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2nd guitar.

Unread post by ryopan » Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:48 pm

alright, ive been playing on a dean playmate guitar (acousitc) for almost 2 years. i think im due another guitar (potential birthday gift?). what would you all suggest to be a great intermediate players guitar taht is not going to totally break the bank. this is going to be my 2nd axe so i wanna plan this out a bit(birthday is in late august). im kinda interested in an electric acoustic but there is also an amp factor in there too. what is yalls first "good" guitar?
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Unread post by cave_cricket » Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:57 pm

ryopan wrote:alright, ive been playing on a dean playmate guitar (acousitc) for almost 2 years. i think im due another guitar (potential birthday gift?). what would you all suggest to be a great intermediate players guitar taht is not going to totally break the bank. this is going to be my 2nd axe so i wanna plan this out a bit(birthday is in late august). im kinda interested in an electric acoustic but there is also an amp factor in there too. what is yalls first "good" guitar?
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Tue Feb 25, 2003 9:03 pm

Give us a price range...
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Unread post by Pickles » Tue Feb 25, 2003 9:58 pm

some good acoustics are ovations.. the sound is somewhat good for the price but the back sucks... its not the best guitar to sit down and play. im really picky about acoustics though. i compare everything i play to my guitar and some other taylors. you cant by a guitar like mine.. its inherited :P
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:06 pm

shane wrote:some good acoustics are ovations.. the sound is somewhat good for the price but the back sucks... its not the best guitar to sit down and play. im really picky about acoustics though. i compare everything i play to my guitar and some other taylors. you cant by a guitar like mine.. its inherited :P

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never buy an ovation...they are way too boxy and with the fiberglass back, i havn't played a one that had good tone...besides, like Shane said, you can't really sit down and play them without them slideing off your lap...


just my opinion, but i would use my money elsewhere...(sorry about that shane :lol: )
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Unread post by Pickles » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:09 pm

not a problem. i myself would never buy one.. not after playing those taylors. but they are cheap and better than most cheap acoustics
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Unread post by PilotC150 » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:14 pm

firedancer86 wrote:
shane wrote:some good acoustics are ovations.. the sound is somewhat good for the price but the back sucks... its not the best guitar to sit down and play. im really picky about acoustics though. i compare everything i play to my guitar and some other taylors. you cant by a guitar like mine.. its inherited :P

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never buy an ovation...they are way too boxy and with the fiberglass back, i havn't played a one that had good tone...besides, like Shane said, you can't really sit down and play them without them slideing off your lap...


just my opinion, but i would use my money elsewhere...(sorry about that shane :lol: )

Boxy? the back of an ovation is as round as possible. They are anything BUT boxy. Although I don't like the sound they put out, they aren't boxy at all.
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Unread post by ryopan » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:32 pm

in price range, i really cant say. upto about 300 or mas. kinda dumb when it comes to prices.
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Unread post by Pickles » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:35 pm

i have no clue what you can get for less than 300... you might wanna wait until you can get something better?
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:43 pm

shane wrote:i have no clue what you can get for less than 300... you might wanna wait until you can get something better?
first of all, Shane, i second your advice for waiting...


and PILOT...think here, sound boxy...not look...sound...it is a term used for...well the sound you might get out of a cheap ovation :lol:
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Unread post by Pickles » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:48 pm

actually a friend of mine has a nice celebrity series one he got for around $600.. its got the leafy lookin art on the body around the soundholes which are to the left and right of the neck.. its not that bad, but for the price you cant get much better.. at least not around here
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