Best Laminate Guitars

The jim dandy is an excellent beginner s guitar that has a remarkable vintage sound that s almost impossible to find in laminate guitars.

Best laminate guitars.

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 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.

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. This guitar has a new beautiful design a warm tonality and some awe inspiring volume. The body and the sides feature a mahogany laminate. 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.

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. But the best means different things to different guitarists and picking the right guitar for them is a very personal choice. 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.

Laminate back and sides. It s not even a race. Solid top acoustic guitars are hybrids that combine the best parts of laminate and solid wood guitars. 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.

The lx1e is an acoustic guitar that also makes use of electronic components. While the sound and tone that this guitar produces is amazing there are some tonal attributes that aren t very pleasant to hear. Page 1 of 2. 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. 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.