Well, it is generally referred to as the "Holy Grail" of tone woods, but I personally wonder how many can really tell the difference sonically. I don't think my ears are that good, and I have one of each. True, they are in different models, SE CU24 vs Paul's Guitar, so that wouldn't be much help. My real preference would be for an ebony board or a cocobolo one (rosewood family), but I base that more on visual appearance. I rely on my eyes to make up for what my tinnitus ears can't do.