Koa vs. Nato?

fliggil · Post by **fliggil** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:39 am

I was playing a Takamine at Guitar Center today (EG544SC, apparently it's only for sale at GC stores) and noticed it had Koa wood on the sides and back I believe. Was just browsing through some of their other models online and notice they have Nato on the back/sides. Anyone know what the difference in quality or anything else is between the 2?

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:22 pm

Never even heard of Nato, Koa is really nice though.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Thu May 19, 2005 7:23 pm

BUY IT, i have one its heavenly, NATO is shit its a fancy word for even cheaper laminate, get it its fucking awesome

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:00 pm

yeah NATO is compressed fiberboard... its like dried horse shit

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:26 pm

at first i was like 'did you seriously make this thread?' because i was assuming you were asking which was better. lol

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:59 pm

again this is an amazing guitar, GET IT, SOUNDS LIKE A FUCKING 714 BECAUSE OF THE CEDAR yeah anyway buy it.

hcole · Post by **hcole** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:43 am

Fliggil, stick with your thread on the AGF you're getting much more accurate information there.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:50 am

shane wrote:at first i was like 'did you seriously make this thread?' because i was assuming you were asking which was better. lol

yeah, operation 'make shane's head explode'

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri May 20, 2005 2:27 pm

hcole wrote:Fliggil, stick with your thread on the AGF you're getting much more accurate information there.

punk

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Sun May 22, 2005 7:53 am

Is nato and mahogany very similar? I've read that since the supply of Honduras and Brazilian mahogany is becoming more and more scarce, nato and west african mahogany are being selected because there is a greater abundance of it.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:11 am

Ryeguy wrote:Is nato and mahogany very similar? I've read that since the supply of Honduras and Brazilian mahogany is becoming more and more scarce, nato and west african mahogany are being selected because there is a greater abundance of it.

*head explodes*

nato isnt a real wood. there is no nato tree. its synthetic. tone = not good.

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Sun May 22, 2005 10:03 am

hahah.. okay my bad.. so nato and mahogany don't sound anything a like?

hcole · Post by **hcole** » Sun May 22, 2005 3:14 pm

shane wrote:
Ryeguy wrote:Is nato and mahogany very similar? I've read that since the supply of Honduras and Brazilian mahogany is becoming more and more scarce, nato and west african mahogany are being selected because there is a greater abundance of it.
*head explodes*

nato isnt a real wood. there is no nato tree. its synthetic.

Does anyone verify their information before they post it. Nato is a real wood here is some information regariding it.

Mora excelsa and Mora gonggrijpii Mora
Family: Leguminosae
Other Common Names: Nato, Nato rojo (Colombia), Mora de Guayana (Venezuela), Morabukea, Mora (Guyana), Mora, Moraboekea (Surinam), Pracuuba (Brazil).

It gets a bad rap because typically it is used on cheaper guitars, not necessarily because it's a shit wood but because it is much easier to grow. It also grows considerably faster than other woods which means you don't have to wait as long to harvest it.

hcole · Post by **hcole** » Sun May 22, 2005 3:15 pm

Ryeguy wrote:hahah.. okay my bad.. so nato and mahogany don't sound anything a like?

not your bad, you were right.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Mon May 23, 2005 1:52 pm

hcole wrote:
shane wrote:
Ryeguy wrote:Is nato and mahogany very similar? I've read that since the supply of Honduras and Brazilian mahogany is becoming more and more scarce, nato and west african mahogany are being selected because there is a greater abundance of it.
*head explodes*

nato isnt a real wood. there is no nato tree. its synthetic.
Does anyone verify their information before they post it. Nato is a real wood here is some information regariding it.

Mora excelsa and Mora gonggrijpii Mora
Family: Leguminosae
Other Common Names: Nato, Nato rojo (Colombia), Mora de Guayana (Venezuela), Morabukea, Mora (Guyana), Mora, Moraboekea (Surinam), Pracuuba (Brazil).

It gets a bad rap because typically it is used on cheaper guitars, not necessarily because it's a shit wood but because it is much easier to grow. It also grows considerably faster than other woods which means you don't have to wait as long to harvest it.

having wood in it does not make it wood... i made the "mistake"

of assuming when he said wood he meant solid wood. NATO is made like plywood, it is ground down into a pulp and then compressed and adhered to itself like particle board. it has no grain as normal wood does which is what gives different woods different sounds. its just particle board shit. the fact that the substance that makes up the pulp comes from a tree means nothing, it could be ground up composite or even rice krispies and the sound would be the same as NATO.

and googling NATO doesnt mean you "verified" your information