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Solid top, laminate sides: where the money goes on a cheap acoustic

Close-up of the soundhole, rosette and steel strings on a mahogany-topped acoustic guitar

Two acoustics hang side by side in the shop. One is $200, the other $500, and the wood on the front looks near enough identical. The … Read the article

August 26, 2026

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