Members TommyT5 Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) . Edited July 12, 2018 by TommyT5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarVlog Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 Tommy, just asking but are you posting all of these polls so we'll click on that link on your signature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Palmer Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 29 all solid and several partially laminated then there's the electrics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 I've been playing for about 30 years now but have the all-laminate guitar I started on as well as the all-laminate guitar that I received as a gift so I could have something to play in college. It actually wasn't until 3 years ago that I got my first all-solid wood guitar. I'd done my homework before taking the plunge though, so that guitar is in good shape and I plan to keep it for at least 20 years or however long I last. That being said, it has a polyester satin finish and my beaters are approaching the end of their lifespans and I'm hoping to move up to an all-solid wood guitar with a gloss nitro finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 I've got one of each. An all laminated Fender F-65 that I've had for almost 30 years that doesn't act like it's ever going to die, and a new, recently purchased Alvarez MD80 that's all solid woods. To tell you the truth, I doubt that the Alvarez will last as long as the all laminated Fender has. The Fender still looks like new. I'll also say this.....I don't notice a whole helluva lot of difference, if any, in sound and playablity. I'm not sorry I bought the Alvarez though.....got a great deal on it. I love both of my guitars and play 'em to death. I go to a bluegrass jam every Saturday and I go back and forth between the Fender and the Alvarez. Either one does the job for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 All laminate Yamaha F310 here for now...I had to sell my Taylor due to financial reasons... When I am financially stable again I plan on buying another Yamaha all laminate electric/acoustic FX370 (in Tobacco sunburst). I tried one out and I really liked it and feel it would be perfect for live shows or open mics. I'll keep the F310 for busking or taking to the park or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhancox Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 All three of my guitars have solid tops and laminate B&S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 My Alvarez AD60K is all laminate and my Parker P6E had a solid top and laminate back and sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 My two Seagulls have solid tops and laminate B/S. My Ovation has a solid top and a plastic back. It doesn't have any sides . I'm not sure if it counts, but my mandolin is all solid wood ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaintByNumbers Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 Currently 4 all solid and 2 solid top/lam. back and sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yamaha FG180 - All lam Yamaha FG450SA - Solid Top, lam back and sides Cort CJCE Custom Jumbo - All solid That's a pretty equal blend. The Cort gets all the love these days though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 29 all solid and several partially laminated then there's the electrics Holy guacamole. I wish you were my next-door neighbor. As for me: one all-solid (Gibson Hummingbird), four solid top/laminated elsewhere acoustics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 3 guitar: 2 selmer copies, one archtop - 3 solid tops - 2 laminated back/sides (selmer copies), one solid back/sides (archtop). And I have signatures turned off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 One guitar with a solid top and laminated back and sides. Everything else is laminated; my 12-string, my beater, my first POS guitar, our daughter's Epi, all lam. Don't feel bad though; while he was a shepherd, David wrote his psalms on a harp that was lambinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 Six instruments, all solids, no sigs. I thought my beater mando (RM-50) might be a lammie, but apparently it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 Don't have a laminate - although there seems to be conflicting info on a Tacoma I have. I have seen it described in some places as having a laminate back w/solid sides and top. I prefer all solids for a few reasons. One is that they are simply traditional, and that is meaningful to me. Another is that when you get laminates you try to convince yourself its "just as good". That "settling for something less" mojo will bother you as long as you have the instrument. I have heard, and owned, many great sounding laminates, as good as solid guitars. But the facts do not sway the illogical emotional response of "settling for something less". So I have pretty much limited my guitars to all solids. Oh - the Little Martin has laminate B/S and I have a wall-hanger archtop that is all laminate (don't play it though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 1 all solid 1 solid top and back 1 solid top, laminate back and sides 1 laminate top, plastic bowl back 5 laminates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Florida_Gator Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 2 solid top, laminate back/sides 1 all solid Son's are solid/lam We like all our guitars, but my overall favorite is the solid/lam Yamaha FG730S. The others are better in some ways for sure, but it's my "go-to, leave-it-out-all-the-time-to-grab-it" guitar. To me, it sounds a lot like my friend's Martin D-28. And, it don't have to worry as much about it "shifting" as much (very important where I live). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greymuzzle Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 All solid. Like unto my head some would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiFeStArTs@40 Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 2 solid top, laminate back/sides 1 all solid Son's are solid/lam We like all our guitars, but my overall favorite is the solid/lam Yamaha FG730S. The others are better in some ways for sure, but it's my "go-to, leave-it-out-all-the-time-to-grab-it" guitar. To me, it sounds a lot like my friend's Martin D-28. And, it don't have to worry as much about it "shifting" as much (very important where I live). Funny, I'm pretty much the same with my Seagull. It's on the stand all of the time and gets the most use when I'm home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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