poser said:Interesting reviews. I'm surprised that the Martin with the laminate neck and the fretboard which is not solid wood got such a good rating.
fronobulax said:poser said:Interesting reviews. I'm surprised that the Martin with the laminate neck and the fretboard which is not solid wood got such a good rating.
Why? Laminate does not always have to mean cheap, unattractive and flimsy. For some applications a laminate is actually stronger than a solid piece of the same material.
poser said:fronobulax said:poser said:Interesting reviews. I'm surprised that the Martin with the laminate neck and the fretboard which is not solid wood got such a good rating.
Why? Laminate does not always have to mean cheap, unattractive and flimsy. For some applications a laminate is actually stronger than a solid piece of the same material.
Just narrow thinking on my part, I guess.
And in another thread I was extolling the sound of my laminate back D-26. Not only am I narrow, I'm self-contradictory. :lol:
dapmdave said:One thing I've noticed: Martin can make a good-sounding guitar out of almost anything.
Dave
fronobulax said:poser said:Interesting reviews. I'm surprised that the Martin with the laminate neck
and the fretboard which is not solid wood got such a good rating.
Why? Laminate does not always have to mean cheap, unattractive and flimsy. For some applications a laminate is actually stronger than a solid piece of the same material.
Stirlander said:dapmdave said:One thing I've noticed: Martin can make a good-sounding guitar out of almost anything.
Dave
I don't agree with that lol. I went and played their Sapele dread that costs $699, slightly more than my GAD-25 just to compare the two. There was no comparison. I've played two of that same model. Neither sounded very good. One was really tinny and the other, really muddy on the low end.
I'm not a fan of Martins lower-grade guitars at all. Although, I have played a fair few that were pretty good.
poser said:fronobulax said:poser said:Interesting reviews. I'm surprised that the Martin with the laminate neck and the fretboard which is not solid wood got such a good rating.
Why? Laminate does not always have to mean cheap, unattractive and flimsy. For some applications a laminate is actually stronger than a solid piece of the same material.
Just narrow thinking on my part, I guess.
And in another thread I was extolling the sound of my laminate back D-26. Not only am I narrow, I'm self-contradictory. :lol:
:lol: :lol: I just love the way you've shifted the responsibility onto the guitar!! Made me laugh.....Taylor Martin Guild said:They never bonded with me. They didn't wind up sounding the way that I wanted them to sound.