Best acoustic guitar you can buy for $500?

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Best acoustic guitar you can buy for $500?

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Martin DX-1?

I'm looking for a cutaway though..
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Re: Best acoustic guitar you can buy for $500?

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steveostyle wrote:Martin DX-1?

I'm looking for a cutaway though..
you may want to try the musicians gear forum. You might get a better response there.
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Some kind of Takamine or Alvarez.Specifically a Takamine G-series.
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guitardmb wrote:Some kind of Takamine or Alvarez.Specifically a Takamine G-series.
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Blueridge. All solid woods, Martin tone. Expensive Martin tone too, not shitty composite material low-end Martin tone.
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Art & Lutherie... handmade in Eastern Canada, i bought one not long ago expecting to get less quality because it didn't cost as much, turns out being my favorite over and above all the more expensive manufactured ones i owned, nice and light, easy to play with and most of all sounds the best...
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I got an Alvarez AD60CK for 450. It's a beauty, thats for sure. Alvarez would have to be my highest recommendation for you.
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Grachi wrote:I got an Alvarez AD60CK for 450. It's a beauty, thats for sure. Alvarez would have to be my highest recommendation for you.
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Definitely an Alvarez
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A Martin DXM.
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guitardmb wrote:Some kind of Takamine or Alvarez.Specifically a Takamine G-series.
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Save another $500 and get a real good guitar?


Actually, I think the next bracket is like $700 right? So save 200 more and go for something there?
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Teego Time wrote:Save another $500 and get a real good guitar?


Actually, I think the next bracket is like $700 right? So save 200 more and go for something there?
It's all preference. A $100 guitar might sound and play good enough.. it did for me, until I finally played Alvarez. PD85SCAV - $600. I played a $300 Alvarez which was an outstanding guitar also. Takamine G-series is ok. I have an EG-334SC, used very little. The neck is too thin for my lanky fingers. Go out and play it, if you like it I'll make you a deal. :wink:

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Teego Time wrote:Save another $500 and get a real good guitar?


Actually, I think the next bracket is like $700 right? So save 200 more and go for something there?
or just save a few thousand and get the top of the line ones :roll:
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tak eg-544, only sold at GC, i hate the place too, but fuck it the guitar is amazing. solid cedar top, koa back and sides, amazing electronics too.
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