I'm looking into buying a mandolin with a solid top and laminated back and sides. Its an ortega. I've played it quite a bit at the store and it sounds quite nice. I've been playing guitar for over a decade so I managed to (somewhat ignorantly) draw the line between the crap and the good at the store, the ortega was one of the good ones.
Anyhow, I've read quite a few threads here and most people seem to think that laminate is a bad thing. Could someone elaborate as to why this is? It it okay to go for a laminate back/sides mandolin or should I avoid it. I intend to keep the thing for two years whilst I learn, I will then sell it and go for something in the 2000$ territory (I'm thinking an old Gibson A style).
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