Members johnny_k Posted February 10, 2005 Members Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hey, just a quick question. My girlfriend has been looking at guitars for awhile, but hasn't been able to find one that's comfortable for her to play. She's a small girl so most standard acoustics are pretty big on her. I have a Yamaha APX4A which isn't a bad size for her, but she doesn't need the electronics and whatnot. So..Can anyone recommend a guitar similar in size, without the pickup? She's looking at spending around $400ish. thanks!jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UGB Posted February 10, 2005 Members Share Posted February 10, 2005 Right up my alley.I specialize in the new player and pay particular attention to player comfort knowing no matter how good the guitar sounds or plays, action wise, if it's not comfortable to hold, it won't get played, period. Basing my estimation of her size on your observation of her being ok w/your Yamaha, I'd suggest something in the 000 size. These are very comfortable guitars to hold; not too thick, easy to reach over, narrow waist for comfort. By far, in that price range, the most popular model for me has been the Blueridge BR-43. Wonderful guitars that amaze w/the tone and volume they pump out and also feature thinner neck profiles than pretty much everything else out there which helps the smaller hand.I've spent 100's of hours playing 100's of guitars under the $400 price point looking for what I view to be the best that I can offer. Even though my market is the beginning player, there's not one guitar I sell that I wouldn't be proud to own and use myself. Check out that Blueridge model if you can; she'll love it (whenever she can pry it out of your hands, that is. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esquire415 Posted February 11, 2005 Members Share Posted February 11, 2005 Have you considered looking at the Lasido line of guitars? They are highly regarded and of the highest quality. I have looked at all their lines. Here's a link:http://www.lasido.com/ Seagull, Simon & Patrick, Norman, and Art & Lutherie all have Folk size guitars. They are smaller than a dreadnought. If you think they are still too big you can still go down one step smaller by getting a Seagull Grand. http://www.seagullguitars.com/productgrand.htm If you prefer a Taylor, you may want to go with a Baby Taylor or the 15/16 dreadnought in the Big Baby:http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/model.aspx?model=305 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted February 11, 2005 Members Share Posted February 11, 2005 Martin 000X1,$400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GN-Nick Posted February 11, 2005 Members Share Posted February 11, 2005 UGB has some great beginner guitars. Check out the Washburn FS models that he has too. One more choice, the seagull folk artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnny_k Posted February 14, 2005 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2005 Awesome, thanks for the responses! I'll look into them! later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pixiestick Posted February 14, 2005 Members Share Posted February 14, 2005 If she really wants small, I'd look at parlor size guitars--they are small enough for even the tiniest woman. I'm a girl with the same problem and I just bought a Larrivee parlor (p-03) after a few forum members gave me the idea. Larrivees might be a little more $$ than your girl wants to spend, but you may get lucky and find a used one for around $400 (so I hear). I also played a Simon and Patrick parlor size guitar last week and it was very very nice: should run around $350. here is a pic, on a site I'm not familiar with: http://www.reallymusic.net/aco_item/0096.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mattk22 Posted February 16, 2005 Members Share Posted February 16, 2005 Not to spam hijack, but I have a Big Baby Taylor for sale, $300 shipped. if you are interested PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilTwin Posted February 17, 2005 Members Share Posted February 17, 2005 As noted earlier, 000 and Folk-sized guitars would be up her alley. Check out Seagull and its sister lines. And if those are still too big, try out a parlor. Seagull's "Grand" (yes, a misnomer) is a wonderful, inexpensive parlor-sized acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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