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Location: 6 String Ranch | Sam made the comment about plastic somewhere else here recently
The changing of the grain was only on Adamas tops. Wood laminated tops usually have the top and bottom layers of the same material and going the same direction. The center is 90 degrees to it.
Greg Bennett was a salesman when with Kaman. Peroid. He started with Washburn and really did alot helping launch them, bounced around some and then with Kaman and then bounced around some more and now has this gig with Samick or what ever that foreign factory is. He's a nice enough guy, wish him well on this gig, however long it lasts. |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | When it comes to playing electrically do not laminated soundboards sound just as good? I have a very good solid top 1993 collectors and I really think my laminated ovation sounds better plugged in. It is certainly easier to control. Once amplified I think the differences would be very subtle.
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Location: Carle Place, NY | OK, maybe there are some Collector's Edition O's with laminated redwoood, walnut, etc, that sound great, but I still prefer solid wood tops.
I did once play a Martin ALternative guitar with an aluminum top and I was quite surprised that it sounded like a wood guitar. But then again it was solid aluminum. :D |
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Location: NJ | Minor Point:
The redwood Collector's IS a solid top. . . . |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | If it sounds good to you it really shouldn't matter whether it's Solid or Laminate. Does the guitar speak to you, Do you like how it pays and sound to your ear? Those are subjective questions only one person can answer. The Guitar player. Ovation has done a pretty good job identifying tops in their printed material. If the Instrument Specs state Solid For the top Then it's solid, If it just says Spruce, Then it's laminate. in other words they identify the tops as Either Solid spruce or Spruce.
remember though, and it has been stated already in this thread, Play the guitar and listen for yourself, If it moves you and you like it then buy it and make it your own. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think the walnut, bubinga, lacewood and cherry are the laminated ones. Dave |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | For what it's worth, isn't comparing solid and laminate tops like comparing apples and beans? After you get out of the "cheap" laminate rhealm, some tops work better as laminates and some don't. The graphite tops are laminate aren't they? I would think some woods wood benefit in stablility and tone by being laminated while others would not. In other words, there are crappy sounding solid tops, and fantastic sounding ply tops and vs versa. When you get the right combination of either, you get a great top and great sounding guitar. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I agree with Miles. Comparing solid to laminate is two different beasts. There's crappy examples of both. |
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Can a laminated top sound good?
