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Brazilian Rosewood vs. East Indian Rosewood: McPherson Acoustic Guitar Comparison

Also in this recording McPherson 4.5 XP Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Red Spruce Neumann TLM 107 (Nickel) Multi-pattern LDC Microphone Phoenix Audio DRS8 mk2 Microphone Preamp Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter

Acoustic Guitar Comparison featuring two McPherson Accoustic Guitars. These two guitars are almost identical except for their back and side wood. One has Brazilian Rosewood and the other has East Indian Rosewood. SoundPu... Read more

Acoustic Guitar Comparison featuring two McPherson Accoustic Guitars. These two guitars are almost identical except for their back and side wood. One has Brazilian Rosewood and the other has East Indian Rosewood. SoundPure Acoustic Guitar Expert, Robinson Earle, demonstrates the unique tone and flavor of each of these fantastic wood choices in SoundPure's boutique acoustic showroom in Durham, NC. If you like what you hear, check out this gear at SoundPure.com, or give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!  

From McPherson Guitars

East Indian Rosewood

East Indian Rosewood offers a deeply resonant tone. Rich complex low ends, and strong mids and highs make this a great all-around choice for back and sides.

Adirondack Red Spruce

Some call it the "holy grail" of top woods. It was widely used on pre-war and vintage instruments. Adirondack has a crisp, clear tone with high headroom and strong fundamental content.

Scale Length- 25 1/2"

Upper Bout
11 1/8"
Waist
10 1/8"
Lower Bout
16"
Body Length
20 1/8"
Overall Length
41 1/2"
Fretboard Radius
14"
Standard Neck Width
1 3/4" at nut, 2 5/32" at 12th
String Spacing at Bridge
2 3/16th

Offset Soundhole

Cantilevered neck

Truss Rod
Non-adjustable, unidirectional high-modulus carbon fiber

Ebony bridge

Ebony bridge pins
Unslotted with mother of pearl dot
Fingerboard
Ebony with 14 inch radius
Nut
Natural Bone

Buzz Feiten intonation system - Three custom bone saddles set up for low, medium, and tall action

Binding
Flamed Koa
Electronics
L.R. Baggs 3 VOLT Element pick-up, pre-amp and volume control
Tuners
Schaller M6G Gold Tuning machines

Gold strap button

Case
Custom fit Ameritage case with built in humidification system
Inlay
McPherson mother of pearl inlay on head cap and mirror image on bridge plate
Finish
IC&S UV finish - An extremely durable clear finish which retains tonal integrity of the wood while protecting the guitar from harmful elements
Strings
Elixir Nanoweb medium gauge strings

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