New guitar, 500 bucks or less!

getoffmywalrus · Post by **getoffmywalrus** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:49 pm

that's what I'm looking for, any ideas?
I've already decided NO Ovations or anything similar, cannot stand those things. I want a plug-in. I'm not sure whether to buy a seperate pickup for a regular acoustic or just go ahead and buy an acoustic-electric. I've looked around online and saw Takamine (spelling?) had some nice looking ones for cheap, I haven't played one though so I don't know about action, sound...

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:04 pm

getoffmywalrus wrote:that's what I'm looking for, any ideas?
I've already decided NO Ovations or anything similar, cannot stand those things. I want a plug-in. I'm not sure whether to buy a seperate pickup for a regular acoustic or just go ahead and buy an acoustic-electric. I've looked around online and saw Takamine (spelling?) had some nice looking ones for cheap, I haven't played one though so I don't know about action, sound...

good call on ovations...

look at epiphone, breedloves atlas series, takamine, but the ones in the taks wont be great for 500... and alvarez... make sure ya play those alvarez's though, some of the best and worst guitars ive played have been them, and it wasnt the price that changed the quality.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:19 pm

well... i'd try out alvarez, takamine, seagull, and michael kelly to decide which one you like most. dont let acous/elec or acous be a deciding factor, you can always get a system put in. play anything you can get your hands on, everyones opinions are different. good luck!

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:46 pm

getoffmywalrus · Post by **getoffmywalrus** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:37 pm

ebay is probably cheap, but like filmdude guy said, guitars are something that vary even when the price and make is the same, I think I'd much rather get in a store and play one. I've heard good things about Seagull, a friend told me to avoid Alvarez but maybe he ended up with one of those "worst guitars I've played". thanks for the input though, I think I'm goin' to a few stores next week

HCHaikuWarrior · Post by **HCHaikuWarrior** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:54 pm

i was happy with my first guitar i got which wasw an ibanez acoustic electric got it for about 400 and it did me well for a while.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:59 pm

HCHaikuWarrior wrote:i was happy with my first guitar i got which wasw an ibanez acoustic electric got it for about 400 and it did me well for a while.

i do not like ibanez

HCHaikuWarrior · Post by **HCHaikuWarrior** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:09 am

praisedave wrote:
HCHaikuWarrior wrote:i was happy with my first guitar i got which wasw an ibanez acoustic electric got it for about 400 and it did me well for a while.
i do not like ibanez

it was fine before i tried a taylor

once you go taylor you never go back.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:09 am

HCHaikuWarrior wrote:
praisedave wrote:
HCHaikuWarrior wrote:i was happy with my first guitar i got which wasw an ibanez acoustic electric got it for about 400 and it did me well for a while.
i do not like ibanez
it was fine before i tried a taylor

once you go taylor you never go back.

i wouldnt mind a martin dave matthews or john mayer sig.

HCHaikuWarrior · Post by **HCHaikuWarrior** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:17 am

filmdude100cms wrote:
HCHaikuWarrior wrote:
praisedave wrote:
HCHaikuWarrior wrote:i was happy with my first guitar i got which wasw an ibanez acoustic electric got it for about 400 and it did me well for a while.
i do not like ibanez
it was fine before i tried a taylor

once you go taylor you never go back.
i wouldnt mind a martin dave matthews or john mayer sig.

no shit budday. i don't think anyone would mind it.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:24 am

alvarez makes great guitars.. ive never played a bad one.

deceptivehero · Post by **deceptivehero** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:06 am

I have an ibanez that sounds pretty damn good and I bought it used for like 200 bucks so don't count out used equipment. I have an Alvarez Classical as well and it plays great and sounds well too, but I am personally looking at picking myself up a Tak though I'm looking for a bit more pricey of a model then 500 bucks.

DMBartender · Post by **DMBartender** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:45 pm

check out a seagull

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:46 pm

DMBartender wrote:check out a seagull

i love mine

SongThatJaneLikes · Post by **SongThatJaneLikes** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:12 pm

I was looking around the local music store and I found one of the best sounding guitars I have ever played. Get a Johnson 620. I know Johnsons usually suck but this one sound great! http://store.musicbasics.com/g-1000.html

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