Is it true cedar wood scratches a lot easier than spruce?

Question:I am about to buy an acoustic-electric guitar. I like to play rock so I will be strumming 95% of the time. I wanted to get a solid cedar top guitar, but my friend told me that cedar is a lot easier to scratch than the traditional spruce. Is this true? thanks

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am about to buy an acoustic-electric guitar. I like to play rock so I will be strumming 95% of the time. I wanted to get a solid cedar top guitar, but my friend told me that cedar is a lot easier to scratch than the traditional spruce. Is this true? thanks

Spruce tends to be harder and less likely to scratch. But either one without paying attention to correct handling will scratch.

I disagree with one of the answers here that says "cedar is sturdier". Cedar has it's place in the guitar world but probably 80-90 % of all acoustic guitars have spruce tops or some very close cousin used in the top.

cedar is sturdier and better i dont know about scratching.......but cedar is better quality

If you're real gentle with it you should be fine and it does have that nice smell that goes with it.
An extra coat of poly wouldn't hurt.

Depends on the finish. Cedar is a fairly soft wood and if not properly finished will scratch. Spruce is harder but can be stained to look like cedar if you are building the guitar yourself you can stain it to look like any wood you like Just follow the directions on the stain container.

No, because they both have a lacquer or varnish finish, so you're scatching the finish not the wood. Plus, they both have pick guards. Cedar is a little softer, but not much.

Doesn't matter. Both are good wood. Why do you think they all have pickguards ? It's to prevent from scratching the wood.

And if it 's a classical guitar, it is rarely scratched because you use thumb and the other fingers . Except Flamenco which use the whoe wrist and hand motion and fingers.