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Originally Posted by Hambone
If you're talking about high end Martins, Taylors etc vs low end imports you're likely talking about solid east Indian Rosewood (eir) versus eir laminates aka "rosewood".
Adds for the "big box" retailers will often say "rosewood back and sides" which is a dead giveaway for plywood. If it's solid eir they will always say so very plainly in the ad.
The laminates on lower end guitars could be a thin veneer of eir over a piece of luan plywood which explains the big difference in price. Bad plywood can have "voids", bad glues, etc all of which will negatively impact tone. Good multilayer sides are stable and with a decent solid wood top can be fine instruments.
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I'm actually comparing solid rosewood guitars not laminates, particularly the Yamahas/Corts high end ones vs the Taylors/Mcphersons ones.
Specs say solid rosewood for the Yamahas/Cort ones which is reddish in color not so nice looking vs the Taylor/Mcpherson ones which says East indian rosewood which is brownish/purplish in color much nicer.