Pau Ferro has been extensively used by luthiers and builders as a visual and tonal alternative to the classic Indian rosewood. Visually the pau ferro presents a dark chocolate base color, often figured by stripes that may either be almost black or light brown. It is a hard, dense timber, making for a very durable fingerboard.

When employed in the body of an acoustic guitar, it closely resembles the tonal balance of Indian rosewood, with deep, rich, focused bass, a good balance between fundamentals and harmonics, and a clear, brilliant top end. Projection and volume are both noticeably powerful. The dynamic is natural and detailed when playing fingerstyle or at moderate volume, but when pushed harder, the pick attack is gently rounded and musically compressed.

One of the most versatile combinations, an up-class all-rounder, at home in most, if not all, music genres....