In the market for a new acoustic guitar

taparoo · Unread post by **taparoo** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:05 pm

I feel it's time for an upgrade. I'm looking somewhere in the price range of about $800 and under. I'm been looking for a good acoustic-electric guitar. I'm most likely going to order from Musician's Friend. I have my eyes set on either a Martin DCX1E, or a Taylor 110-e Dreadnought. Anybody have experience with these guitars? I'm also open to suggestions/recommendations.

Gold · Unread post by **Gold** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:36 pm

taparoo wrote:I feel it's time for an upgrade. I'm looking somewhere in the price range of about $800 and under. I'm been looking for a good acoustic-electric guitar. I'm most likely going to order from Musician's Friend. I have my eyes set on either a Martin DCX1E, or a Taylor 110-e Dreadnought. Anybody have experience with these guitars? I'm also open to suggestions/recommendations.

I was going through the same price range and ended up with a Larrivee D-03. You might wanna check that out. Here's the thread I made, which has a lot of good advice in it that you'll may find useful

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... ht=upgrade

broomfondle8 · Unread post by **broomfondle8** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:48 pm

I have a Taylor 110 dreadnought, and absolutely love it. It's my first acoustic guitar, if only i treated it as well as its treated me. Anyway, I suggest it-i really dont see a difference between this and a taylor for 300 dollars more. Very smooth, cool, and pretty.

taparoo · Unread post by **taparoo** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:02 pm

Cool. Thanks a lot for the responses.

IDrinkTooMuch · Unread post by **IDrinkTooMuch** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:58 pm

I really wouldn't suggest ordering a guitar offline. Go play guitars at a local music shop and find what you like. If you have to, ask the shop to order the guitar you want.

p1trick_82 · Unread post by **p1trick_82** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:12 pm

Gold wrote:
taparoo wrote:I feel it's time for an upgrade. I'm looking somewhere in the price range of about $800 and under. I'm been looking for a good acoustic-electric guitar. I'm most likely going to order from Musician's Friend. I have my eyes set on either a Martin DCX1E, or a Taylor 110-e Dreadnought. Anybody have experience with these guitars? I'm also open to suggestions/recommendations.
I was going through the same price range and ended up with a Larrivee D-03. You might wanna check that out. Here's the thread I made, which has a lot of good advice in it that you'll may find useful

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... ht=upgrade

did you post pics of your guitar here already?

Gold · Unread post by **Gold** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:09 am

not sure if I did yet, but I can take some pics later and post'em

proudestmonkey41 · Unread post by **proudestmonkey41** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:02 am

i also have a taylor 110, and i am totally in love with it...i think the sound and feel are both great for the price

but all we can do is give your our opinions...try em out and do what is right for you

taparoo · Unread post by **taparoo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:14 am

proudestmonkey41 wrote:i also have a taylor 110, and i am totally in love with it...i think the sound and feel are both great for the price

but all we can do is give your our opinions...try em out and do what is right for you

Yeah, I plan on going to my local music store sometime soon and try out some geetars.

taparoo · Unread post by **taparoo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:03 am

Okay, so I went to Guitar Center today, tried out some guitars, and still can't make up my mind!!! I tried out the Taylor 110e Dreadnought, sounded good, but nothing really jumped out at me (may be due to the ancient strings?), a really nice-sounding Martin... 00Xe something I believe, not a Dreadnought, smaller, again it had dead strings, so I couldn't really fairly judge the guitar. I really liked two Ovations I tried out. I tried out one that was about 300 dollars more than another one I tried out and couldn't tell the difference. I really like the banjo-ish, thinner sound they have to them.

And I'm set on buying an acoustic-electric, and a guitar that is good for fingerpicking/fingerstyle. I'm definately open to more suggestions, etc. I think I'll do some more shopping. This is really hard!!

Grasso · Unread post by **Grasso** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:20 am

Don't buy an Ovation. some people here like them, but i mean...plastic as a tonewood?

I'm not a big fan, i had one for awhile, but buy a Martin if you're going to play solo, Taylor if you're going to play with a band. They're completely different, so saying that Martin is overall better than Taylor is wicked pointless. That's just a general guideline to help you decide.

bighuk · Unread post by **bighuk** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:26 am

If your looking for a fingerstyle/fingerpicking guitar go with a grand concert or similar design for that. I wouldn't recommend a dreadnaught for exclusive fingerpicking.

Nitro1515 · Unread post by **Nitro1515** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:29 am

I have a Martin DCX1E and love it, just make sure you get the action lowered on it because it is incredibly high out of the box.

jmack · Unread post by **jmack** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:46 pm

I recommend you take a look at the Breedlove Atlas Series.. great guitars for the money.

taparoo · Unread post by **taparoo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:36 pm

jmack wrote:I recommend you take a look at the Breedlove Atlas Series.. great guitars for the money.

I saw some of those guitars pop up when I was searching on Musician's friend website. I might have to check some of those out...

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