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I need an acoustic guitar...

Unread post by Npeffer » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:12 am

Hey guys I'm looking into getting a new acoustic guitar. Right now i have an alvarez Rd8, which i feel i have grown out of, so now I'm looking for something with electronics. I dont want to spend much more than $400, so what options do i have out there for the price range? Any help or sigestions would be greatly appreciated.... :?
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Unread post by mangold » Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:47 pm

dmbtabs, welcome to it!

err, id look at some alvarez and takamines, and i personally have become a fan of some washburns in that range, just play a whole bunch and get what you like.

edit: i dont like brands in that range such as ibanez and fender
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Unread post by eliot1171 » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:43 pm

What do you plan on doing with it.... Just play, or perform.
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Unread post by Npeffer » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:49 pm

I plan on mostly just playing for family and friends and every once in a long while do a small performance. I dont need the greatest but i dont want garbage either...
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Unread post by thejoe » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:15 pm

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Unread post by hcole » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:17 pm

For 400$ you aren't going to get that great of a guitar considering you want electronics. My suggestion is to get the guitar you can and buy a seperate pick-up for it down the road. Or buy a pick-up for your current guitar and save your money for something better.
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Unread post by ryanjasonake » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:58 pm

you could get a baby taylor, but whats the point in that.
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Unread post by Tranman66 » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:12 pm

ryanjasonake wrote:you could get a baby taylor, but whats the point in that.
Baby Taylor should be a 89$, cuz it doesnt worht that much. i
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Unread post by Speenis » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:18 pm

Do not buy a guitar in the $400 range. You really don't need a new guitar, if I were you I would save up a lot of dough and buy a nice high end guitar.
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Unread post by Tranman66 » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:21 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:Do not buy a guitar in the $400 range. You really don't need a new guitar, if I were you I would save up a lot of dough and buy a nice high end guitar.
yeah 400 is no where, you want to at least double that
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Unread post by mlb1399 » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:09 pm

I bought a Dean Exotica BB with guitar case for around $500. I imagine, you could get the guitar right at or a little over $400. I have been real happy with it. My only problem is that cutaways suck in the winter time.
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Unread post by jellyfish » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:18 pm

mlb1399 wrote:I bought a Dean Exotica BB with guitar case for around $500. I imagine, you could get the guitar right at or a little over $400. I have been real happy with it. My only problem is that cutaways suck in the winter time.


Why do they suck? I love my cutaway all year round.

Try Garrison. They are Canadian. I love mine. approx 400-500$
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Unread post by mlb1399 » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:23 pm

jellyfish wrote:
mlb1399 wrote:I bought a Dean Exotica BB with guitar case for around $500. I imagine, you could get the guitar right at or a little over $400. I have been real happy with it. My only problem is that cutaways suck in the winter time.


Why do they suck? I love my cutaway all year round.

Try Garrison. They are Canadian. I love mine. approx 400-500$
I get some weird buzzing on my bass E string on frets 9 & 10. I took it into the guitar shop where I get lessons, thinking the truss rod needed to be tightened or something else. They said that cutaways commonly have that problem. I have started using a humidifier and keeping my guitar in the case as much as I can, which has helped some.
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Unread post by mangold » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:35 pm

mlb1399 wrote:
jellyfish wrote:
mlb1399 wrote:I bought a Dean Exotica BB with guitar case for around $500. I imagine, you could get the guitar right at or a little over $400. I have been real happy with it. My only problem is that cutaways suck in the winter time.


Why do they suck? I love my cutaway all year round.

Try Garrison. They are Canadian. I love mine. approx 400-500$
I get some weird buzzing on my bass E string on frets 9 & 10. I took it into the guitar shop where I get lessons, thinking the truss rod needed to be tightened or something else. They said that cutaways commonly have that problem. I have started using a humidifier and keeping my guitar in the case as much as I can, which has helped some.
mediums man, switch to mediums and any buzzing problems youve ever had or will have will go away, plus your tone will be so much better
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Unread post by czech » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:26 pm

i bought an alvarez AD60SC. I got it for $329 brand bnew. I fucking love it, it sounds and plays amazing.
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