Are you looking for an acoustic beginners guitar? If yes, you should understand that when it comes to buying a guitar, quality and price are related. If you have the budget, it is actually worth spending more money in a quality guitar. It will sound better and be easier to handle.
If you’re looking for a high-end acoustic beginners guitar, the Seagull S6 makes a fine acoustic beginners guitar of high quality, that plays well enough to take a novice guitar player well into advanced technique. It is priced in the $400-500 range.It may be more expensive than what most beginners are prepared to pay, but it is an exceptional guitar for the price. Even professionals often keep their Seagull S6 after they’ve purchased many other guitars. Another good high-end acoustic beginners guitar is the Washburn D10S. This instrument was ranked as #1 by Acoustic Guitar Magazine in a comparison of guitars under $500. Most people looking in this price range will end up choosing the Washburn or the Seagull.
There are several good choices priced lower for acoustic beginners guitar players including the Yamaha F310, Takamine G-240 and Fender DG7. For a rock-bottom price in an acoustic beginners guitar, you will want to look at Epiphone’s DR-100. You will have to switch to a more advanced instrument down the road, since it is only meant for rookies, but you will get a really good buy for somewhere between $120 and $150.
Even if you are on a budget, you should try to avoid buying the under $100 guitars you can find at local discount stores. These are actually harder to play and can be hard for even an experienced player.The explanation for this has to do with the fact that they are cheaply made with an overly high action, which means there is too much space between the strings and the fingerboard. Beginners and experts alike find this flaw frustrating.
If your budget is going to keep you from spending more than $100 for an acoustic beginners guitar, you should think in terms of a used one. One of the benefits would be the guitar having some character. Take for example, two second hand Yamaha F310′s. Try them both out as they will likely have distinctly different sounds.Each will have a somewhat different tone and feel, which guitarists insist reflects the prior owners’ different personalities.
Ever hear the saying, “never buy a guitar from a jerk”? Whether a guitar picks up a “personality” from it’s owner is a point to be debated, however most guitar owners treat their instruments like people. So when you look for your first acoustic beginners guitar keep this in mind. So, even though it may sound fine, if you are just not completely comfortable with the acoustic beginners guitar you are trying out, find another one.
If you are a beginner, it’s best to ask the salesperson to demonstrate and play the acoustic beginners guitar you are thinking about buying. An experienced salesperson will know that you, as a beginner, may not know how to play, but you know what you want a guitar to sound like once you have learned. You never know, maybe they are helping the next great guitar player to buy their first instrument.
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