Another science/tone item.

Kittyfrisk

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/about-us/news/do-endangered-woods-make-better-guitars

All this seems to prove, is that which was already known... Roger Bucknall is a superb guitar maker 

Edit:  http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/hearing/the-guitar-experiment/

ICBM

"Do endangered woods make better guitars?"

Given that my favourite acoustic guitar of all time is a Gibson Dove, which has maple back, sides and neck, it's a clear No from me... the fingerboard and bridge are rosewood but I wouldn't be in the least bothered if it was something different, if equivalent in feel and roughly in appearance.

Kittyfrisk

@ICBM
I agree with your stated position on endangered woods vs tone. So how come everyone else is so reticent to talk here?
Just asking... no agenda/ subtext/ bias.

PS I really,really love nicely figured woods, just wondering if they are really needed???

BigLicks67

Kittyfrisk said:

@ICBM
I agree with your stated position on endangered woods vs tone. So how come everyone else is so reticent to talk here?
Just asking... no agenda/ subtext/ bias.

PS I really,really love nicely figured woods, just wondering if they are really needed???

No reticence but the subject has been discussed before:

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/2126665/#Comment_2126665

Kittyfrisk

BigLicks67 said:

Kittyfrisk said:

@ICBM
I agree with your stated position on endangered woods vs tone. So how come everyone else is so reticent to talk here?
Just asking... no agenda/ subtext/ bias.

PS I really,really love nicely figured woods, just wondering if they are really needed???

No reticence but the subject has been discussed before:

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/2126665/#Comment_2126665

Oops, an unintended parallel thread.

To other members, please do not add further to this discussion, but refer any related comments to
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/2126665/#Comment_2126665


Thanks for the heads up.