Good Starter Acousitc Guitar?

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  • lucylespian
    lucylespian Posts: 2,403
    I agree on teh Art & Lutherie.

    I also reccoment getting a nice instrument to start on.

    I bought a reasonably expensive Ibanez acoustic when I first started, and it was always such a pleasure to play.
    Nice action, beautiful finish, beautiful tone. I still have never heard another acoustic that makes it sound ordinary. Maybe I have heard some slightly better ones, but nothing that it could not keep company with.
    Becaiuse it was a pleasure to play, I never put it down, and it was so easy to coax beautifl music from it.
    28 years later, I still have it.

    Lessons are expensive, cos it's expert human labour, no gettign around that. They are also very worthwhile, just make sure you are taught to play music as well as theory and scales.
    I have a firend whose teacher is a purist,that after 2 yrs has not eben got him using a pick on electric or acoustic.

    He feels that he will be awesome in the long run, but in the short term, my friend is missing the chance to have a lot of fun playing as well as learning.

    I hate purists, they take the fun out of everything !!!!!
    Music is not a competetion.
  • lucylespian
    lucylespian Posts: 2,403
    adam42381 wrote:
    Ok, over a year has passed and I'm finally going to purchase the guitar that I mentioned way back when. We have moved a couple times since then and our financial situation hasn't afforded me the opportunity until now. That being said, what do you guys think about this package deal? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Acoustic-Player-Pack-with-Gig-Bag?sku=512453

    It seems decent for the price. Any thoughts?

    You get what you pay for. The most valuable thing in that pack is the tuneer. It should be a flogging crime to sell a guitar to a learner without a tuner !!
    Music is not a competetion.
  • samquigley
    samquigley Posts: 220
    The Washburn D10s is the best value starter guitar on the market, I don't care what anyone says.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    biffhardon wrote:
    The Washburn D10s is the best value starter guitar on the market, I don't care what anyone says.
    GREAT guitars as well!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • svanzon
    svanzon Posts: 28
    Especially in the case of acoustic guitars (but also electrics) choice is very personal in my experience.. I know it sounds cliche but go to your local shop and play a bunch of guitars! (thats the easiest way to get a bargain as well). Plus, I wouldn't buy online either. So shop shop shop!

    To give some realy advice, Washburns are great, that's true.. And so are Garrisson Guitars.

    Thats US though. In Europe theres a whole range of eastern european acoustic guitar companies that are amazing (the Czech's anyone? ;)). So it depends..
    13/06/2007 - Katowice, Poland

    ... may there be many more to come

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