Sound and build: Not all guitars are made out of solid wood; in fact, most are constructed using at least one or two varieties of laminate paper products. I selected both solid-top and laminate ...

The variables in builds are huge but in the world of acoustic there’s a strong argument to be made that guitars built with solid-wood back and sides, rather than laminate ply, are worth spending extra ...

they'll splutter. Makers of laminate bodied acoustics say their guitars offer greater consistency, but for most players, solid wood means more resonance and a tone that improves with age. To combine ...