help with guitar please?

felix · Post by **felix** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:11 pm

i have been playing guitar for around 2 years and im going to get a new acoustic soon. the only problem is that i dont know anything about guitars like what ones are good and what ones suck. i have around $600-700 i am willing to spend and i dont know what to do. does anyone have any suggestions?

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:14 pm

felix wrote:i have been playing guitar for around 2 years and im going to get a new acoustic soon. the only problem is that i dont know anything about guitars like what ones are good and what ones suck. i have around $600-700 i am willing to spend and i dont know what to do. does anyone have any suggestions?

Get a Martin for that price...they sound great at most any price...

ticohans · Post by **ticohans** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:21 pm

are you looking to get electronics in the guitar

felix · Post by **felix** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:33 pm

probably no electronics

ticohans · Post by **ticohans** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:41 pm

Then there are definitely some nice Martins in that range, although I don't know if that's what I'd get. Hmmm, that's a tough range. Let me think about it...

Xoosh · Post by **Xoosh** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:42 pm

if you want to buy a martin (which i suggest) the d15 is the best for the price... i got mine for 425.. here are some clips of it.

<a href="http://www.eastofbeautiful.com/files/an ... 3">Anna</a>

<a href="http://www.eastofbeautiful.com/files/dr ... .mp3">Drop D Jam</a>

<a href="http://www.eastofbeautiful.com/files/mi ... 3">Missing You</a>

enjoy,
x

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:53 pm

As Xoosh said, the D-15 is a real nice guitar spec wise. I almost bought that guitar, but instead I am saving up for a D-16GT. The D-15 is solid wood throughout which is really nice, but to me it sounded a little tinny, i think its just the all mahogany. I prefer a spruce top which changes the sound quite a bit and is also why im saving for the d-16gt. IMO, you cannot go wrong with a Martin in that price range, but i know as i am writing this, someone is probably saying the opposite. The DM is also a nice guitar although it is not solid throughout, but it has THE mans initials in it so you cant go wrong.

gcom007 · Post by **gcom007** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 8:56 pm

I'm definitely more of a martin guy, but you can probably get a taylor 310 for 700, 800 most and I think that's the best guitar in the price range honestly

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 9:17 pm

gcom007 wrote:I'm definitely more of a martin guy, but you can probably get a taylor 310 for 700, 800 most and I think that's the best guitar in the price range honestly

AN 800 taylor in that price range???

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 10:30 pm

firedancer, i think he means you can get a 310 for 700-800 bucks. The last time i went to Guitar Center, i was almost positive the 310 was selling for a little over 1k.

MattyTrane · Post by **MattyTrane** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 10:31 pm

yea i thing a 310 is about 1200.

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 12:16 am

BigSpeen3436 wrote:firedancer, i think he means you can get a 310 for 700-800 bucks. The last time i went to Guitar Center, i was almost positive the 310 was selling for a little over 1k.

I was gonna mention that earlier. The last time I was at Guitar Centre in Manchester, CT the Taylor 310 was on sale for round $900. I played it and it sounded wonderful. I wanted it!!

the 714ce wasn't too shabby either 8) but it was about $2400. That 310 though - nice!

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 12:39 am

gravedigger wrote:
BigSpeen3436 wrote:firedancer, i think he means you can get a 310 for 700-800 bucks. The last time i went to Guitar Center, i was almost positive the 310 was selling for a little over 1k.
I was gonna mention that earlier. The last time I was at Guitar Centre in Manchester, CT the Taylor 310 was on sale for round $900. I played it and it sounded wonderful. I wanted it!! the 714ce wasn't too shabby either 8) but it was about $2400. That 310 though - nice!

These are list prices, because at my music store, I have seen some taylors...a 510 (or something in the 500 series) was selling for $1200

Why doesn't TAYLOR's website even giv you the list price???

Even Martin does that!

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 12:46 am

Can't you download the price list from the Taylor website? it's an Acrobat reader file, I could be wrong though.

elixer · Post by **elixer** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 1:30 am

I got a sweet deal on my Taylor 310 from guitar center. A friend bought the same guitar during their memorial day sale _AND_ there was a quoting error that they had to honor. So when I went to buy mine he brought his receipt and they MATCHED it. Got it for $760 if I recall. If you're in the Baltimore area I wouldn't mind lending you the receipt for the afternoon

Sean

DMBTabs.com

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