Author Topic: recommendation for 914ce cedar top sale  (Read 27042 times)

davwir

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Re: recommendation for 914ce cedar top sale
« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2014, 12:16:04 AM »
Cedar and Redwoods (both Sinker and standard) are my very favorite top woods, for my lighter touch playing.

I agree with some of the other folks comments though, if headroom and volume is what you really need, Sinker is likely not what you really want, you want Sitka Spruce or ideally Adirondack Spruce.

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Re: recommendation for 914ce cedar top sale
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2014, 08:42:40 AM »

sinker with adi bracing :)

I will admit that my sinker topped BTO with Adi bracing does have ample headroom for strumming, but it doesn't have that top shimmer that spruce typically provides. This guitar has a dark, whiskey voice, which I do appreciate as a stong contrast to most of my other GAs. In the end, the choice is yours. If I were you, I'd still try to hold on to that 914. I believe you would miss it after it's gone.
My Taylor Grand Auditoriums:

1997 Cujo14 - old growth cedar/black walnut
2014 K24e - master grade koa
2018 Custom GA - bear claw sitka spruce/mahogany
2019 614 - torrified sitka spruce/flamed maple
2020 714 - lutz spruce/rosewood

zeebow

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Re: recommendation for 914ce cedar top sale
« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2014, 06:53:39 PM »
played a sinker top, adi braced rosewood back. sounds just like my 914ce, with just a tiny more headroom.

not much at all. it's very nice looking!

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1995 912C - englemann/eir
2009 xxxv-p - sitka/madagascar
2010 414ce - sitka/ovangkol (made on my wedding day!)
2011 914ce - cedar/eir
2014 martin 000-28 custom - adi/cocobolo
2017 BTO GC 12 fret - lutz/cocobolo
2019 BTO GC 12 fret - cedar/cocobolo
2019 sheeran w03 - cedar/santos rosewood
2019 lowden s35 12 fret - driftwood cedar/cocobolo
2020 lowden s35 12 fret alpine spruce/madagascar
2023 lowden wee wl-35 12 fret - driftwood cedar/madagascar
2023 martin 00-28 modern deluxe - sitka/eir