... anybody played one, and how do they compare to the spruce top?

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Less boxy and compressed sounding to my ears.  Were you looking at one of the Wildwood Customs?

The only cedar topped parlor sized guitars I have played were Seagull.  Quieter and more focused midrange (boxier? or nasal perhaps) to my ear.  Decidedly less highs and present but muted lows. 

Ed

Strings4Him - Yep.  Thinking about taking a chance on one.  Really like the size but don't like the boxiness of my P-03R

eded - I've got a Seagull.  Yep, different tone than the spruce larry.