Best acoustic under $500

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Best acoustic under $500

Unread post by ledzepp4l » Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:26 am

I'm saying Ibanez PF series.
I bought one for less than 300 and its the best guitar I've put my hands on. (that i didn't mind if it got banged up a bit)
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Unread post by jsgksu » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:06 am

Ive seen some really good Alvarez's for around $500. I dont know much about Ibanez's but I would think theres a lot nicer acoustics then them in the price range. But I could be wrong, if you like it it doesnt matter anyway
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:39 am

i bought a montana em105, for around 200 for everything added on... it plays great, had to get the action lowered, but thats standard on allot of guitars... with a good set of strings my guitar rocks
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Unread post by 1eyed_jack » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:51 am

ive got a seagull m6 spruce and i couldnt be more happy with it. its really a great sounding guitar.
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Unread post by Duffman » Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:59 pm

i have a fender dg-14s. it was only about 300. i'm pretty happy with it.
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Unread post by lyrics101 » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:04 pm

Alvarez, Alvarez, Alvarez. Usually run for about $500, and will last you a lifetime. A $500 Alvarez is better than a $900-1000 Martin. Seriously.
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:13 pm

I agree with everyone's opinions here.. alvarez is probably the way to go.

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Unread post by QRSTGuitarist2 » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:15 pm

i like the Ibanez AW100CE, $500
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Unread post by captainp4 » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:19 pm

takamine and ibanez are both good places to look.
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Unread post by docjones » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:31 pm

ive had my ibanez for about a year and half now...and i love the sound of it...
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:38 pm

takamine and Alverez. Ive actually never played an alvarez, but it sounds too good to be stupid and not mention it. Most tekamines at the price gome with an EQ as well so its all good.
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Unread post by Pickles » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:45 pm

lyrics101 wrote:Alvarez, Alvarez, Alvarez. Usually run for about $500, and will last you a lifetime. A $500 Alvarez is better than a $900-1000 Martin. Seriously.
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Unread post by tomtom192 » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:10 am

Seagulls are really really good for the money

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Unread post by Oahu » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:53 am

You're not going to beat Seagull in that price range. My opinion.
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Unread post by Catherine » Fri Jul 02, 2004 2:58 pm

I owned a Seagull for many years and i hated it! They have a powerful sound but they're very hard to play.. Normans (a similar canadian brand) are much better guitars imo.

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With 500$ you could go for Martin 000-15 or D-15, or a Larrivée D-02/03 or L-02/03. The Martins 15 series seem to be expensive these days.. i've seen mint ones selling for 350-400$.

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