Members univox5138 Posted July 16, 2004 Members Posted July 16, 2004 hey im a 13 year old player got a squier electric, and want a acoustic in my price range ($150-$300) what is the best one to buy?
Members d15martin Posted July 16, 2004 Members Posted July 16, 2004 Well, don't take my word for it, but not there's some talk about some cheap solid-top guitars. There's the Brownsville for $150, which has a solid spruce top and it's a beautiful guitar (but need to play before buying) and there's the SX guitars sold by rondomusic.com with a solid top model that's even cheaper. However, I haven't played the SX and would be VERY interested in someone who has them posting a Harmony Central review. If I had up to $300, I'd try real hard to get a solid-top guitar.
Members EvilTwin Posted July 17, 2004 Members Posted July 17, 2004 If you do a forum search, you'll find plenty of threads devoted to this topic with great information. I'm partial to LaSiDo acoustics when we're talking about the sub-$500 range...Seagull, Art & Lutherie, Simon & Patrick, Norman and La Patrie classicals...all excellent values. I've got a Seagull S6+Folk that looks a little more like Willie Nelson as each year goes by. I love it. Highly recommended. Martins with similar specs (solid tops, lam backs) sell for twice as much.
Members catdaddy Posted July 17, 2004 Members Posted July 17, 2004 I have to agree with eviltwin. I like that line of Canadian made guitars (I believe all of those brands are made by the same company). I recently bought a new Seagull S6 Cedar for $295. I was looking at a lot of guitars up to the $700 range which was my budget and still thought the Seagull was the best guitar that I played regardless of price.
Members UGB Posted July 17, 2004 Members Posted July 17, 2004 Either Seagull or Washburn. Washburn is easier to find.
Members Bluesfrog Posted July 17, 2004 Members Posted July 17, 2004 Alvarez would be another good bet.
Members Matt McGriff Posted July 17, 2004 Members Posted July 17, 2004 I bought a Washburn WD18SW for $299. All solid sapele (think MArtin D15 on a budget). Added a bone saddle and some Martin strings and it is a great guitar, Comes with a decent gigbag as well. http://www.music123.com/Washburn-WD18SW-i129726.music
Members guitarcapo Posted July 17, 2004 Members Posted July 17, 2004 I bought an SX acoustic from Rondo for 99 bucks (120 with shipping) The quality and sound WAS SCARY. I build guitars as a hobby and to pull one of these out of the box and play it for what I spend for just a back and side set of raw wood can be very depressing. The tone was very close to a Taylor in my opinion and coincidentally the bridge is a copy of the Taylor design. I'm installing an active UST pickup in it for a cheap gigging guitar.
Members EvilTwin Posted July 17, 2004 Members Posted July 17, 2004 Originally posted by guitarcapo I bought an SX acoustic from Rondo for 99 bucks (120 with shipping) The quality and sound WAS SCARY. I build guitars as a hobby and to pull one of these out of the box and play it for what I spend for just a back and side set of raw wood can be very depressing. The tone was very close to a Taylor in my opinion and coincidentally the bridge is a copy of the Taylor design. I'm installing an active UST pickup in it for a cheap gigging guitar. You're making me actually want to buy one of those, and I swore I'd never buy a $100 acoustic.
Members WashburnGuy Posted July 19, 2004 Members Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by UGB Either Seagull or Washburn. Washburn is easier to find. And, IMO, easier to play.
Members Singin' Dave Posted July 19, 2004 Members Posted July 19, 2004 Do note that the seagull has a pretty chunky neck for a 13 year old used to a squier..
Members Broktun Posted July 19, 2004 Members Posted July 19, 2004 Washburn or Seagull. I like Simon & Patrick, but nobody sells them. You may want to avoid mail-order, and play the guitar you are going to buy. Going from an easy playing electric guitar, to a $300 acoustic will be a big change, so you want to try before you buy. I bought a Washburn D-30s back in 1993 that was $300. Beautiful guitar with a cedar top, birdseye maple sides and back, and a breeze to play. I didn't realize what a great guitar it was until a bought a Martin. The Washburn plays as well as my Martin D-16RGT, but it doesn't sound nearly as good. But it sounds damn good for a $300 guitar.
Members chollyred Posted July 19, 2004 Members Posted July 19, 2004 Try the Takamines too. You can often find some of the G series with solid tops for that price range. The neck will be similar to the electric you're already playing.
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