peskypesky
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I do like HB and own one.
I’m also not particularly a snob about wood. But plywood? Gonna need to see some evidence beyond a stranger on a forum telling me a $400 budget maker using plywood is a comparable or better guitar than any of my Gibsons. And I don’t think that’s an unreasonable request.
Like I said, no one is going to change your mind on this because it's already made up.
I'll await your scientific evidence that mahogany is a significantly better tonewood than okoume.
"In days past, this wood [mahogany] was readily available and inexpensive, which is why it used to often show up in manufacturer's lower-end offerings."

Understanding Mahogany and Its Variations
For as long as we can remember, mahogany -- a hardwood that originates in Central America and made up of three species of the genus Swietenia -- ha...

"Like any situation where a resource is endangered, many guitar manufacturers including Takamine have researched and found mahogany-like substitutes, and both in terms of the look of the wood and the tonal characteristics, many of these 'mahogany variations' are simply remarkable!"
"Another is a wood known as okoume (sometimes known as gabon from its main country of origin). This wood is softer, and leans toward the warmer side of the classic mahogany tone. Because it is softer, okoume often is used as a laminate, giving it additional rigidity.
All of these woods are great tonewoods that speak with that unmistakable mahogany accent, and have that gorgeous warm mahogany look."