Wanna buy midpriced acoustic! Any advice. (Page 1 of 2)

Um... try Takamine or Martinez . Also,  Fender make some fairly cheap acoustic.

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pakace,
Are you in the U.S.? If so, your choices are many. What is a "midprice" price for you? (For me this means $500-1000.)

For now, my first suggestion is to get a solid top guitar. I believe the Yamaha you have is all laminate construction. There is nothing wrong with this but a solid top might yield the sound you are looking for. And, on the used market, these can be purchased for around $150, sometime even lower.

Do you want/need electronics, i.e. do you expect to plug into an amp, etc?
dj

Thanks for really helpful responses. Im in Australia and i think because of taxes etc, we pay heaps more for new guitars than U.S.
I think fender and ibanez bring out guitar /amp packages that may be worth a try.
One thing i'll definately be getting is a hardcase. Nothing worse than sittin on a plane watchin the baggage guys throw ur guitar around like a football.
G,day to all.

Don't  buy a package deal.  Buy the best solid top guitar you can afford then move on to accessories such as amp.  A cheap amp will not inspire your play.  I like Alvarez, Washburn and Takamine in the mid range costs.  The Takamine though is a narrower neck than the others and that may help you decide.  Again, solid top and don't be afraid to buy used.  Just check that there are no issues such as fret wear, cracks.  An older guitar with new strings will be just as nice as a new one.

I have had good playing experiance with my yamaha guitar,for an acoustic I would chose something by Takamine. for electric You can get some great deals on fender strats made in mexico,or T he Epiphone's are good,the epiphone dot is a great  guitar for the money! I recommend going to a music store and trying out guitars hands on ,you will know if it feels good and what it sounds like.I do not buy a guitar online,you never know you might come up with something cheaply priced so try alot of them.

I am partial to yamaha myself and my daughter is partial to her Ibanez.Why dont you try out everything the music store has to offer in your price range,and decide for yourself.Nobody has to play it but you.Also dont worry about what it says on the headstock.If you like it,then it is a great guitar.

Determine your budget, then go play as many guitars in that price range as you can find.  One of them will speak to you.

recegntly played a morgan monroe acoustic made in china at a local shop that was really nice.  it played warm when easy on the pick and it really cut when picked hard.   about 400.00   unusual for most guitars i have played.. also concur with playing as many as you can. I have a wf mitchell md100 thats about 10 years old that i really like and put out only 200 for it.  Have played other mitchell md100s and they don t measure up to my old one. I wouldn t trade mine for a Martin or a taylor... but thats just my personal taste in the sound from the guitar.   no two acoustics ever sound exactly the same to me and i have played some bad sounding $1000.00+ guitars.   You ll know when the right lady is on your lap and singing to you....   good luck and good pickin

I did the same as you last weekend! Went into the shop with cash so I couldn't over spend and played everything I could afford. Ended up with a Breedlove Atlas. It is absolutely wonderful. I can thoroughly recomend them.

You are obviously a man of great taste!!
Have to say, the tone is up there with any guitar I've heard in any price range and the build quality is superb.
Very happy bunny!

$999 is medium priced? I guess it depends on who's budget your dealing with but for me that's expensive.

HI  this was a decission I had to make to , allready owning  a Tanglewood Strat .  I wanted to play Dylan , Cohen and this  time of year play carols and stuff .
A friend of mine had bought an acoustic, but never got to play so I  bought it from her .
It is a EAST COAST 6 STRING , and they ae available  secondhand around £60 cant recommend it enough try  Ebay.

Just to mention if anyone is thinking of buying , Blues Guitar  Unleased -----go for it

Regards
Mel Majors

Wakefield / west  Yorkshire