Best Laminate Guitars

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Best laminate guitars. Many times these guitars are stained in such a way that an otherwise plain cut of maple or cherry wood for example can be made to look just as. At the top of the guitar features a solid sitka spruce construction for bright tone which further compliments the back design that is made of a high pressure laminate mahogany wood material including the sides of the guitar. Solid top acoustic guitars are hybrids that combine the best parts of laminate and solid wood guitars. The best sounding all laminate guitars are the vintage red label yamaha s hand s down.

Using solid wood for the top is still preferred by most builders because the top plays a major role in translating the initial energy of vibrating guitar strings into rich acoustic sound. In an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides. 2 the acoustic guitar forum general acoustic guitar and amplification discussion general acoustic guitar discussion previous thread next thread thread tools. Most of the guitar s body is made with laminate wood to keep the cost down while its soundboard is made with solid tonewood for a richer resonance.

The jim dandy is a parlor guitar that s made from laminate. For this round up we re presenting the best electric guitars around today covering a wide spectrum of genres playing abilities and most importantly budgets to help you choose the right axe for you. The body and the sides feature a mahogany laminate. But the best means different things to different guitarists and picking the right guitar for them is a very personal choice.

At the risk of starting a firestorm by the zager haters i recommend the zager zad 80 or zad 50 as the best sounding laminate guitars. Laminate back and sides. It s not even a race. Solid wood guitars do not contain laminated layered wood so as an example if you own a solid top acoustic martin d18 the top is all solid wood not.

If i were to select the best acoustic guitar out of the reviewed instruments it would be the martin d 10e. Laminate guitars on the other hand can be made to accentuate certain color variations and grain patterns in the wood that are not only pleasing to the eye but are far more cost effective as well. The laminates use high pressure techniques which add a lot of durability to the instrument. As wood becomes more scarce and guitar companies struggle to keep price points low one way to save resources is to use laminate woods in the body construction of the guitar defined below.

The lx1e is an acoustic guitar that also makes use of electronic components. This guitar has a new beautiful design a warm tonality and some awe inspiring volume.