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Red Cedar
[Soundboard]

While spruce is the more traditional wood for steel string guitars, the use of cedar has been gaining acceptance in the last few decades and we love the sound it imparts. When properly braced, cedar soundboards provide a combination of CRISPNESS, VOLUME, DEPTH, and RESPONSIVENESS. That is a real eye-opener to the uninitiated. As an additional bonus, cedar tops reach their full tonal maturity or "get broken in" much faster than spruce. They're also less succeptible to variations in humidity than spruce. Cedar is often the choice wood for finger-style guitarists, and it is best used on small bodied instruments.