apples would be better. I’ve heard two identical guitars with a bigger tonal difference than these.

@waldo955 5 лет назад

Great video comparaison, great sound, wow thank you

@maikeru86 5 лет назад

Great series, that what I need

@ckh-rit2900 3 года назад

the great explanation, so clear

@tarikultori2831 5 лет назад

Thanks fr this video It was well arranged!!

@dijonstreak 4 года назад

...YUMMIE !! - that rosewood sound did it for me......i'm a singer / songwriter....and that one fits me the best thanx 4sharing !!

@saimon174666 3 года назад

All these sound awesome

@danieltanke7532 Год назад

I can't see this as a serious comparison as the first guitar w/ mahogany has a cedar top. It makes a lot of difference

@_tor 5 лет назад

Great video comparison of tonewoods. Sold on Rosewood although Maple came close.

@JayPooler Год назад

I have a 414 ce lmt willcut ..lutz spruce maple back and side..its bright .great projection ..but I do like rosewood the 814 is very nice

@caravan_CRVN 5 лет назад

I'm so glad I found your video today!

@GySgt_USMC_Ret. Год назад

I just bought an 814ce spruce/rosewood. Thinking about returning it for a 612ce builder's edition torrified spruce top/maple back/sides. Fair winds and following seas to all.

@texmexmaniac1 3 года назад

I appreciate this video. I could hear the tone difference. I am in the market of buying a new acoustic and I really want a Taylor. I think Rosewood is my choice.

@gonzaloveloso2891 Год назад

Hi Steve, if you havent bought the guitar yet, I would recommend trying your hands on Eastman ESS 20 and Eastman AC 720. Yes they are Chinese made but man. they are hybrid of Martin D35 and Gibson Songwriter.

@robertraffaniello7991 Год назад

Great video. You could add sapele and ovangol. Thanks

@waldo9553 5 лет назад

Thanks for video, is it the same type of string on each guitar? and is it phosphor or bronze?

@prateek752 3 года назад

Maple is my favorite tone wood

@thorsteinheinz4719 3 года назад

i like the maple..i think it si perfect in all kinds of playing style...

@R.L.Humpert 2 года назад

Between the 314ce and the 324ce do you like both sounds? I bought a 324ce and I have about 7 days left to decide if I want to exchange it for the 314. I love them both for their styles and sounds. I’m so torn. The 324 is so beautiful too which I know isn’t the most important but in a close battle I turn to the looks. I like the spruce for the way it booms out but yet it’s not as warm and easy as the mohagny too. What to do please help as you’re an expert. Thanks.

@renecuevas4128 3 года назад

This is a great combination but it's TRUE every wood has its own purpose and flavor and texture by the way. Sound wise they all sound great,,,,,,,Martin is about the only comparison in the world in this category.....my humble opinion I play guitarra since the70 s and still is hard to get to know all the difference between the guitars in a blind test😏

@FatSynthDude 3 года назад

Holy crap, why doesn't this video have a billion views? This is the best comparison I've ever heard.

@lawabidingcitizen5153 3 года назад

It's not a good comparison, the video is about the sides and back, so the top should be the saame in all three cases, which it isn't

@FatSynthDude 3 года назад

@@lawabidingcitizen5153 your mom's not a good comparison.

@lawabidingcitizen5153 3 года назад

@@FatSynthDude I was just stating facts, like it or not :)

@FatSynthDude 3 года назад

@@lawabidingcitizen5153 your mom was just stating facts.

@lawabidingcitizen5153 3 года назад

@@FatSynthDude I guess I should have realized earlier that you were just trolling...

@thephotoyak 5 лет назад

I like the maple. Shame you don't see more acoustics using it. Taylor and S&P (Godin) are the only ones I can think of. More rainforest friendly than the other options as well.

@s.c.7370 5 лет назад

I guess some humans like to destroy tropical forest.

@michachlebek8542 Год назад

Definately greatest sound of acoustic guitar. Gibson SJ200 is a notable mention, and Epiphone Frontiers.

@alexmusonda3268 Год назад

Kindly consider making an all mahogany guitar in the 100 series, without electronics.

@hanaleibay6648 2 года назад

Thank you for demonstrating the sound quality of the woods. I have a Flamed Maple and love it, I am looking for something that can produce that bass response and highs as well. Your Rosewood demonstration nailed it for me... a Taylor 214CE Deluxe / Rosewood is what I'm going with. Thank You!!!!!!!

@radioactivification 6 месяцев назад

Have you tried ebony? The lows and bass in my E14ce are amazing

@hanaleibay6648 6 месяцев назад

No I have not tried Ebony, right now I have 4 acoustics, a Faith (Trembesi), a few others Rosewood of course, Koa, Mahogany and ... but no Ebony, "yet". I will have to try that out. Thanks for the advice. I play on average 3 hours a day, every day. SO there is always room for another variation @@radioactivification

@renecuevas4128 3 года назад

Any Taylor guitar will sound great specially on the higher numbers n more expensive type of guitars they build

@jerrylee087 4 года назад

Maple😍

@huynhngocnamgiang 4 года назад

I have a Maple back and side, Englemann spruce top guitar. I have to say Maple is the best tonewood for fingerstyle/solo guitar

@MrKenrwi 5 лет назад

Rosewood 👍

@gimpyjwilliams 5 лет назад

mahogany :P

@aninnocentchild4353 4 года назад

I prefer the more bass on the Rosewood😊

@KJAwesome173 Год назад

I have a maple wood guitar, and my guy friend has a rosewood guitar, and he keeps saying my guitar is out of tune, because it sounds different from his. I've tuned it, using my tuner. Why is this?

@telemaster 5 лет назад

Good stuff, tho a shame that they're not all cedar tops for the sake of comparison.

@daft_wizard 5 лет назад

This guy looks like Keith Urban

@ekimosurac1 4 года назад

He wants to be Keith Urban...

@ThePerro 3 года назад

Keith Suburban

@bobs2809 4 года назад

not a very useful comparison since the top woods were different.

@JoshJr98 2 года назад

Yeah that's the main sound on top

@kaushalsuvarna5156 2 года назад

Surprisingly the maple sounds better because even tho the Rosewood provides more low end, the highs are a bit too overbearing for my taste

@nightshiftband 3 года назад

All the V class guitars sound like maple to me with little low end

@andreaspernadi1121 4 года назад

Great chord progression dude XD

@imanuelwihandoko 3 года назад

so if you sing, the most "suitable" is rosewood?

@scottfishkind5335 8 месяцев назад

The only concern I have with this demo is that the top woods, which contributes to at least 75-80 percent of the sound, isn’t the same. I happen to love cedar tops, have it on 3 of my guitars. However it’s quite different than spruce. So the cedar/mahogany guitar wasn’t a great choice if trying to demonstrate the difference among back and sides tone woods.

@billb7398 2 года назад

Wish you'd leave the EQ up as you played.

@JesseDylanMusic 4 года назад

The mahogany guitar has a cedar top. It kind of ruins the comparison.

@WHALEx3 4 года назад

Thanks

@satriasamudra306 3 года назад

I prefer mahogani

@yeddutony5307 5 лет назад

Didn't get it... What is Mohagany? Maple? and Rosewood? in guitar??? Anyone please help me to understand.

@mikijons 4 года назад

Rosewood always wins imo

@XXA1 3 года назад

Mapel 👍

@desdearibasiempre2545 5 лет назад

those are v class braising?

@TheSilence1 5 лет назад

Yes. All three of those guitars are V-braced.

@ryckroldan 4 года назад

Mahogany = Standard Maple = Special Rosewood = Deluxe

@regulusvillones4403 Год назад

I prefer mahogany

@UAL320 3 года назад

I think you have to go with rosewood on a Taylor....otherwise they tend to sound thin.

@UTAH100 2 года назад

No MAH. RW makes it even more brittle...unless you find one made before V bracing so prior to 2018.

@lil_weasel219 4 года назад

They are different tops so the comparison is invalid as you cannot identify what causes the differences. And the top has more influence on the sound than the back and sides. All shoulve had the sametop and neck and a :/.

@jiayuyang6725 4 года назад

I thought is Keith

@johnlay3040 Месяц назад

I think you have the wrong focus. While the back and side of the guitar contribute to the sound, the most important sound producing part is the top. Therefore, the discussion should the tone woods for the top, such as cedar and spruce. Cedar is normally meant western red cedar, but spruce can be European, Sitka or Engelman. They all sound different. The back is of secondary important. I personally think the use of mahogany is a waste of good wood. If you can still get it, you better use it for the neck. Many Spanish luthiers have to use inferior wood, such as Spanish cedar for the neck, because mahogany is getting rarer.

@markmuch1295 3 года назад

The singing voice is more important than the sound of the guitar accompanying it.

@vs_830 3 года назад

The author tell the truth. Rosewood leaves the space for the middle range human voice to complete the balance . All the others are good for playing only and will fight the voice.

@godines007able 3 месяца назад

V class has killed the Classic Taylor sound. Its muted with more mid and high.

@robpfisher 4 года назад

Different tops different sounds. Kinda pointless comparison. Could you do one where you compare a trumpet and a piano? I need to see which flute I need to buy. Thanks

@pablorustic4115 Год назад

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@renecuevas4128 3 года назад

Maple sound better

@johncrane6673 2 года назад

Not helpful. The difference is predominately from the top-woods, not from the back-and-side woods that you are trying to demonstrate. That being said, I'll take the mahogany/cedar every time. Thank you.

@michelleho379 3 года назад

God Taylor's are to bright! Can hardly tell the difference between them and im wearing headphones.

@paulssounds7129 3 года назад

0.55 seconds of salesman crap before you get to the review

@edgar3516 4 года назад

i have never liked mahagony

@PanosKonstantinou 4 года назад

Very boxy sound guitars..

@JesseDylanMusic 4 года назад

And like plastique.

@PanosKonstantinou 4 года назад

True... Boxy ,plastique and heavily compressed ... No dynamics at all

@floridarealestate1904 4 года назад

what guitars do you like?

@PanosKonstantinou 4 года назад

@@floridarealestate1904 My top american guitars are the Guild's . Some Martin's are also sounding good,but Guild's have more elegant mellow and rich sound with full low end and pleasant overtones.Most American brands have razor bright trembles that I personally dont prefer.. The playability also is unbeatable for me.. My first choice of all though,is definately the LOWDEN's . If you ever play a Lowden (Irish acoustic guitars),you'll understand the big difference! Now for the Taylor's , I owned a Taylor 914ce (2012) ...I sold it after 7-8 months..You only buy the name and the looks,and you pay it really well! Unplugged sound is very compressed ,and the electronics (ES1) makes the guitar sound like a $299 guitar. Sure its a beautiful guitar to look at, but for that kind of big money (mine costed around $4.500,nowdays costs even higher!!), you can buy a lot more of a guitar!!