wood/HPL/composite comparison

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wood/HPL/composite comparison Nov 14, 2016 17:31:47 GMT -5

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wood/HPL/composite comparison Nov 17, 2016 6:02:20 GMT -5

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I was kind of surprised at what my ears liked. In 2 tests I like the all wood one best, and in 1 test I liked the Martin HPL/Stratabond the best. Did not like the carbon fiber in comparison to the other two in any of the tests.

Again, weird, I did not think I would hear the diff that much, but it appears that whether it's solid wood or any kind of lam wood, my ears definitely like "wood" the best.

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wood/HPL/composite comparison Nov 17, 2016 7:18:51 GMT -5

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Post by Derick on Nov 17, 2016 7:18:51 GMT -5

Picked the all solid wood on all three examples.
My second choice, if you have one, laminate.
Which leaves last but definitely least, composite guitars.

As time passes, think composite guitars will become much better sounding, or we will become more accustomed to their sound, also they have a lot going for them.
Would like to see them getting better looking, look a little drab at present. Be nice to see the price reducing a fair bit also.

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