To combat destructive weather patterns martin started to make guitars out of high pressure laminate.
Martin laminate guitar.
But in order to go into this with y hpl or high pressure laminate materials are becoming more commonplace in guitar construction.
Majority of martin s soundboard guitars uses spruce due to its clear response and loud sound.
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.
Short of size and scale the cf martin little martin acoustic guitar is anything but lacking in features.
Many times these guitars are stained in such a way that an otherwise plain cut of maple or cherry wood for example.
Martin guitars in particular have a line made partially or almost completely from hpls.
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 top martin dxk2ae.
The martin gpcxae black hpl guitar is a grand performance cutaway model crafted from jett black high pressure laminate hpl top back and sides.
As a guitar construction material there are a lot of advantages.