good ~$750 acoustic??

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Well... One vote cast for Blueridge Guitars. I arrived at Renson Guitar Shop in Studio City just before closing. Norik (the owner) was still finishing on some other repairs and had no problem letting me take the Blueridge BR-143CE for a short test drive. What a delight. Got the guitar and case for EIGHT BILLS.

The guitar is Martin-like in dimensions and tone... 000 size with a cutaway. A solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides offer rich tone. The Taylor-like neck is sweet and low profile with very good action. There will be no difficulties switching between it and an SG or 60's LP. An electric players dream! This thing came with a Fishman Prefix Plus pickup system (this alone is worth almost half the price). Man, talk about bang-for-the-buck! I sold some older gear to cover the cost... it feels like I got a free guitar!

I got the recommendation (store and model) from a guitar player friend, Jay Leach. Great call. Norik Renson was a pleasure to deal with. Highly recommend both the shop and the guitar.

According to Norik, more than a few professional studio guys are using this guitar because of it's tone and abilility to stay in tune (just nobody knows about it).

TRY THIS GUITAR. You will not be sorry.
 
Re: good ~$750 acoustic??

I got my Takamine EAN10C for about that but they are probably higher now ... great guitar. But try a bunch of acoustics.
 
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darwins_ghost said:
Before you invest in one of the "cheap" Martins, check out some of the Blueridge "Martin" copies. I played a couple at a shop in Nashville and I was really impressed.
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i wasnt planning on it:9:

i dont see what anyone see's in big brand names like martin, taylor or takamine. i mean, they might have 1 or 2 outstanding guitars but the price aint right, and for most of their guitars, i can find one equivalent and most likely WAY better from Breedlove, or Alvarez for 1k less or more (meaning less in price). its crazy, why spend so much on something that isnt nearly as good? just for the brand on it? (im a hypocrite, cuz i do just that for gibson!! but i love gibson lp's!!) but for acoustics i dont have any preference.
 
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Well it can't be $1000 less than the Takamine I mentioned cause they don't cost $1000. My son has a nice Alvarez if your looking to save some money. I think it's a good guitar.
 
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haha, i guess i was exagerating a bit, but you get my point...

i might be able to get the md90c somwhere between 500-600. i think that would be my best option for now, thats cheaper than some of the cheaper alvarez, so its a good deal. hopefully my contact is still able to do me the deal.

Edit: damn, that sucks, he sold it to someone else. i guess i'll have to look somewhere else. I hope that turnkey place will be able to get it for me.)
 
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