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That ebony is a bit streaky...get your name down on this thread and sort it:
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/194963/montys-ageing-wax-snake-oil-or-good/p1
And no, you don't need to learn to play it. Just hit an open Am7 and let that sound wash over you.
Look, I'm Australian and have all these wonderful (and to you) exotic Australian woods available to me as of right in any local corner guitar shop, but this one .. oh wow ... I'm going to dream about that guitar tonight. Seriously.
One thing Ive noticed, its very deep
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Looking forward to listening to the above video later
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In fact Royal Ebony turns out to be a different species and not any sort of ebony at all. It comes from Mexico and places nearby and is more properly known as Katalox (Swartzia cubensis). It is unrelated to the ebonies and belongs to the huge pea family (Fabaceae) which also contains the Acacias (Blackwood, Koa, Gidgee, Mulga, many others), Black Locust, and mimosa - not to mention peas, beans, soybeans, chickpeas, broad beans, lucerne, peanuts, and gorse.
It is uncommon and overharvested. It has very interesting mechanical properties: it is heavier than any of the ebonies, and heavier than any commonly used tonewood other than Gidgee, Mulga, and African Blackwood. It is harder than anything except African Blackwood or Gidgee. And it is stiffer (higher MoE) than anything else listed.
Here we are pairing it with a redwood top. Katalox is more than twice as stiff as redwood, almost three times heavier, and an astonishing 7 times harder!
(PS: 100% of the one Lowdens I have played have been wonderful.)