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i have been wondering, what do you guys think about laminate archtop guitars. i know they are supposed to have less feedback then carved tops... would a solid top laminate b/s work out great??

just wondering on what other people thoughts are

I think you can make a good guitar through any number of construction methods - whatever you do, just try to do it well!

Trev

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Do you mean a solid pressed top? It 's one or the other, solid or laminated. It can't be both. But to answer your question....my D'Angelico NY-L2 has a solid pressed top and is a feedback magnet. The acoustic sound is good but a little dead. I don't know that any of them are better than another (carved, pressed or laminated), just different tools for different jobs.

thanks. just wanted to hear peoples thoughts... been seeing a lot of guitars at garage sales and used ottawa...