An amendment to CITES Appendix II in January this year is resulting in the biggest forced change in guitar manufacturing ever. So what’s the big deal with rosewood? It’s perhaps the most revered of ...

With its rich, colorful grain and ringing tone, Brazilian rosewood can make a guitar buyer smile — and a guitar maker scream. Guitar buffs revere the wood as the foundation of some of the ...

When considering which fretboard or neck material to go for with your next guitar, or your next mod, there are typically two ...

Since new trade rules took effect in 2017, guitar makers have complained about long delays in getting permits to import rosewood and export finished instruments that contain it. Warehouses have ...

The backs and sides of acoustic guitars are typically built of either rosewood, for a brighter, more responsive guitar, or mahogany, for a darker-sounding instrument. Interior braces influence the ...

Gibson has a new player in its rich line of acoustic guitars, with the Gibson Parlor Rosewood EC designed to be a compact cutaway with “a surprising richness and warmth for its size.” ...

The Rosewood Telecaster was a gift to Harrison from Fender, but after using it for less than a week on 'Let It Be,' he cast it aside and gave it away just months later ...