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Okay, I bought an Ibanez Montage, Flamed Maple Body, they have like 5 other types of wood:
quilted Maple
Solid Spruce
Koa
Cedar
what are the difference in these types of wood?
Answer
The following descriptions are cited from Carvin.com, in the Wood Guide section. The parts in parenthesis are my own input.
Flamed Curly Maple (Flamed means it's got the little tiger stripe design across the wood)
It is lighter in weight than Eastern Hard Rock Maple and produces singing highs with a tight low end.
Quilted Maple (Quilted means it's got a cloud design across the wood)
Quilted Maple produces similar tones to the Flamed Curly Maple. The figure can vary from large cloud shapes to smaller pockets looks great with all translucent finishes and stains.
Spruce
Known for its pure light color and uniform grain, Engleman Spruce is well known for being one of the finest woods for Acoustic Guitar tops. It has a brighter tone than Cedar with a very nice and even low-end response.
Koa (Koa is very expensive due to its rarity)
Koa is an exotic medium weight wood grown exclusively in the Hawaiian Islands. It was used by ancient Hawaiians to build canoes and surfboards. Koa has warmth and sustain similar to Mahogany and also possesses the clear open tone of Alder. Koa looks wonderful whether you choose a tung oiled, satin or gloss finish.
Flamed Curly Koa is the premium wood for building Ukuleles and high-end acoustic guitars. Whether you choose to add Flamed Curly Koa to the top of your acoustic or solid body, the tone will benefit from added sweetness and pronounced midrange. Koa looks wonderful whether you choose a tung oiled, satin or gloss finish.
Cedar
Cedar has a very nice reddish brown color with even straight grain and comes standard on our CL40. It has been used for hundreds of years as a top wood on classical and flamenco guitars. It has a very warm tone with subdued high end when compared to spruce.
The following descriptions are cited from Carvin.com, in the Wood Guide section. The parts in parenthesis are my own input.
Flamed Curly Maple (Flamed means it's got the little tiger stripe design across the wood)
It is lighter in weight than Eastern Hard Rock Maple and produces singing highs with a tight low end.
Quilted Maple (Quilted means it's got a cloud design across the wood)
Quilted Maple produces similar tones to the Flamed Curly Maple. The figure can vary from large cloud shapes to smaller pockets looks great with all translucent finishes and stains.
Spruce
Known for its pure light color and uniform grain, Engleman Spruce is well known for being one of the finest woods for Acoustic Guitar tops. It has a brighter tone than Cedar with a very nice and even low-end response.
Koa (Koa is very expensive due to its rarity)
Koa is an exotic medium weight wood grown exclusively in the Hawaiian Islands. It was used by ancient Hawaiians to build canoes and surfboards. Koa has warmth and sustain similar to Mahogany and also possesses the clear open tone of Alder. Koa looks wonderful whether you choose a tung oiled, satin or gloss finish.
Flamed Curly Koa is the premium wood for building Ukuleles and high-end acoustic guitars. Whether you choose to add Flamed Curly Koa to the top of your acoustic or solid body, the tone will benefit from added sweetness and pronounced midrange. Koa looks wonderful whether you choose a tung oiled, satin or gloss finish.
Cedar
Cedar has a very nice reddish brown color with even straight grain and comes standard on our CL40. It has been used for hundreds of years as a top wood on classical and flamenco guitars. It has a very warm tone with subdued high end when compared to spruce.
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