Rosewood vs Mahogany! Acoustic Guitar Tonewood Comparisons

Terrific video! Thanks for taking the time.

Thank you! Wanted a good mahogany and rosewood top comparison!

Fine playing, thank you. Interesting comparison.

Amazing! Thanks very much! I left an overlong comment on AGF for ya with specific notes you probably don't need, but the bottom line is that this helps me very much in hearing how a mahogany guitar differs from rosewood. While I might not ace a blind listening test, I'm sure I'll do better than a coin flip. Really appreciate your work, thanks again! "jpmist"

First of all. You my friend are a great player! They both sound great. I prefer the warmth, and dark tones of mahogany.

The Rosewood pairs nicely with the Cedar topped Lowden. All the guitars sound great.

These guitars y your ways of demo mesmerized me…

Thanks for the video. I personally love and prefer the Rosewood sound over the Mahogany.

Thanks for this video. Used to be a rosewood fan until it came to my hands a Guild D40 Traditional. Now Rosewood seems to me that something is missing and Mahogany sounds to me more full if i describe it correctly....

Beautiful picking, as usual. I’m a Rosewood guy, I like the complex overtones. Mahogany sounds dryer to me, more clear and woody. Both are great, but I’ve always favored rosewood (I thing it covers up my sloppy playing 😂😂).

first, thanks so much, so helpful. what is particularly interesting to me is how some are a "better" sound match for the song. just about the time i was about to say "I like this guitar the best", you'd play a different song on a guitar i didn't really like, and i would stop and think, "huh, that guitar really shines on this song." now i can explain to my wife in fuller detail why i need so many different guitars. I'll take all of them, please!

Really good comparison video, thanks

They all sounded great 1 These boutique builders create more balance, so the difference is less noticeable than the Martin traditional voicing. I suppose if you re vocalist the mahogany might drown out some frequencies? Everybody hears the same sounds differently.

Would love to see/ hear a comparison and some feedback on Baritone guitars.

Actually, I have a few guitars and played a lot of others also. I have a Brazilian Santa Cruz that sounds better than any of the Mahogany I've ever played, I do have a very cheap Mahogany that a friend gave me that sounds better than any expensive Mahogany I've played, it's quite amazing. Some Mahogany have a more treble sound and some seem kinda lame, one 60's model Gibson I've played was kinda lame. You'd think it wouldn't but it's just not impressive. As far as this comparison presented here, the rosewoods sounded slightly warmer and as bright as any of the Mahogany you played, that's not been typical to my experience, the Mahogany I find usually more responsive and brighter to picked notes than Rosewood while the Rosewood has an overall warmer and richer tone. Like you stated, other things affect the sound, it's not just the wood.

That bass from Mahogany . And the Crisp of mids and highs from rosewood. But hey. All well made guitars have their own sound of beauty.

Random question. Does the back and side woods have to match? Id love to hear a guitar with a mix of mahogany and rosewood back and sides.

Apples to Apples with each Pear?

Lowden. Rosewood or mahogany, they sound great !! With headphones, no difference...

That SC mahogany sunburst was gorgeous. Don’t see it on your website.