reviews of acoustic guitars
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Cordoba Loriente Clarita Nylon Classical Guitar Top Solid Canadian Cedar NEW $1,999.99 |
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Cordoba Solista Flamenco Acoustic Guitar with Humicase Standard $1,599.99 |
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Cordoba Solista Flamenco Acoustic Guitar with Humicase $1,599.99 |
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Cordoba Solista Flamenco Acoustic Guitar with Humicase $1,599.99 |
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Cordoba Solista Flamenca Classical Guitar W/ HumiCase $1,549.00 |
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New Cordoba Solista Flamenca &Case From LA Guitar Sales $1,549.00 |
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Cordoba Solista Classical Guitar with Humicase $1,391.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Humicase $1,299.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Humicase $1,299.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Flamenco A-E Guitar w/Humicase $1,299.99 |
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Cordoba Solista Flamenco Acoustic Guitar with Humicase 886830144493 $1,279.99 |
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Cordoba Solista Flamenco Acoustic Guitar with Humicase 889406731295 $1,279.99 |
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Cordoba Solista Flamenco Acoustic Guitar with Humicase 886830199707 $1,279.99 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Pro Cedar Top Guitar Natural $1,199.00 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra Pro Cedar Top Electric-Acoustic Guitar Natural $1,199.00 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra Pro Spruce Guitar Natural $1,199.00 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra Pro Spruce Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural $1,199.00 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra Pro Spruce Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural $1,199.00 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra Pro Cedar Top Electric-Acoustic Guitar Natural $1,199.00 |
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Cordoba FCWE Reissue 10th Anniversary Artist Series Nylon String Electric Guitar $1,169.00 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Humicase $1,130.99 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra Pro Cedar Top Electric-Acoustic Guitar Natural $1,043.13 |
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Cordoba Fusion 12 Orchestra Pro Spruce Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural $1,043.13 |
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Cordoba 55RCE Classical Acoustic/Electric Guitar Regular 886830308741 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar -Humicase 886830253362 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar 886830240461 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar & Humicase 88940661560 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar & Humicase 88940678210 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar & Humicase 88683005380 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55RCE Classical Acoustic/Electric Guitar 889406977044 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar & Humicase 88940673608 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar & Humicase 88940681282 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar & Humicase 88683002030 $1,039.99 |
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Cordoba 55FCE Thin Body Flamenco Acoustic-Electric Guitar & Humicase 88630089923 $1,039.99 |
Spruce top vs. Cedar top acoustic guitars?
I am finally thinking about buying an acoustic guitar after playing electric for 4 years. I’ve been looking at some and realized there’s a significant difference in tone between Cedar and Spruce.
I’d like to know the differences, the advantages, and disadvantages of owning each. I’d be using it for mostly blues and folk. Sometimes with a slide. Also, if anyone can recommend a good acoustic between $150-$350 I’d greatly appreciate it. I’ve been looking at the seagull s6 entourage which is highly reviewed and it only costs $299.
Help?
Spruce produces a brighter tone while cedar produces a warmer tone. Spruce is also a significantly harder wood than cedar which is why a cedar top will get nicks and dents much faster than spruce. It is entirely a matter of taste; some people (like me) appreciate the brightness of spruce and others, the warmness of cedar. You should try both and make up your own mind.
There are plenty of custom builders – Jim Goodall and James Olson come to mind – that make lots of cedar topped guitars. Olsen’s James Taylor model comes with a cedar top.
While I have a great deal of respect for Seagull guitars as well as the other brands produced by LaSiDo of Canada, I feel that cedar on a dreadnought is a terrible combination. Dreads are bass-heavy in general which is why most of them come with spruce tops to offset that with some brightness. A cedar-topped dread is something you better make sure you like before you buy, but I find that they lack the high range. Good luck.
