I am planning on buying a Yamaha CGX171CCA!. It has a solid top but the back and sides are laminate!. How will laminate sides and back affect the sound!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Laminate back and sides don't vibrate and resonate with the sound like a solid piece would!. This has a little bearing on the overall sound but I would say a solid top will still get you a very good sound, far more than a laminated top would!. I even have a Martin DX1 with a solid spruce top and laminate back and sides (it's almost pretty much like formica or counter-top material) and it still sounds gorgeous!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Luthier-made guitars are all solid wood (all around) I only know of two luthiers in California that suggest for most non-professional players to not dwell too much on the sides and back of the instrument as long as the top is of solid wood!. The main reason is cost- A luthier-made guitar may start at $3000 or more!. The sound is not going to be affected gravely by having laminated wood sides- and the laminated shield can actually be more "protective" of the instrument if by chance is dropped(ouch!)!. Lastly it could save you a lot of $$$ by just going for a solid-top with laminated sides!. Remember most professional guitar players (concert quaility players) do play all-solid wood instruments but their name recognition is enough for a Luthier to make them an instrument (probably at "cost") just to make a name for themselves!. There is a story that one great (still active) classical guitarist made a luthier famous after he was presented just before a concert by the young luthier with a guitar made by him!. The artist did use the guitar and loved it!. Siince that time the artist only uses the makers instrument and the maker now has a long waiting list of prospective buyers of his instruments!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Not too much from what i can tell, as long as the top itself is solid the guitar should sound fairly good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |