Martin Laminate Guitar

The mahogany pattern hpl high pressure laminate textured finish also sports a solid sitka spruce top with hand rubbed finish for a stylish look along with a rust stratabond neck and solid morado or east indian rosewood fingerboard these materials help deliver that martin sound in a.

Martin laminate guitar.

Short of size and scale the cf martin little martin acoustic guitar is anything but lacking in features. Martin guitars in particular have a line made partially or almost completely from hpls. The martin gpcxae black hpl guitar is a grand performance cutaway model crafted from jett black high pressure laminate hpl top back and sides. The martin 0x1e uses mahogany patterned hpl to add beauty to an incredibly rugged instrument.

As a guitar construction material there are a lot of advantages. To combat destructive weather patterns martin started to make guitars out of high pressure laminate. Hpl is a material that easily withstands seasonal changes and high humidity thanks to its resin soaked construction. A martin guitar with a solid wood top will give you a fuller rich and louder sound compared to what their laminate counterpart will provide you with.

Laminate guitars on the other hand can be made to accentuate certain color variations and grain patterns in the wood that are not only pleasing to the eye but are far more cost effective as well. Many times these guitars are stained in such a way that an otherwise plain cut of maple or cherry wood for example.