any recommendations

[alpinestar21]

on a decent lefty acoustic?

[TheTool]

Style, budget and what sounds do you want to achieve?

[conway]

What models have you played and didn't like?

[kwakatak]

Style, budget and what sounds do you want to achieve?

 

 

+1

 

 

Define "decent" for your purposes. Are you looking for an entry level/student guitar, an intermediate/home enthusiast guitar or a professional-level instrument, either with all the bells and whistles or just generally sturdy enough to handle the pounding of a regular gig.

 

What's your price range? Less than $300 and you're looking at a beginner guitar that you may outgrow as you progress in skill. Around $500-$800 you start getting into intermediate level guitars that are good enough for many but may be lacking in some areas. Over $1000 and you're getting into pricier stuff, some of which you may consider to be overpriced.

 

What's your technique? (strumming, flatpicking, fingerpicking?) Some guitars will have a fuller sound than others that they can stand on their own but will be prone to feedback in full band situations. Others will have a more focused/controllable tone but will sound thin and weak in solo situations

 

What style of music do you play? Some guitar models might suit your style better than others. See above comment.

 

That's all I can think of for now, but there are sure to be other questions that may help out.

[alpinestar21]

well id have to say anywhere from 200-600 bucks. I've been playing electric guitar for 2 years and i want a change...i just started to finger pick and i want to start doing that more; anything that is durable, strong, and that i can play at my house on my own time; not at gigs.

[kwakatak]

I'd look at those Epiphone Masterbilts then. The EF-500M and EF-500R are roughly OM-sized so they're good for fingerpicking but pack a punch enough for strumming. They're all-solid wood, 1.75" wide fretboard at the nut with a soft V profile that is surprisingly comfortable.

 

Also check out a used Larrivee OM-03 and L-03, both mahogany/sitka spruce or sapele/sitka spruce. They can be found in the $500-$600 range. The rosewood/sitka -03Rs go for a little more used, but I've seen them for as low as $625. I own an OM-03R and it's a great fingerpicker and adequate strummer if you like lots of midrange.

 

There's also the Guild GAD series and Blueridge also have a good reputation in that price range.

 

Someone here also recently scored a Martin 000X1 (HPL back & sides/sitka spruce top) for $450. They're not bad guitars once you get past the idea of the use of non-wood-like materials.

 

EDIT: scoring a lefty may be hard though. On most guitars the asymmetrical bracing pattern is laid out opposite to the more prevalent right-hand configuration. Larrivees OTOH have symmetrical bracing so they're relatively easy to convert from RH to LH - I'm not sure how they do it, but I believe they swap out the bridge/saddle & nut.

[Hudman]

Check out the Parkwood guitars at Guitar Center. They are all solid wood made by Cort. GC runs them on special between $350 and $450 all the time.

[guitarist21]

I would say everything Kwak said except that I don't believe Epiphone Masterbilt has lefties in the lineup.

 

I played a Martin 000x1 recently and was pleasantly surprised. I know for sure that they make those left-handed. Probably that's a good one to check out.

 

Ellen