![]() ![]() Probably only 1/2 the thickness of the laminate on my Greco ES-175 I used to have. I've checked mine - it's laminated as I suspected. The difference shows mainly (but not only) when played acoustic only. There is nothing wrong with laminated archtops. Till recent I owned one and checked it myself by taking out a pickup. The 80s Matsumoku Epiphone Emperor F is laminated. Okay, not as good as my real L5, but than the pricetag is accordingly. My own Emperor F guitars was a very nice guitar. The confusion over laminated or solid is caused becaude the early Emperors (quite a different model) were solid. It's a far more sophisticated sounding guitar than an ES-175 in my opinion.The 80s Matsumoku Epiphone Emperor F is laminated. ![]() That makes a massive difference whether laminated or not. The top is quite thin - far thinner than a modern ES-175 for example. I haven't checked if my particular guitar is carved/laminated - I will take out a pickup and have a look. Period print material for these does say that they're carved- however many appear to be laminated. Some sources state that these have carved tops, whilst other state that they are laminated. ![]() I can vouch that my 1983 Epiphone Emperor F gets very close to L-5 territory. ![]()
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