Best Mahogany Top Dreadnought Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Mahogany top Dreadnought style guitars. This is the type of wood found in many top-of-the-line guitars, so that's a positive point for the build quality. This red-looking wood Mahogany is found in Africa and Central America and has great sustain and a warm tone due to its high density. The downside about this type of wood is that it's relatively heavy.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Martin D-15M StreetMaster

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- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
- From Martin's 2017 15 series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.4"'' scale
- 16" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Solid Mahogany back
- Solid Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Katalox fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Gold Plus Natural I (Preamp/Active)
- Katalox bridge
- Acoustic Modified Low Oval Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Golden Age Relic Nickel tuners
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Martin D-15M StreetMaster
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Compensated Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Martin D-15M

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- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
- From Martin's 2013 15 series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.4"'' scale
- 16" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Solid Mahogany back
- Solid Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- East Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Gold Plus Natural I (Preamp/Active)
- East Indian Rosewood bridge
- Acoustic Modified Low Oval Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Nickel Open Gear tuners
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Martin D-15M
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Compensated Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Taylor AD27e

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- Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (5 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
- From Taylor's 2020 The American Dream series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 15" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Tropical Mahogany top
- Solid Sapele back
- Solid Sapele sides
- Tropical Mahogany neck
- Eucalyptus fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Expression System 2 Electronics (Preamp/Active)
- Eucalyptus bridge
- Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Taylor Nickel tuners
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Taylor AD27e
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Taylor 327e

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- Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (5 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
- From Taylor's 2019 300 series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 15" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Tropical Mahogany top
- Solid Tropical Mahogany back
- Solid Tropical Mahogany sides
- Tropical Mahogany neck
- West African Crelicam Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Expression System 2 Electronics (Preamp/Active)
- West African Crelicam Ebony bridge
- Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Satin Black tuners
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Taylor 327e
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Fender CD-140SCE All-Mahogany

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- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Slightly chunky (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2017 Classic Design series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Mahogany back
- Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Walnut fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman CD-1 Preamp (Preamp/Passive)
- Walnut bridge
- Acoustic Fender 'Easy-to-Play' shape with rolled fretboard edges Set neck
- 20 Vintage frets
- Chrome Die-Cast tuners
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Fender CD-140SCE All-Mahogany
- Expensive Wood
- NuBone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- NuBone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Fender CD-60SCE Dreadnought All-Mahogany

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- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Slightly chunky (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2018 Classic Design series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Laminated Mahogany back
- Laminated Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Walnut fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman CD-1 Preamp (Preamp/Passive)
- Walnut bridge
- Acoustic Fender 'Easy-to-Play' shape with rolled fretboard edges Set neck
- 20 Vintage frets
- Chrome Die-Cast tuners
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Fender CD-60SCE Dreadnought All-Mahogany
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- Low-Quality Material Saddle
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. Fender CD-60S Dreadnought All-Mahogany

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- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Slightly chunky (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2022 Classic Design series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Laminated Mahogany back
- Laminated Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Walnut fretboard
- Bridge pickup: (/)
- Walnut bridge
- Acoustic Fender 'Easy-to-Play' shape with rolled fretboard edges Set neck
- 20 Vintage frets
- Chrome Die-Cast tuners
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Fender CD-60S Dreadnought All-Mahogany
- Expensive Wood
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Electronics
- Low-Quality Material Saddle
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. Yamaha FG850

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- Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (10 votes)
- From Yamaha's 2016 FG / FGX series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.6"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Mahogany back
- Mahogany sides
- Nato neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: (/)
- Rosewood bridge
- Acoustic C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast Chrome (TM29T) tuners
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Yamaha FG850
- Expensive Wood
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Electronics
- Low-Quality Material Saddle
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock