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Hey guys,

I have the opportunity to select between 2 Martin D15's in rosewood. I know 2 Martin guitars will never be exactly the same, but I have a question about why the solid rosewood backs would look so different. On one guitar the rosewood back is a dark brown with very even and stright wood grain lines. On the other guitar the rosewood is a very organge-reddish color, almost similar to a rust color. The wood grain on this one has a very random pattern, not straight or even, just very small random wood grain lines that do not look like a solid peice of wood.

I guess my question is:

a. is it normal for wood of the same type (rosewood) to look so dramatically different?

b. does the wood grain pattern have any effect on tone or the guitar's value? The second guitar I mentioned with the random woodgrain pattern reminds me of my cheap epi acoustic, and I think thats why its a turn off...

sorry I don't have any pics, but your help is appreciated.

Thanks,

a martin d15 is all mahogany a far as i know.

many woods can have lots of variation in grain, especially rosewood and many exotic woods
in general tighter grain is more desireable but the bottom line is pick the one that sounds/feels better to you