Best Parlor Guitars With Mahogany Sides in 2023
Here are the top Parlor style guitars with Mahogany sides. 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. Gibson L-00 Original

Player Feedback
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Gibson's 2020 Original Acoustic series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Solid Mahogany back
- Solid Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: LR Baggs VTC (Preamp/Active)
- Rectangle, closed slot bridge
- Acoustic Slim Taper Set neck
- 19 Medium frets
- Golden Age tuners
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Gibson L-00 Original
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone 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. Fender PS-220E Parlor
- From Fender's 2022 Classic Design series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Solid Mahogany back
- Solid Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender/Fishman Sonitone Plus Soundhole Pickup System (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic C Shape Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Nickel Open-Back tuners
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Fender PS-220E Parlor
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Yamaha CSF3M

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (10 votes)
- From Yamaha's 2018 CSF series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 23.625"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Solid Mahogany back
- Solid Mahogany sides
- Nato neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Passive System (SRT Piezo) (Preamp/Passive)
- Rosewood bridge
- Acoustic C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast Chrome tuners
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Yamaha CSF3M
- Expensive Wood
- Electronics
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- Low-Quality Material Saddle
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Epiphone L-00 Studio

Player Feedback
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Epiphone's 2021 Modern Acoustic series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Mahogany back
- Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
- Indian Laurel bridge
- Acoustic SlimTaper D Set neck
- 19 Medium Jumbo frets
- Grover Rotomatic with mini buttons 14:1 tuners
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Epiphone L-00 Studio
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- 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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5. Yamaha CSF1M

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (10 votes)
- From Yamaha's 2018 CSF series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 23.625"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Mahogany back
- Mahogany sides
- Nato neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Passive System (SRT Piezo) (Preamp/Passive)
- Rosewood bridge
- Acoustic C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast Chrome tuners
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Yamaha CSF1M
- Expensive Wood
- Electronics
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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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6. Yamaha CSF-TA

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (10 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Yamaha's 2016 TransAcoustic Guitars series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 23.625"'' scale
- 16" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Mahogany back
- Mahogany sides
- Nato neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: SYSTEM70 TransAcoustic (Preamp/Active)
- Rosewood bridge
- Acoustic C Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast Chrome tuners
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Yamaha CSF-TA
- Expensive Wood
- Electronics
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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 CP-60S Parlor

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Slightly chunky (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2017 Classic Design series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce 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 CP-60S Parlor
- 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