Br1ck
Senior Member
There is exterior plywood and then there is marine grade plywood. I have a friend with a Linda Manzer archtop, twenty thousand plus. Two in fact. One is carved maple and spruce. He couldn't do a jazz gig with a band. It was just too lively, so he ordered a laminate archtop that could take some volume before feedback. Every Gibson archtop like the 335, 175, etc. is laminate, including the top. There are exceptions, but not many. Laminates are not created equal.
Design decissions are neither good nor bad. There are those here that prefer the flatback D 25 and those that prefer the arched back. I've said before, for a band gig, a beat up archback D 25 is hard to beat.
Design decissions are neither good nor bad. There are those here that prefer the flatback D 25 and those that prefer the arched back. I've said before, for a band gig, a beat up archback D 25 is hard to beat.