Frequently Asked Questions...
Is the Ibanez A-style acoustic electric mandolin a solid or laminate top?
I'm looking into it and it just says spruce top.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-A-Style-Acoustic-Electric-Mandolin-877447-i1472428.gc
Answer:
with ibanez (and epiphone, and others), when it's listed as "spruce top" it's a laminate, and when the listing states "solid spruce top", it's solid wood.
looking at the ibanez website, it looks like the wholly acoustic m511sbs a-style mandolin and the f-style m522sbs are the only ones with solid tops. the models equipped with pickups and their lower end acoustic models are laminate.
i have heard good sounding laminate instruments, but i think solid top (and solid back and sides) instruments sound sweeter, and the tone ages wonderfully. however, a laminate top is less susceptible to feedback at louder volumes and is often a better choice for electric instruments.
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