[lucas_185]

i recently purchased a fender acoustic, model DG - 145CEDAR TF, apparently its the solid cedar top model.
has anyone any experience with fender acoustics? are they any good in your opinion? i only bought it as a practice tool for my electric.
any help would be appreciated.

[goldrush]

It's a good guitar if you like its sound and feel. Personally I never played a Fender acoustic that I cared much for. At least you got a solid wood top--that should help its tone in the long run. Everyone has their own opinions but the only one that matters is yours.

[gcd23]

It's a good guitar if you like its sound and feel. Personally I never played a Fender acoustic that I cared much for. At least you got a solid wood top--that should help its tone in the long run. Everyone has their own opinions but the only one that matters is yours.

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I agree with Goldrush, it is your guitar and if you like it then thats all that matters.

[wannalearn01]

I played an older 70's fender acoustic and it sounded very very good. It played well, but fender isn't know as much for their acoustics as for their electrics, but if yo uliek that is all that matter. I have a cheap guitar but I love it...

T^roy

[lucas_185]

thanks, it is a good sounding acoustic for the money, thats what counts.

[goldrush]

That's all that matters. The name on the headstock doesn't always make or break a guitar. Like I've always said: A $50 Wal-Mart guitar in the right hands will sound good, a $2500 guitar in the wrong hands won't sound like a great guitar.

[dadfad]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

[andrewjackson]

yeh i think that they are very nice guitar's i have 2 myself, so yeh i would recomemend them

[BaasLian]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

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Don't you mean Johnson?

[dadfad]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

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Don't you mean Johnson?

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I figured the Squier was pretty much bottom-of-the-bucket (considering for $99.99 you get the acoustic guitar, case, beginner's book, pitch-pipe, picks, etc). I figured that was rock-bottom.


(Well, except for maybe Esteban's "Gift of Guitar"! )

[BaasLian]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

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Don't you mean Johnson?

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I figured the Squier was pretty much bottom-of-the-bucket (considering for $99.99 you get the acoustic guitar, case, beginner's book, pitch-pipe, picks, etc). I figured that was rock-bottom.


(Well, except for maybe Esteban's "Gift of Guitar"! )

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Then I got a crap deal for my first guitar ('Ol faithful Johnson @ $120 )

Looking back now, I can't think that any guitar could have been worse. I think my fingers are a cm shorter because of the action alone...

[dadfad]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

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Don't you mean Johnson?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I figured the Squier was pretty much bottom-of-the-bucket (considering for $99.99 you get the acoustic guitar, case, beginner's book, pitch-pipe, picks, etc). I figured that was rock-bottom.


(Well, except for maybe Esteban's "Gift of Guitar"! )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Then I got a crap deal for my first guitar ('Ol faithful Johnson @ $120 )

Looking back now, I can't think that any guitar could have been worse. I think my fingers are a cm shorter because of the action alone...

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That's merely the Gods of The Guitar's way of telling you they think you should have a dedicated acoustic slide guitar!

[goldrush]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't you mean Johnson?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I figured the Squier was pretty much bottom-of-the-bucket (considering for $99.99 you get the acoustic guitar, case, beginner's book, pitch-pipe, picks, etc). I figured that was rock-bottom.


(Well, except for maybe Esteban's "Gift of Guitar"! )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Then I got a crap deal for my first guitar ('Ol faithful Johnson @ $120 )

Looking back now, I can't think that any guitar could have been worse. I think my fingers are a cm shorter because of the action alone...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That's merely the Gods of The Guitar's way of telling you they think you should have a dedicated acoustic slide guitar!

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LOL. Or a dedicated cheese slicer!

[dadfad]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't you mean Johnson?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I figured the Squier was pretty much bottom-of-the-bucket (considering for $99.99 you get the acoustic guitar, case, beginner's book, pitch-pipe, picks, etc). I figured that was rock-bottom.


(Well, except for maybe Esteban's "Gift of Guitar"! )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Then I got a crap deal for my first guitar ('Ol faithful Johnson @ $120 )

Looking back now, I can't think that any guitar could have been worse. I think my fingers are a cm shorter because of the action alone...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That's merely the Gods of The Guitar's way of telling you they think you should have a dedicated acoustic slide guitar!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

LOL. Or a dedicated cheese slicer!

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(Can you play slide on one of those?)

[BaasLian]

Exactly. My first new acoustic guitar was an early-70s Fender. It had a solid-top and was American-made (as were all Fender guitars back then). When I first met the great Virginia bluesman Bowling Green John Cephas, we both had identical Fender acoustic guitars (traditional blues back then didn't pay much! He now plays his own signiture model Taylor!). Having identical guitars was probably my "in" when we first met and he took pity on a young white-boy wanting to learn his style! (There was a giant difference in what we each could do with ours! ) Having a solid-top is (generally) a big plus. But the bottom line is, as everyone above mentioned, how it feels and plays to you and what you can do with it.



Ultimate Bottom Line:

A hack with a vintage J-45 is still just a hack. A good guitarist with a Squier can make great music.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't you mean Johnson?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I figured the Squier was pretty much bottom-of-the-bucket (considering for $99.99 you get the acoustic guitar, case, beginner's book, pitch-pipe, picks, etc). I figured that was rock-bottom.


(Well, except for maybe Esteban's "Gift of Guitar"! )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Then I got a crap deal for my first guitar ('Ol faithful Johnson @ $120 )

Looking back now, I can't think that any guitar could have been worse. I think my fingers are a cm shorter because of the action alone...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That's merely the Gods of The Guitar's way of telling you they think you should have a dedicated acoustic slide guitar!

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Did you have something to do with that, John? Goldrush? Is it the Guitar God's way of showing that they can be cruel? B@stards!

Nonetheless, I wouldn't trade my experience with that Johnson for the world. It showed me what not to buy