cosmicatapilla
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Just as the title says, could someone compare laminate and solid soundwise and explain how to tell if a uke is solid or laminate?
The same goes for mahogany, rosewood, koa, etc. Some makers use the word "select" to make it sound special, but if it doesn't say "solid," it almost certainly is not solid. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for honesty, but in low-end guitars "solid" is something to brag about.If you find a spec sheet for an instrument and it says "spruce top" it generally means laminate, while "solid spruce top" means it is a solid piece of wood.
As has been mentioned in several other threads, there are two notable exceptions to the notion of laminate being lower end ukes - the Martin OXK (which has that Stratabond neck mentioned upthread) https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/ukuleles/item/140-0xk-uke.html
and the Kiwaya Eco series http://takumiukulele.com/kiwayaukuleles.html#eco
Both unique and good sounding in their own way.
Not sure if that's a troll, but it is certainly a gross over simplification. Laminate has some advantages over solids or folks wouldn't keep making and buying them.You get what you pay for in my opinion don't buy laminate pay the difference and buy solid Koa
Wow, that's a statement. The tenor outdoor sounds better than a laminate Fluke?