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Sycamore v Cypress
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estebanana
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RE: Sycamore v Cypress (in reply to mark74)
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My friend, it's not the wood, it's how you use it that counts. ( that's what she said) I was standing outside a famous restaurant once in Berkeley CA. The chef was out there too taking a break. Some star struck foodie asked this famous chef about which knives he should buy. The Chef said, well go down to the Japanese hardware store on San Pablo Ave. and look in the knife bin. Pick up a knife you like that will cut vegetables and meat without bones and buy it. Then take it home and use it. So if you are looking for a guitar, pick the guitar YOU like and then play it. The chef was correct, you don't need to worry about whether the knife is German or Japanese at this point, you need to find a blade (guitar)you feel good about and play it. Picking a guitar is a life long journey and you learn about wood and other things through trial and error along the way. I've heard some pretty darned serviceable guitars made of plywood and some made with exotic hardwoods that sounded very poorly. The important thing to develop in your guitar selection is your ear. Use your ear first then look at the wood. I've dissed Cordobas before, but hey if you find one that sounds ok to you then get it. There is worse and there is better than Cordoba. If you find a guitar you like made of anything, even Sycamore, and structurally the guitar checks out then get it. Ain't no big deal. Don't believe what you read from manufactures pushing a guitar product, they will tell you anything about wood, usually bullcrap. Cultivate your ears and trust yourself based on that.
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Date Feb. 11 2011 4:05:18
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prd1
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RE: Sycamore v Cypress (in reply to estebanana)
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ORIGINAL: estebanana My friend, it's not the wood, it's how you use it that counts. ( that's what she said) I was standing outside a famous restaurant once in Berkeley CA. The chef was out there too taking a break. Some star struck foodie asked this famous chef about which knives he should buy. The Chef said, well go down to the Japanese hardware store on San Pablo Ave. and look in the knife bin. Pick up a knife you like that will cut vegetables and meat without bones and buy it. Then take it home and use it. So if you are looking for a guitar, pick the guitar YOU like and then play it. The chef was correct, you don't need to worry about whether the knife is German or Japanese at this point, you need to find a blade (guitar)you feel good about and play it. Picking a guitar is a life long journey and you learn about wood and other things through trial and error along the way. I've heard some pretty darned serviceable guitars made of plywood and some made with exotic hardwoods that sounded very poorly. The important thing to develop in your guitar selection is your ear. Use your ear first then look at the wood. I've dissed Cordobas before, but hey if you find one that sounds ok to you then get it. There is worse and there is better than Cordoba. If you find a guitar you like made of anything, even Sycamore, and structurally the guitar checks out then get it. Ain't no big deal. Don't believe what you read from manufactures pushing a guitar product, they will tell you anything about wood, usually bullcrap. Cultivate your ears and trust yourself based on that. ...I agree - but it's nice to stick you nose into a cypress guitar even if it's 20 years old.
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