No more Squier Strat

Wife Soup · Unread post by **Wife Soup** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:32 am

Hey everyone, after reading and going on this site for the past two years or so, I finally created a user name. It took a little while but hey.

I have had a squier strat pack, yes i know i know, and I'm finally going to get a decent acoustic. I just dont know what to get. I play a lot of dmb, pearl jam. I'm not that bad either. I have $500-$800 to spend and I want something quality (I'll be bringing it to school with me). I've heard good things about seagulls and alvarez's, I just don't know what model to look into. I also know to stay away from lower end taylors, or so I've heard. Anybody have any suggestions?

bassman462 · Unread post by **bassman462** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:27 am

i think the martins inbetween 500-800 are good. my brother has one, some of the guys here might disagree. and ya alveraz just gotta play and see what u like. first thing to find out is if u want a dread or a 000/folk

guitardmb · Unread post by **guitardmb** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:44 am

I have a Taylor 110. Its lower end but it sounds great, and for a first acoustic it should be really good. Also something in the Takamine or Alvarez. I know a Takamine G-series is pretty good.

charliemike · Unread post by **charliemike** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:53 am

guitardmb wrote:I have a Taylor 110. Its lower end but it sounds great, and for a first acoustic it should be really good. Also something in the Takamine or Alvarez. I know a Takamine G-series is pretty good.

No offense, but that guitar's laminated sides/back isn't going to sound as good as a less named but solid wood acoustic.

charliemike · Unread post by **charliemike** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:54 am

Take a look at Takamine. Also, if you live in a city with a craigslist take a look on that too. I'd try to find one on that kind of site first because you can play it and hold it (unlike ebay) and it'll be cheaper than a guitar megastore.

Wife Soup · Unread post by **Wife Soup** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:29 am

bassman462 wrote:first thing to find out is if u want a dread or a 000/folk

Whats the difference betweeen the two?
And thanks for the replys. I'm going to try everthing out.

bassman462 · Unread post by **bassman462** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:16 pm

dreadnoughts are the bigger fuller bodies. its the same style dave uses and is good for when your strumming and such.
Martin D-28

folk/000 are smaller body most people get them for smaller people and tim uses them sometimes. there better for the finger picking area and are good with strumming(its all pretty much preference between the two). i know them mostly as 000(thats what martin calls them) and alvarez calls them folk.

Martin 000-28

Alvarez RF10

so ya hope that helps.

Wife Soup · Unread post by **Wife Soup** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:06 pm

thanks bassman, that helped a lot. I'm looking at the alvarez masterworks series currently.

Dutch · Unread post by **Dutch** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:06 pm

go with a d-15 mahogany. that guitar is choice

Wife Soup · Unread post by **Wife Soup** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:17 am

I dont think I can afford that though

guitardmb · Unread post by **guitardmb** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:48 am

The limited Edition is only 700 or 800 depending on what wood you get.

Dutch · Unread post by **Dutch** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:10 am

ya im pretty sure its like exactly 799. I love that guitar, when i go to music shops, i enjoy it much more than guitar twice its price

Wife Soup · Unread post by **Wife Soup** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:49 am

oh good, ill try it

Dancing Ants · Unread post by **Dancing Ants** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:15 pm

Umphrey's McGee fan, Wife Soup?

They rock. fave band out there.

Wife Soup · Unread post by **Wife Soup** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:31 pm

ha yeah, I just saw them in madison for my first UM concert, really fun

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