UB Ed, I thought I was a mahogany guy too, then I tried a Larrivee L-03W, now I am a walnut guy. Actually, I am now a firm believer in taking each guitar on its own merits and avoiding generalizations. As far as Elixirs on new Larrivees, at the local music store they had an OM-02 that sounded dead with Elixirs but came alive with different strings and a D-02 that sparkled with Elixirs. It's all those variables that make shopping for an acoustic guitar so maddening and so wonderful, and I haven't even mentioned different brands, handmade vs. factory, and so on and so forth.... John
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