Members Mercenary Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 im looking for a acoustic guitar in the 500 to 700$ price range. what is a good brand to look out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 There's a LOT of great guitars in that price range. Maybe too many to list em all. What style of music do you play? That narrows the field a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 New: Yamaha LL6, Epiphone Masterbilt (all models), Guild GAD Series, Takamine, Breedlove, Taylor 100 Series and Parkwood. Used: Martin, Yamaha LL16, Larrivee 03 Series, Taylor 200 Series, Breedlove and Takamine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 There's a LOT of great guitars in that price range. Maybe too many to list em all. What style of music do you play? That narrows the field a little. This. Do you mostly play fingerstyle? Flatpick? Strum/sing? There's an amazing range of good choices out there. I like everything Hud suggested, but you can narrow down still further into specific models by considering what you'll use it for most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThtsQuacktastic Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 I think Seagulls are nice guitars for that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercenary Posted February 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 i mainly strum. i like to play acoustic stuff from many different bands: The Who Hendrix Third Eye Blind Green Day goo goo dolls Johnny Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 There's a LOT of great guitars in that price range. Maybe too many to list em all. What style of music do you play? That narrows the field a little. Pretty much this. Hud listed a bunch of good suggestions. A few other brands you might want to check out are Seagull (and anything else made by Godin) and Alvarez. If you're in the market for a good acoustic-electric, Ovation would definitely be worth a look as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bfloyd6969 Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 i mainly strum. i like to play acoustic stuff from many different bands:The WhoHendrixThird Eye BlindGreen Daygoo goo dollsJohnny Cash Strumming lends itself nicely to dreads and jumbos. As mentioned, have a look at Seagull (or other Godin family acoustics) and Yamahas, as well as Takamines. Those are my favs but not to say that there aren't any others out there. There really is alot of nice gits in that price range... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mjuenem Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ALV-MJ813-LIST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bfloyd6969 Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 I almost forgot...I'd like to add Blueridge guitars to my list of strummers. Nice bargains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mercenary Posted February 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJ in FL Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 An OPTION you should probably consider is buying USED. Lots of quality stuff out there right now with the tough economy. Lots of folks having to part with some great gits and for a whole lot less than they ever thought. If you check the local Craigslist, Evil-Bay and online forums in FOR SALE section, you can get a great idea of what is available and price range. If you are not knowledgable get a friend to go with you to look at USED stuff so you do not get a lemon. Many quality ONLINE dealers to consider. They usually can knock 40% off the list price for NEW and they always have good clean USED which they might have taken on trade. Check out the web sites of the names you see often on this and other forums. For example, My Favorite Guitars, Maury's, Jim's Guitar Rodeo; come on guys, give us some OTHER quality sites to check. Take your time...enjoy the search...deals out there to be made if you are patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Another vote for going used. You can get a lot of great deals now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deekien Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 crafter makes great guitars for that price range! i owned a tc035/n beautiful guitar, great sound, great price!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Another vote for going used. You can get a lot of great deals now.^This. Let us know where you are and someone (me, for example ) will be glad to check out your local Craigslist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Crafter, Tanglewood, Cort, Yamaha - top quality guitars with lots of different models to choose from in that price range. Check out the Crafter DV and TV series at http://www.crafterguitars.com/ - all-solid instruments at a great price. Look at this: http://gearhounds.com/crafterdv200nvacousticguitar.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tartanlad Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'd take someone with experience whom knows all about acoustics that way u wont walk out the store with a dud and more so with a good guitar for your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members werkout52 Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 ^This. Let us know where you are and someone (me, for example ) will be glad to check out your local Craigslist. As far as Craigslist goes you can check all over the world.http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Search-engine-tools-submiting/CraigsPalFree.shtmlSo many guitars, so little time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members werkout52 Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 With a little dealing I got my new Taylor 114ce for $679. The 110 might fit your needs a little better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 As far as Craigslist goes you can check all over the world.http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Search-engine-tools-submiting/CraigsPalFree.shtmlSo many guitars, so little time. Yes, but it's helpful to find guitars that are actually close enough to buy. The point of Craigslist at least IMHO is that it lets you find stuff that's local, that you can try first. If you're going to search "all over the world" you might as well use eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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