Are Laminate Guitars Bad

Does having solid sides make a difference to the sound.

Are laminate guitars bad.

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. Laminate back and sides. Greetings i have been reading quite a bit these days regarding laminate top vs solid top acoustic guitars and i really cant tell that much difference on with the sound of my washburn d9c which has a laminate spruce top and my kona kg1cen and ks12ne which are solid top tone wise. 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.

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. September 4 2017 at 10 25 pm an if acoustic guitar have a laminate body with a solid spruce top will solid spruce top age over. Are you saying laminate acoustic guitars are not too bad long they have a solid top an have a good braceing on the top an if laminate acoustic guitar have laminate body an have solid top does. Guitars built with solid back sides commence with the admira teresa costing 410 578.

The tone produced with solid wood will also continue to warm up and improve over time so a great sounding solid wood guitar will get even better and even a mediocre sounding solid wood guitar should improve. First i ve read i think very ug thread on the yamaha fg series guitars and several more than once in order to get an answer to my question. Higher end guitars use solid wood which is not only traditional in guitar making but generally produces a better sound than laminate. One somewhat surprising and elusive feature of many laminate guitars is cheaper wood is covered up by the outer exposed wood.

As i said lovely guitar so may be it does. This is common on some rosewood or exotic koa guitars that are still in the affordable under 1000 range. An ugly truth about laminated guitars. Guitars made of laminate wood also always sound the same.

Admira artista lovely guitar costing 243 342 built with solid sides laminated back. In an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides.