Guitar Help

wbutler29

Thinking about taking up the guitar. You guys are always great at recommendations. Looking for a good acoustic to learn on. Thanks in advance.

nicknyr15

Depends on your price range. If you can spring for an introductary level Taylor, that be my recommendation. 110CE. 

lotsalemon

Another bit of advice - consider buying used, you can get a much nicer instrument for the money. I would suggest hitting your local music stores and seeing what they have to offer. Even better if you have a local luthier, many times people consign their stuff through them. 

SandyRavage

Harley Benton 

jeffbr

Hi OP, if you post this question in the Musicians and Gearheads section you'll get a lot of helpful advice. Lots of guitar players there.

PSUS2H

lotsalemon said:

Another bit of advice - consider buying used, you can get a much nicer instrument for the money. I would suggest hitting your local music stores and seeing what they have to offer. Even better if you have a local luthier, many times people consign their stuff through them. 

This!  And PLEASE have the guitar properly setup.  Too many people lose their interest because the strings are too high off the fretboard and it is difficult to play.  I personally like low action.  Start with 9 gauge strings, and go from there.  

darwinstheory

Check out the thread in AET that @bbiggs started a few months back. Bunches of great info in there.

As mentioned above, in this case, less action is more...at least for beginners. 

wbutler29

Thanks all.  As always the group comes through with great info.

darwinstheory

FWIW - 

I started with a $300 Fender acoustic. Learned some stuff and had fun playing some songs. But, after awhile, I lost the drive I guess. I plateaued I guess. Hit road blocks and had troubles forcing myself through them. From there, I didn't play much over a couple years. Enought to remember how to play the chords I knew. 

Then in February, I decided to get a little crazy. Bought a solid wood Martin dreadnought. Still, on the lower end of their spectrum. Dropped $800 on it. I keep it humidified as well. First time playing that mofo, I was on cloud nine. For me, it was the lower action that made so much more achievable. Mix in a heavy dose of some Ryan Lendt (that dude is a straight up badass!) tutorials and I am having fun all over again. And learning new stuff too!

Quite honestly, I really never thought I'd learn Comfortably Numb or Off He Goes. 

vaggar99

get an electric.  more fun.

Hobbes

darwinstheory said:

Check out the thread in AET that @bbiggs started a few months back. Bunches of great info in there.

As mentioned above, in this case, less action is more...at least for beginners. 

Yep, good info here: https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/278720/beginner-guitars/p1