buying an acoustic online
loberg3
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Hello, I have a couple quick questions. I am going to buy an acoustic soon(next week or so) I have around 500 to spend. I am going to go to the guitar center around town and look at different models. but my question is, if I find one that I like and then check online and its cheaper, will there be a big difference in the sound/tone of the guitar? I don't know how much sound can vary between 2 guitars of the same model and I don't want to find a guitar that I love only to buy one that I don't.
and my other question goes to whomever has built a guitar. I am thinking about starting a project but was wondering if anyone had any tips or suggestions for the parts. I want the tele bodys shape with nothing on the front exept 2 knobs and 1 switch - no pickguard and no color, just the woodgrain.
I did a search and came up with a few places, including warmoth and some others, but I was wondering if anyone knows of any other good places to order parts
thanks a bunch
graham
and my other question goes to whomever has built a guitar. I am thinking about starting a project but was wondering if anyone had any tips or suggestions for the parts. I want the tele bodys shape with nothing on the front exept 2 knobs and 1 switch - no pickguard and no color, just the woodgrain.
I did a search and came up with a few places, including warmoth and some others, but I was wondering if anyone knows of any other good places to order parts
thanks a bunch
graham
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As far as buing a guitar online, it's not the prefered method unless you know exactly what you want already because no guitar is perfect from the factory and it's nice to have it in your hand. However Musicians Friend has a 45 day return policy as far as I know, so if you get it and it's not what you want, you can send it back. So yeah if you know what you want, go for it.
In the end, I'd find a guitar you want at a shop, go online and research the price, go back to the store and bargain with them, armed with the online catalog price. Just mention "Musician's Friend," it's like an instant 10% discount.
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if ur spending 500 on an acoustic no ones gonna have had a second look at it since it left the factory, and the factory will only set it up so it works.
however if u buy an expensive guitar e.g gibson les paul custom or PRS they leave the factory in A1 condition, set up with nothing needed to be done to it (apart from if u want to change sumthing for personal prefrence)
but this does not include les paul standards, yes they are hand made in the u.s.a but they wont be set up as lovley as a custom would of been, but it only costs £40 to get the guitar set up by a luthier urself anyway.