acoustic recommendations

80's_Metal

80's_Metal

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I've never been an acoustic guy in my life....but camping a lot always makes me wish I had one.... Looking for something middle to lower end price wise... But most importantly I'd REALLY like it to play like an electric..

I'm not a fan of huge strings and high action .

Any suggestions for me?

There is not a music store within a hundred miles of here so your input is greatly appreciated.
 
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I'm a big acoustic fan but getting something that REALLY plays like an electric is gonna be near impossible.

The best (IMHO of course) acoustics you can get for little money are yamahas. Great build quality, easy to find on the used market and very good sound.

A friend of mine got an electro-classical guitar from Yamaha while we were in the university: tin narrow neck, very close to an electric but the unplugged volume would most likely be insufficient for anything else than quiet practice...
 
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Plays like and electric....not gonna happen.

But if you throw a set of 11's on a Taylor that's about as close as you're going to get.

Yamaha has great bang for the buck.
 
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SlyFoxx said:
Plays like and electric....not gonna happen.

But if you throw a set of 11's on a Taylor that's about as close as you're going to get.

Yamaha has great bang for the buck.
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The entry level 100 and 200 series Taylor guitars are GREAT guitars for the money. I've been researching acoustics like a mad man lately (possible NGD upcoming, but that's another story), and they are pretty much as good as it gets in terms of acquiring a top quality guitar for a good price.

And as mentioned, you cannot go wrong with Yamaha.
 
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Ditto on the Yamaha's. My LL400, one of their handmade range is a great sounding guitar. They're well worth a look.
 
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If you are not scared of going for a little more unknown brand, I have this TangleWood model http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/products/acoustic/premier/tw170/TW170ASCE.html

I paid something around 350$-400$ If I remember well and it was just the best for me in the shop and within this price range. The action on this one was lower and my Electric guitar, without buzzing and the neck somewhat fells like PRS Wide Fat. The little integrated tuner makes it perfect for those firecamp playing since you can tune up on the spot. It is not a very precise tuner but your ear will do the rest.
 
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I camp a few times a year. Lately I've been bringing my Ibanez Talman acoustic. It is reasonably inexpensive, well built, nice looking, can be plugged in, and does (kinda) play like an electric. Which is to say it has a pretty thin neck and can be strung light.

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I also carry along a Fender Rustler 6-string. Same tuning as a regular guitar, but has a banjo soundboard for nicely resonant finger picking. Again, it's strung light and is self-amplifying. But don't try to bend this one too crazy or you'll pop the bridge.

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80's_Metal said:
So far this intrigues me the most..our pastor has a Taylor and oh my does it sound amazing!

The lower price models all seem to say baby or mini...does that mean they aren't full size? I certainly can't play a 3/4 or even 7/8 size guitar..has to be fill sized
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The GS Mini is cool, but I'd still get a 100 or 200 series. They are full size, GREAT guitars man. I could go on playing those for the rest of my life and be happy. If you get them with electronics ( do yourself and a favour if you have the extra bucks and just get the electric acoustic version), they sound great on stage. Check out the 110e.

http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/110e

Edit : I've seen them street price at around 600-650$... which is a great value.
 
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phil_104 said:
The GS Mini is cool, but I'd still get a 100 or 200 series. They are full size, GREAT guitars man. I could go on playing those for the rest of my life and be happy. If you get them with electronics ( do yourself and a favour if you have the extra bucks and just get the electric acoustic version), they sound great on stage. Check out the 110e.

http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/110e

Edit : I've seen them street price at around 600-650$... which is a great value.
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Although I don't care for Taylor's on board electronics, a full size Taylor is a worthwhile investment.

I like the GS mini for its compact size and tone. Doesn't mean I'd but one tho. Definetly some compromises fer sure.
 
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Seagull guitars can be nice. Real nice. They're usually mentioned on the Acoustic Guitar Forum when a player is looking for nice, inexpensive acoustic guitar. I have a friend who sold her Martin HD28 after finding a Seagull that sounded better and played better - at least to her.

I like my Blueridge a lot. Eastman makes excellent guitars too. I wish they weren't made in China but what'cha gonna do? They're great guitars for the money and some Eastman and Blueridge guitars are better than some Martins and at 1/3 the price.

As always, play a bunch and buy the best one.

Here's a video of the Eastman factory. Lots of hand work.
 
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you want an ovation, like he said, or a yamaha. the ovations can be set up with really low action, i've played many that play like an electric. If you order online, you can ask them to try to get you one with low action, like an electric, ask them to check with a manager so you get it approved, or see what they can do. I've used .09's on the entry level yamaha acoustic with no problem whatsoever, and great electric like playability. They have nato (plastic) necks but you'll never notice the difference. with heavy playing they last about 5-7 years before becoming rubbery from tension fatigue.

you might want to consider doing yourself a favor some day. bite the bullet and eventually get a regular acoustic guitar, string it with .11 or.12 and get used to it playing it exclusively for a year or two, or make it your main practice guitar. when you go back to electric, it's like a hot knife through butter... And you'll discover all kinds of realy cool things playing an acoustic that you just won't get from playing mostly electric. you'll expand. yeah, i know everything, it's my job maaaaaaaan.
 
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so you can see by asking the audience that it's ovation or yamaha. because we know, we probably went through the same thing and we're not bandwagon. by the way, i've played some of the higher end thin body taylor's and they seemed to me to lack in just about everything but looks. There are lots of rich boy guitar toys out there that really are a waste of money, believe me the mfrs know it. i'm not knocking the regular overpriced taylors, they are excellent guitars. but the thin body ones acoustic elec. hybrid ones really suck, in my non humble opinion.
 
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so you can see by asking the audience that it's ovation or yamaha.
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I'd pass on Ovation based on my experience with them. Or at least try to play one before you go that route. They have a particular feel that you may or may not like.

Taylor if it's in your budget, or Yamaha.
 
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