Responsive to a light touch, cedar delivers a warm, open voice that blooms quickly. Ideal for fingerstyle players who value immediacy, rich overtones, and warmth.

Quick and sensitive like cedar, but with added clarity and headroom, redwood rewards a light touch with exceptional overtone content. A McPherson favorite for players who want warmth, complexity, and dynamic range.

Clear, focused, and highly responsive, this top offers quick note separation and excellent articulation. It rewards a nuanced touch with strong balance, refined warmth, and impressive dynamic control.

The warmest of the spruces, Engelmann delivers a smooth, open response with rich overtone content. Exceptionally touch-sensitive, it favors dynamic, expressive playing over raw power.

A classic choice for good reason, Sitka offers balanced tone, strong projection, and versatile response. It handles both delicate fingerstyle and powerful strumming with clarity and consistency.

A visually striking top with the same classic Sitka tone, Bearclaw adds character without compromising the balanced, versatile voice. It responds to both gentle fingerstyle and strong strumming, offering clarity, warmth, and volume.

Red Spruce offers a responsive, articulate voice. It balances clarity and depth, rewarding expressive fingerstyle and dynamic playing with a classic, resonant tone.

Warm and resonant, flamed koa offers a rich midrange with sweet, singing overtones. Its striking grain and natural flame create a visual statement as stunning as its tone. Highly responsive to both fingerstyle and strumming, it opens beautifully with play, rewarding nuance and expressive touch.

Origin: Hawai‘i

Dense and powerful, cocobolo delivers a strong, focused voice with rich low end and sparkling, articulate highs. Its deep, exotic grain and striking reddish-brown hues make it as visually captivating as it is sonically commanding. Ideal for players seeking projection, clarity, and expressive tonal complexity.

Origin: Central America

Smooth and elegant, Pale Moon Ebony offers a clear, balanced tone with deep, resonant lows and sweet, ringing highs. Its light, silvery-gray appearance with subtle figure gives the guitar a sophisticated, modern look, matching its refined, expressive voice under both fingerstyle and strumming.

Origin: Cameroon

Renowned for its rich, complex voice, Brazilian rosewood delivers deep, singing lows, sparkling highs, and a lush midrange with extraordinary sustain. Its dark, beautifully figured grain gives the guitar an instantly recognizable, luxurious presence, both visually and tonally.

Origin: Brazil

Exotic and visually striking, Ziricote offers a clear, focused voice with pronounced lows, shimmering highs, and rich, complex overtones. Its dramatic, spider-web-like grain makes each guitar a work of art, matching its responsive and expressive tonal character.

Origin: Mexico / Central America

Warm, woody, and focused, mahogany delivers strong midrange presence with clear, punchy fundamentals and subtle overtones. Inspired by a single, legendary tree famed among luthiers, its straight, rich brown grain brings a classic, timeless elegance to both fingerstyle and strumming.

Origin: Belize

A favorite among luthiers and players alike, Madagascar Rosewood offers a full-bodied voice with rich lows, shimmering highs, and a complex, singing midrange that invites expressive playing. Its dark, beautifully figured grain makes every guitar a visual statement. Tonally, it is the closest to Brazilian Rosewood, offering similar richness, sustain, and overtone complexity.

Origin: Madagascar

Golden-brown and elegantly figured, Tasmanian Blackwood offers a warm, resonant midrange with singing overtones and refined sweetness. Its sophisticated appearance and responsive voice make it a distinguished choice for fingerstyle or strumming, delivering both visual and tonal luxury.

Origin: Tasmania, Australia

Deep, resonant, and harmonically rich, East Indian Rosewood offers powerful lows, sparkling highs, and a lush midrange that sings under both fingerstyle and strumming. Its dark, beautifully figured grain exudes elegance and prestige, making every guitar a statement of refined artistry.

Origin: India

Visually stunning with dramatic, wavy figure, Pomelle Sapele offers a warm, balanced voice with rich midrange. Its elegant, reddish-brown tones shimmer under the light, while the responsive top-end and dynamic range make it a refined choice for expressive fingerstyle and strumming.

Origin: West Africa

Bold and dramatic, Macassar Ebony delivers clear, ringing highs and deep, resonant lows. Its visually striking grain can vary dramatically from piece to piece, but the rich, responsive tone remains unmistakably luxurious for both fingerstyle and strumming.

Origin: Indonesia

Exotic and visually captivating, Tiger Myrtle offers a warm, balanced tone with rich midrange, clear highs, and smooth, resonant lows. Its expressive, dynamic voice remains consistently luxurious for both fingerstyle and strumming.

Origin: Tasmania, Australia

Smooth and expressive, Bastogne Walnut's swirling, chocolate-brown figure with golden highlights gives the guitar a striking, elegant presence. Tonally, it shares some warmth and clarity with mahogany but with a slightly sweeter, more nuanced voice.

Origin: United States

Rich and resonant, Pau Rosa offers a warm, rounded tone with lush midrange, articulate highs, and a subtle sparkle that responds beautifully to nuanced playing. Tonally, it’s reminiscent of Brazilian Rosewood. Full and complex, yet slightly warmer and sweeter.

Origin: Brazil

Dense and resonant, Wenge delivers a commanding midrange with punchy lows and crisp, defined highs. Its deep chocolate-brown grain with subtle black streaks gives the guitar a sophisticated, modern elegance, pairing dramatic visual appeal with precise, articulate response under every touch.

Origin: Central Africa

Dense and vibrant, Granadillo delivers a rich, focused tone with clear, ringing highs, resonant lows, and a complex midrange that responds beautifully to both fingerstyle and strumming. Tonally, it shares some of the clarity and projection of rosewood but with a slightly brighter, more immediate voice.

Origin: Central America

Golden and highly figured, Oregon Myrtle delivers a warm, rich tone with clear midrange, sweet highs, and smooth, resonant lows. Its dramatic, swirling grain makes each guitar visually striking. Tonally, it’s reminiscent of koa, offering warmth and sweetness with refined clarity.

Origin: Oregon, USA

Beeswing Mahogany offers a warm, full-bodied tone with clarity and subtle sweetness. Its pale, creamy figure with delicate streaks gives the guitar a refined, elegant look, while its responsive voice rewards expressive fingerstyle and dynamic strumming.

Origin: Honduras

Often compared to rosewood for its low-end depth and shimmering top, Bubinga carries a slightly tighter, more focused response, with added punch in the low mids. It’s a wood that brings both visual drama and tonal gravitas to a finely crafted instrument.

Origin: Central and West Africa

Celebrated for its clarity, brilliance, and impressive volume, Quilted Maple delivers a bright, articulate tone with exceptional projection. Its dramatic, three-dimensional figure gives the guitar a visually stunning presence, pairing striking aesthetics with a voice that commands attention.

Origin: North America

Known for its warm, singing midrange, Flamed Honduran Mahogany delivers rich, rounded tones that bring clarity and presence to every note. Its flamed grain adds visual elegance, while the wood’s responsive voice offers depth without overpowering.

Origin: Honduras

With a bright, articulate voice and sparkling overtones, Flamed Maple delivers crisp clarity and resonant projection that captivates from the first note. Its rippling, flame-like figure creates a sense of movement across the wood, giving each guitar a dynamic, living visual presence.

Origin: North America