Is A Laminated Guitar Back Fine

Had a dx1r for a couple years that i would drag around to campouts etc.

Is a laminated guitar back fine.

Fine guitars string instruments sound equipment and accessories with recording studio in st marys georgia. I always found it amusing when folks would say that s a nice looking guitar and it sounds really good. The main reason is cost a luthier made guitar may start at 3000 or more. You always get a funny look when you say something back like yep not bad for a formica guitar.

To get the tone improving benefits but laminated back and sides which will overall cost less than an all solid wood guitar and will add structural. An all solid guitar will age better because of the backs and sides aging but your guitar will improve. That means the top back and sides are all made from solid wood components. The sound is not going to be affected gravely by having laminated wood sides and the laminated.

The top isn t laminated and it ages. It just a finish on the same laminate material right. Guitars featuring layered wood back and sides with a solid wood top include the 100 series through the 200 deluxe series along with the baby taylor gs mini and academy series. In an all solid wood acoustic guitar each body wood component is solid and not layered or laminated.

A word of warning some guitarists try split the difference and purchase a guitar with a solid top but laminated sides and back. As long as the top is of solid wood. It won t lose sound you can scratch that off your list of worries and start worrying about your sugar intake or something. There is some logic here as the bulk of the guitar will be sturdier but the top which accounts for about 85 of the sound will be more flexible and resonant.

There are times when buying a laminated wood guitar is the appropriate choice. For most non professional players to not dwell too much on the sides and back of the instrument. Since laminates aren t wood is there any difference between laminated mahogany or rosewood.