Best Laminate Guitar

Where lower end builds tend to require less refined and at times questionably sourced wood variations today s boutique flat top guitar builders rely exclusively on the most resonant cuts of solid wood.

Best laminate guitar.

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. But in order to go into this with y. The greatest laminate topped guitar i have ever owned is my voyage air om 2 which is all laminate top back and sides. 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.

2 the acoustic guitar forum general acoustic guitar and amplification discussion general acoustic guitar discussion previous thread next thread thread tools. I had an om 4 that lives at my buddies house now and have played an om 6 that both have solid tops and while they sound better than my om 2 the om 2 still surprises with how good it is. A major difference between laminate and solid wood guitars involves how the tonewood is sourced and processed. Page 1 of 2.

As a guitar construction material there are a lot of advantages. If you re looking for a moderately priced guitar that has an incredibly pure sound the cordoba c10 is a great guitar to look at. The best sounding all laminate guitars are the vintage red label yamaha s hand s down. Laminate back and sides.

Jim dandy is an excellent beginner s guitar that has a remarkable vintage sound. The zad 80 has a cedar top which is sweet and great for fingerpicking. Zager is now out of business and i just sold my zad 80 as i made a martin hd 28 with an adi top from a kit and didn t need two rw guitars. In an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides.

Hpl or high pressure laminate materials are becoming more commonplace in guitar construction. It s not even a race. 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. 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.

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.