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.

Best laminate guitars. In an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides. But the best means different things to different guitarists and picking the right guitar for them is a very personal choice. 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 jim dandy is an excellent beginner s guitar that has a remarkable vintage sound that s almost impossible to find in laminate guitars.

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 jim dandy is a parlor guitar that s made from laminate. It s not even a race. 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.

The best sounding all laminate guitars are the vintage red label yamaha s hand s down. Solid top acoustic guitars are hybrids that combine the best parts of laminate and solid wood guitars. The lx1e is an acoustic guitar that also makes use of electronic components. 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.

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. 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.

Page 1 of 2. 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. While the sound and tone that this guitar produces is amazing there are some tonal attributes that aren t very pleasant to hear. 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 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. 2 the acoustic guitar forum general acoustic guitar and amplification discussion general acoustic guitar discussion previous thread next thread thread tools.