My hearing isn't that great to notice the subtle sounds difference (too much loud music). But the feel on the rosewood neck is like nothing I've played before! And, visually it's outstanding. I love the switching options - another reason why I bought it. I live on Long Island and saw the guitar online at MusicStoreLive in San Diego. I happened to be in San Diego, so it chatted online with "Ben" (great guy) and visited the store. I played the guitar for 10 minutes and bought it (my wife was with me and I got no push back!). Had it shipped to my home. They have a good selection of 24-08 Wood Library Artist grade guitars. What's nice too is that they are all one-offs. Post pictures when you get your guitar.