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Acoustic Guitar back and sides
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:53 am
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:53 am
When guitar manufacturers say a guitar has laminated back and sides are the woods used the same. Example: rosewood or mahogany.
Is it laminated with other woods with a thin veneer or is all the of the same kind of wood with a thin veneer of whatever wood is called out.
Is it laminated with other woods with a thin veneer or is all the of the same kind of wood with a thin veneer of whatever wood is called out.
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Posted on 5/29/19 at 11:24 am to Nicky Parrish
From research when purchasing the answer seemed to be it depends. And it depends is price point specific.
I ended up with solid sapele back and sides and a Sitka spruce top with an ebony fretboard. The materials were important to me because I want a guitar I can grow into and use for years to come.
ETA: There are others here with much, much more knowledge on the subject.
I ended up with solid sapele back and sides and a Sitka spruce top with an ebony fretboard. The materials were important to me because I want a guitar I can grow into and use for years to come.
ETA: There are others here with much, much more knowledge on the subject.
This post was edited on 5/29/19 at 11:33 am
Posted on 5/29/19 at 12:24 pm to VABuckeye
quote:
There are others here with much, much more knowledge on the subject.
[*cough* FretShack *cough*]
But, as VAB said, "it depend$".
Posted on 5/29/19 at 12:52 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
[*cough* FretShack *cough*]
This.
quote:
But, as VAB said, "it depend$".
I think this is the correct answer. I believe that Taylor uses 3 layers on their laminate backs and the middle layer is poplar.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:56 pm to MountainTiger
Here's the Taylor blog article about laminated sides and backs
Here's a four-page, 50+ post thread on Acoustic Guitar Forum where everyone offers their two cents on which they prefer. I haven't read it all, I don't have the time or the interest really.
As for what the core of the laminate is, are we talking about a $1600 Taylor or a $160 Yamaha? In the case of the latter, the core may be the equivalent of compressed sawdust particle board, I really don't know. The only laminated acoustic sidewalls I've ever separated (usually accidentally and in small chips, not in large areas) were what appeared to be identical species in mid- to upper-tier acoustics price-wise. As to the grade of the core wood within the species, if they are typically one piece or puzzled pieces, the specific cut(s) as they pertain to grain orientation, I can't say and I'd speculate it varies by manufacturer.
For what it's worth, on lam versus solid sides and backs (not tops, just sides and backs), I really have no preference, both have unique assets, neither is necessarily better. I have three personal acoustics right now and I couldn't tell you if their backs are solid or lams. They sound great, they play great, they are structurally sound, they look good and I don't expose them to structurally damaging conditions so how the sides and backs were made are of little concern to me. I win.
Here's a four-page, 50+ post thread on Acoustic Guitar Forum where everyone offers their two cents on which they prefer. I haven't read it all, I don't have the time or the interest really.
As for what the core of the laminate is, are we talking about a $1600 Taylor or a $160 Yamaha? In the case of the latter, the core may be the equivalent of compressed sawdust particle board, I really don't know. The only laminated acoustic sidewalls I've ever separated (usually accidentally and in small chips, not in large areas) were what appeared to be identical species in mid- to upper-tier acoustics price-wise. As to the grade of the core wood within the species, if they are typically one piece or puzzled pieces, the specific cut(s) as they pertain to grain orientation, I can't say and I'd speculate it varies by manufacturer.
For what it's worth, on lam versus solid sides and backs (not tops, just sides and backs), I really have no preference, both have unique assets, neither is necessarily better. I have three personal acoustics right now and I couldn't tell you if their backs are solid or lams. They sound great, they play great, they are structurally sound, they look good and I don't expose them to structurally damaging conditions so how the sides and backs were made are of little concern to me. I win.
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