Acoustic Guitar, advice / tips Options

[Hanyo]

Hi all,

Anyone own an acoustic guitar or play an acoustic guitar professionally?

I'm looking to get a beginner guitar, and like always I research the hell out of it before I put out money.

Right now I am eyeing the Yamaha fg700s guitar from guitarcenter for around 200 bucks.

I know the Solid top matters with sound and also the wood its made of determines how good it sound. But this is what i need help with:

I see used guitars sell for 50-100 bucks like the Ibanez SGT130 SAGE, is it worth the savings?



And will i get a better-bang-for-the-buck if i buy a 300 dollar guitar compared to the fg700s?

everyone says test out the guitar before you buy because same model guitars will play differently even when they are brand new. So what am i looking for? I've played other instruments before but that was a very long time ago, so basically i know nothing.

I know i want low action (distance between the strings and the frets) and an adjustable neck. Anything else?

thanks alot.

[richee3]

You can't go wrong with a good Taylor or Takamine, as everyone else here has said before me. But price is often a problem, especially when it comes to Taylor's. I had an Alvarez RD20S which was a pretty good acoustic, and a Fender DG-8S. Both are dirt cheap beginner guitars, in the $200 range. But the Fender runs circles around the Alvarez, so I just sold it. However, that's not saying the Fender makes a better cheap guitar than Alvarez. You said it yourself, some guitars are just better than others. When you are looking for a cheaper guitar, don't buy one without playing it first. But now I'm just reiterating what everyone else has said. Basically, find a guitar you like before looking at the price, because that $1200 Taylor is going to put my Fender to shame. But as far as price goes, you can't beat either of my acoustics.

gt_driFFter, if you find a Taylor under $600, I'm driving to your house and shaking your hand. Then I'm robbing you