Is laminating a good idea for a custom electric guitar body?

First of all, you are mistaken if you think that the wood barely changes the sound of an electric guitar. If that were the case, high-end guitars would be much cheaper. Remember that an electric guitar is still an acoustic guitar, with the difference that its sound is electrically amplified. read more

Remember that an electric guitar is still an acoustic guitar, with the difference that its sound is electrically amplified. If the guitar does not sound well without amplification, it’s no good. This is actually a great test to make on a guitar before buying it. read more

In my reading of Gibson's history I get the impression that the use of laminate woods in some of these models may not have been purely a cost savings measure on the part of the designers. There were some benefits to using laminate woods in an electric guitar. The ES-175 came out in 1949 using a laminate maple top. read more