I was "converted " to Cedar as a tone wood some years ago,following the purchase of a Simon & Patrick guitar with a Cedar "top". Later, I bought an Avalon Cedar-topped dreadnought ,with Fishman "Prefix Plus" electronics, and it has remained my main guitar for about 7 years now ; the smell has diminished over the years,but the first two or three were "soundhole-sniffing" heaven !! And,unplugged,it's the loudest guitar that I (and many of my victims) have ever heard !!