[e string]

Which acoustic is best???
Ive heard martins are really good but I have an Alvarez!

It sounds great to me but which is the best acoustic???

[adds]

Which acoustic is best???
Ive heard martins are really good but I have an Alvarez!

It sounds great to me but which is the best acoustic???

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My one .

This post has been edited by adds: 07 August 2005 - 01:19 PM

[Salmonella]

Which acoustic is best???
Ive heard martins are really good but I have an Alvarez!

It sounds great to me but which is the best acoustic???

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It's all really your own personal preference. I love my acoustic/electric fender however some may like the Gibson model more. It has to do with what kind of music you like and what kind of music you want to play.

[xxfurxx]

i have the alvarez RDSC20BlK something like that and it plays real nice but if your gonna get another AE get a taylor there good and not too expensive

[billy16]

Guitars are like cars in this case, a lot depends on the person using it, but some depends on what it is made of, what's in it, and what it looks like.

There are a wide range of acoustics with a lot of different wood combinations. You just have to go out and find the one that you like the sound of. Then that one is the best.

[Graeme! Yes, Graeme!]

The best guitar is the one that's in your hand, because you can make soudns with it. The one you're longing for isn't there to play.

So in essence, Adds is right.

[burningice]

Hey, hey, Graeme, acoustic electric, any good starters, quality with cheap price?

[Graeme! Yes, Graeme!]

Define cheap price.

[burningice]

Whatever you consider cheap, I wont say anything until I get some ideas, just to keep it open I guess.

[Graeme! Yes, Graeme!]

OK. Well, personally I wouldn't spend under $500/£250 on a guitar. But then that's because I don't want something made of plastic. For that price there's a lot of good things on offer.

I'm a fan of Tanglewood acoustic guitars. About three years ago I helped a couple of friends pick out acoustics for themselves on a budget and they both ended up with Tanglewoods. One of them was electric too, with a decent preamp on it. Good sounding guitars that played pretty well. The electric acoustic was something like £289, that's about $550 I think. I was very impressed with the quality for that price.

You could also have a look at low end Takamine guitars, such as the G series. I have a Takamine myself, and it's wonderful. They tend to have excellent preamps and a very flexible tone. One of the benefits of Takamine guitars is that they're actually upgradeable to a degree. All Takamine preamps are the same shape and size, so you can get a cheap model and if you want then later you can add more expensive preamp for better plugged in tone.

I haven't played a Seagull electric acoustic, but I have played a plain acoustic. Really good tone, lovely neck. You could do considerably worse for the price. The one I played was about £300, and that's about $580 I think.

When looking for a guitar, especially a cheap one, it's well worth going along to local guitar shops and checking out their second hand guitars. They may well have a nick or two in the body work, but that's no big deal. My Takamine was actually second hand, and I got it for £550 (I think, it was a birthday present) and that works out at about $1000. But you don't have to spend a grand to get a good second hand guitar. You can find some great bargains just trying a few things out.

[burningice]

I'll try some guitar shops near here see what they've got to offer. Thanks for taking the time to help out.

[adds]

The best guitar is the one that's in your hand, because you can make soudns with it. The one you're longing for isn't there to play.

So in essence, Adds is right.

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Of course im right.It might not be the best to anyone else but its not built for anyone else its built for me with everything exactly how i like it.So for me its the best guitar there is.Might not be for but it is for me .

[Will_Wood]

Burningice, one of the best guitars I've ever plays was a 220 dollar washburn D10S. I suggest you look at those.

[burningice]

Thanks Will, man thats an eye opener then, 220, better than the prices Ive been getting with the suggestions, I will deffidently look into it.

[Will_Wood]

NOT the D100, mind you...

The D10S.

[burningice]

Alright. I'll check online see if there's good deals, if not there's guitar center or another, thanks for the reminder.

[paul_167]

Buy a rickenbacker 330 or 330/12 electro-acoustic they are amazing!!! Only downfall is that it costs around £1,700 which is around $3,070

[Graeme! Yes, Graeme!]

Why would anyone want to buy a Rickenbacker? Most over priced tinny sounding lumps I have ever heard...

[Beachgirl]

Mine is the best ... for 1300 it better be

Epiphone Masterbilt... something something... I'm a chick, I don't do numbers...

[dadfad]

Why would anyone want to buy a Rickenbacker? Most over priced tinny sounding lumps I have ever heard...

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I have never been a fan of Rickenbacker guitars (which is why in spite of having over 60 guitars, many fairly expensive, none of them are Ric's). They are well-made and a good "work-horse" guitar I guess, but nothing really that special about them that justifies the relatively high price. They are like the draft-horse of guitars... not a wild stallion nor a thoroughbred nor a quarter-horse. Just my opinion of course and many people swear by them but I find them.... oh... a bit boring (if that makes any sense!).