“It’s used for fence posts in Guatemala, and somehow that has given it a low-class reputation on the internet”: Paul Reed Smith says the materials used to make a guitar absolutely do make a difference – but not for the reason you might think

Paul Reed Smith has once again leapt to the defense of tonewoods – but this time, he’s done so with a bit of a twist.

The tonewood debate is one of the guitar world’s most hotly contested conversation topics, and poses the simple question: do certain woods sound better than others when used to make electric guitars and acoustic guitars?

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