[ziophils]

This is my first post here in several yars, glad to see it's back and some of the same people are here :-)

Anyway about 7 years ago I bought an Ibanez PF5 acoustic, never really played with it much at all because i soon after got a Fender US tele and I always play on that. The Ibanez plays so badly I've decided I would like to get more into the acoustic side of playing but don't know whcih guitar to get, only have a small budget. Does anyone have any opinions on the guitars below and which they would recommend??

Yamaha FG-720S
http://www.guitaramp...a-fg-720s/68005

Taylor Big Baby
http://www.guitaramp...n/big-baby/7079

Washburn D-46S
http://www.guitaramp...m/en/d-46s/9989

Also, has anyone played one of the Indie guitars? The "Dude" or the "Rough Boy"??

Thanks for your help :-)

[DrumsFoDaSoul]

Check out some Alvarez guitars. I bought a starter acoustic model and can honestly swear by it. I personally prefer it over some of the lower end Taylors, Martins, etc. Maybe its just my guitar that sounds this good, but I love the way it resonates and sounds. It is an awesome guitar to play and age with.

[ziophils]

Check out some Alvarez guitars. I bought a starter acoustic model and can honestly swear by it. I personally prefer it over some of the lower end Taylors, Martins, etc. Maybe its just my guitar that sounds this good, but I love the way it resonates and sounds. It is an awesome guitar to play and age with.

I have looked for Alvarez but the only ones I've been able to find in the UK are the extreemely low end ones that retail for 100 dollars

[ziophils]

Haha the most amazing thing happened today, i was crawling the net in search of a nice Alvarez I could afford, so far I'd not had any luck and as my previous post had indicated I'd long ago given up really. I stumbled upon a local guitar shop I'd never heard of and you guessed it they had some Alvarez guitars in stock, so as soon as I finished work I jumped into my car to get to the store before it closed. I purchased an MD80 for $300 dollars because the only reason they had these guitars in stock was because theyd bought them from another shop who had to close down in the credit crunch.

PS: I wanted an Alvarez because DADFAD said soemthing once about a relative buying one for him and he thought it wasn't too bad for a non gibson, so what goes for him goes for me lol :-)

[DrumsFoDaSoul]

So how do you like it so far? Got any pics?

[ninjato]

I'm a Taylor fan but not a Big Baby fan. I like their 400 series and up.

[w00dy]

this very thread has just put me off buying a £200 ibanez lace30orsomthingorother (the one with a funky looking top) and ive bought the £130 dearer yamaha apx700 instead. it came yesterday and tbh im happy as ###### with it. its not very umphhy but thats the only neg so far (but what do you expect from an accoustic eh? other than being chinese built; tongue-in-cheek lol)

[ninjato]

this very thread has just put me off buying a £200 ibanez lace30orsomthingorother (the one with a funky looking top) and ive bought the £130 dearer yamaha apx700 instead. it came yesterday and tbh im happy as ###### with it. its not very umphhy but thats the only neg so far (but what do you expect from an accoustic eh? other than being chinese built; tongue-in-cheek lol)

For that kind of $$$ you could have gotten an Epiphone Masterbuilt.

[regard13]

Alvarez guitars for beginners are woth their cost.
I've tried once and I liked it. But my heart has chosen Vintage

When you want to buy a guitar you better choose not from pictures in the web and not from words like "pine wood", made in Spain, super-string or whatever.
Come to the shop. And try each guitar you like. Don't hurry, don't care of anything.

The correct guitar will play not only with it's sound, it will touch your soul.

Believe me, I've tried many guitars, but the best guitars that I love to play were not the most expensive onces. One was 140$, another 400$.

That topic was created long ago an ziophils probably has already bought a guitar But maybe someone else will find my words useful. Good luck.

[marfalogia]

What about Crafter guitars? I heard they're pretty good..

[hightlow]

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[dadfad]

Haha the most amazing thing happened today, i was crawling the net in search of a nice Alvarez I could afford, so far I'd not had any luck and as my previous post had indicated I'd long ago given up really. I stumbled upon a local guitar shop I'd never heard of and you guessed it they had some Alvarez guitars in stock, so as soon as I finished work I jumped into my car to get to the store before it closed. I purchased an MD80 for $300 dollars because the only reason they had these guitars in stock was because theyd bought them from another shop who had to close down in the credit crunch.

PS: I wanted an Alvarez because DADFAD said soemthing once about a relative buying one for him and he thought it wasn't too bad for a non gibson, so what goes for him goes for me lol :-)

Yeah, you might want to look at their AJ-60. I have an AJ-60, given to me by my son for Father's Day about four years ago. (My son, who is not very guitar-knowledgeable, when he got his first good job out of school, bought it for me because he said he felt bad for me because all of my guitars were old ones. ) I was surprised by how well-made and good-sounding it was for the money. And they really are pretty nice looking guitars too.

Alvarez AJ60 Artist Series Jumbo Acoustic Guitar - AJ60

Artist Series
The Alvarez Artist Series offers solid tops and a choice of colors black and blonde. Look for bound fingerboards and headstocks, nickel hardware and exquisite white pearl inlay. The AJ60 is also available in black.
-Specifications
Body Style Jumbo
Back/Sides Maple
Top Solid Engelmann Spruce
Finish Natural-Blonde or Black
Rosette White Pearl
Body Binding White/Black Multi-ply
Fingerboard Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay 12th Fret Diagonal
Tuning Machines Nickel
Bridge Rosewood

My son over-payed about $650 for it, but you can find them easily in the $500ish or less range. They also come with on-board electronics. Anyway, it plays and sounds nice. It's not some $3000 or $4000 Gibson or Taylor jumbo, but a pretty good buy for the money. The solid spruce top gives it more brightness (which, if using on-board electronics doesn't really make much difference, most of the sound being determined by the electronics). It's now over four years old with no structural or action problems. I'm sure there are several other good ones in that range by different companies, but that's one I'm pretty familiar with.



Also, in the less-than-$300 range the Yamaha FG700-SB isn't a bad guitar if you can find one. Someone I know wanted me to check out budget-guitars for him in that price range. I thought it was the best out of the dozen or so I tried (including the budget-Martin, baby Taylor, etc.).


In the end, you usually get what you pay for, but there's nothing wrong with getting the best value for your money whether it's $300 or $3000.