Solid Wood Parlor Guitar

Solid wood construction sounds better every year as it ages.

Solid wood parlor guitar.

At the core of the mpa66 is its all solid mahogany wood body which gives it a warmer and rounder tone compared to those with spruce tops. When shopping online for a solid wood guitar you will need to look for the words solid wood solid top solid back and sides. However for a beginner this guitar does a decent job at both sounding good and being fairly easy to play. Parlor guitars also typically have longer and thinner bodies than travel guitars and a standard nut width while travel guitars have a narrower nut width.

In my opinion the parlor size and sound lends itself well to a classical style of play and the cordoba c10 offers excellent playability. 38 inch parlor size easier for small players but still provides a rich sound. The guitar comes in at just a hair over 1 000 but what you re getting is an all solid wood guitar with gorgeous indian rosewood on the back and sides. When looking to purchase your first parlor guitar you should look for a small guitar that s solid wood.

Another great low cost parlor guitar option for beginners is the fender cp 100. 1900 s coffin hard shell case included. The wood on this guitar is mostly laminate therefore you won t get the same tonal quality as higher end guitars made of solid wood. It s also more common for a travel guitar to have 14 frets before the frets meet the body whereas parlor guitars traditionally have 12.

They are small durable well made guitars that sound great play small guitars with big sound. Washburn revival series r320sw all solid parlor guitar featuring solid sitka spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides. Guitars that use solid wood compared to laminate sound much much better. The all solid alvarez mpa66 parlor guitar is a great example of quality materials and build coming together resulting in an instrument that looks as good as it sounds.

Far from being an entry level guitar the cordoba c9 parlor sports an all solid wood construction with either a solid canadian cedar or solid european spruce top paired with solid mahogany back. Solid wood construction is for the win and the fender paramount pm 2 is an all solid wood constructed parlor guitar. This is a very serious and good general rule of thumb for any shopper. The acoustic guitars on this list are the best parlor guitars.

Most players buying our parlor are coming from taylor gs mini and little martin denny designs his parlor guitars for players who love the feel of smaller guitars but not the smaller sound. An all solid wood construction guitar is always a superior guitar to one which is involved with laminates. Whether you re looking for a parlor acoustic guitar that s lightweight and easy to travel with or just looking for a small body acoustic guitar for fingerstyle playing you ve come to the right place.