I have some sense of how subjective a lot of evaluations are when it comes to cedar vs. spruce. I happen to shade toward a richer color in sound, whether in choral voicing, brass or strings; i.e., cello, french horn or trombone, baritone voice, etc. Knowing that my ear seems more attuned to those sounds, cedar seems like a logical way to go for guitar soundboards.

I have been told, especially when it comes to classical guitars, that spruce "plays in" over time, where cedar does not improve to the same degree. Is that oversimplified? I spend most of my time now with nylon strings rather than steel.