[sirpukeReborn]

what should i buy, i have 2 electrics so i dont really care if its able to plug in or not. o yea, and im poor

[stiritup56]

Washburn makes a very affordable (under $120) acoustic that sounds good. Otherwise you can go with some off-brand names through magazines like Musicians Friend that have acoustics for $100 or less, but dont expect anything out of these guitars.... Guitars are expensive and you get what you pay for!!

[meth]

Takamine make my favorite budget guitars...

[redhotguitar]

taylors are good, ibanez are good, alvarez i like...gibson, of course...
theres a real nice alvarez mid-priced guitar made of koa wood, i would buy it if i had money/needed a new guitar..

[pimp_vince]

taylor 110 shouldn't run you more than about 600$

[sirpukeReborn]

taylor 110 shouldn't run you more than about 600$

i said im poor

[slick50]

Try a yamaha laminated top, they wont run you mush but still sound good.
If yo u can't aford that try the pun shops, you my get locky.

[pimp_vince]

you need a good acoustic, the guitar gods will never forgive you.

[ride85]

you need a good acoustic, the guitar gods will never forgive you.

i disagree....if your generally an electric player just go buy a cool looking steel string acoustic from a pawn shop somewhere....my bro got this wicked little black acoustic from a second hand shop....it was cheap as anything, i have a 600 cort acoustic and im jealous of his little black one whoever owned it had give it a good thrashing and it has developed a beautiful bassy tone...im definately buying a cheap old acoustic next time...i would suggest you do..but just make sure you give it a good look and play it for awhile and just make sure its solid before you buy it...its the only worry when you buy second hand stuff but if you suss it out well you cant go wrong....plus you can thrash em and use em as a practice guitar for your electric stuff....try get one where the neck reaches to 15 / 17th fret so you can practice solos on it 2....on alot of acoustics the neck tends not 2 allow you to reach the higher frets comfortably....cant on mine....but you can get some that do.

[wavewalker]

I bought an Oscar Schmitt once for under $200.00. It didn't sound too bad untill my old roomate steped on it. It was time to upgrade anyway.

[stuartmerenbloom]

try a Seagul or A&L

[jshrel24]

Look at some alvarez's man, i cant praise mine enough, i just love it .

[Danelectro22]

You should get a takamine I have one and it has a very nice sound and the quality is great and it was affordable.

[acoustic_soul]

Check this out, I was in the Philippines and bought an ovation type cutaway body acoustic guitar (bootleg) for about $60. It wasn't electric...yet. She asked if I wanted pickups. She grabbed her tools, poked two wholes up near the top of the guitar, and one on the bottom. installed knobs, installed the input, and the pickup all in about 5 minutes right before my eyes.

Plays like crap. Anything above the 10th fret is buzzed. The fret wires are a little bit too long for the neck, so it extends a tiny tiny bit off the edge of the neck so it hurts sometimes when you slide up and down. Sound is ok, but sometimes its "clingy and clangy." But it's playable and I still love it. It gives some songs the clanginess it needs, like Tears in Heaven, the very first notes, it sounds great with that song.

So what i'm trying to say is, get the cheapest guitar you can find. If you're poor like you said, get a poor man's guitar, but play it with the richness of your soul.

This post has been edited by acoustic_soul: 17 January 2004 - 12:22 AM

[sirpukeReborn]

Check this out, I was in the Philippines and bought an ovation type cutaway body acoustic guitar (bootleg) for about $60. It wasn't electric...yet. She asked if I wanted pickups. She grabbed her tools, poked two wholes up near the top of the guitar, and one on the bottom. installed knobs, installed the input, and the pickup all in about 5 minutes right before my eyes.

Plays like crap. Anything above the 10th fret is buzzed. The fret wires are a little bit too long for the neck, so it extends a tiny tiny bit off the edge of the neck so it hurts sometimes when you slide up and down. Sound is ok, but sometimes its "clingy and clangy." But it's playable and I still love it. It gives some songs the clanginess it needs, like Tears in Heaven, the very first notes, it sounds great with that song.

So what i'm trying to say is, get the cheapest guitar you can find. If you're poor like you said, get a poor man's guitar, but play it with the richness of your soul.

"get a poor man's guitar, but play it with the richness of your soul."
that is genius. i like that. kinda how my shoes are gettin torn up, i got enough to buy new shoes but i like these one cause they fit my image.

[100%beatle]

at musicians friend you can get a washburn d100 for $130. i got a $300 washburn and it plays almost as well as my friends ovation legend ($950) and the ovation will tear your fingers to pieces. THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[evileye]

at musicians friend you can get a washburn d100 for $130. i got a $300 washburn and it plays almost as well as my friends ovation legend ($950) and the ovation will tear your fingers to pieces.             THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chances are it's more the strings/the action.

[rasav]

You can check this on harmony central too...

The M.F. rogue rd100 is on special for like 50$
It is a totally basic guitar that kicks the crap out of anything under 300$
You can drag it around, loan it out whatever and you won't care.
It's got a nice sound to it as soon as you change the crappy oem strings.

[capo2nd]

The Takamine G-Series is a very broad series that lasts from $150 to $1500 and more in price range. I think you will find a nice quality guitar that won't disappoint you in there.

[cheabz]

See if you can find a Gianninni. I have one, but thats really old, so I dont know if they are making guitars anymore. Great guitar though (nylon strings)