How do I judge a great guitar from a fake?
Miss Easly asked:
I’m a beginner guitar player and have completely fallen in love with playing. I’ve been practicing on an older guitar that doesn’t tune well anymore. I know from experience that instruments can look amazing but sound awful. I just want to find a cheaper, high quality guitar that will last a long time.
How do I find the right one?
Yes, I’m looking for an Acoustic Guitar.
I’m a beginner guitar player and have completely fallen in love with playing. I’ve been practicing on an older guitar that doesn’t tune well anymore. I know from experience that instruments can look amazing but sound awful. I just want to find a cheaper, high quality guitar that will last a long time.
How do I find the right one?
Yes, I’m looking for an Acoustic Guitar.
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Guitar center or Sam Ash preferably. i recommend a Gibson, they last a very long time and play like a dream Alex
dean razorback with floid rose $500
dean vendetta $300
ibanez gio $150
ibanez rgs $150-$400(7 string rg $300)
jackson kelly $300
jackson king v $300
jackson dinky (crappy no floid rose $150) with floid rose 2 humb 1 coil $400
jackson randy rodes v -no floid rose $300 (some with floid rose can be $500-$600)
gibson melody maker $450
gibson faded sg special $450 (used online)
bc rich kkv $300 with out floid rose $450 with floid rose
bc rich kkv2 $400 without floid eose $600 with floid rose
bc rich bronze series warlock $200
bc rich warbeast $500
shecter c1 $500
shecter lucky lady $400
esp ltd f50 $250
all are great and pretty high quality for the price. i have owned most of these star1111
>> I just want to find a cheaper, high quality guitar that will last a long time. Average Mike
Well, you basically have like two quite separate questions here.
The first one - judging a great guitar from a fake - is some times a complicated matter and will only involve well known and expensive brands … or highly sought after, rare instruments.
In that respect, I don’t really see how it applies to your situation - looking for a lower priced guitar. Also, like an other poster has touched upon, cheap and high quality does really not go hand in hand. A high quality acoustic instrument is expensive beyond belief (think tens of thousands of dollars).
You can however find a decent instrument for a couple of hundred dollars - an instrument which will serve you well for a long time.
If you look into acoustic steel string guitars from Ibanez, Yamaha, Jasmine (Takamine) or Epiphone, you should be able to find a decent guitar with an all wood (solid) top and more than fair build quality. Just make sure - if you want to be able to enjoy your instrument and continue playing - that you have the guitar properly adjusted with light strings. You can read more about that issue below when you feel like it
Torbjorn
“I just want to find a cheaper, high quality guitar that will last a long time” there is no such thing, sorry! Your best bet would be to look for a used acoustic guitar. The sound gets better the older the guitar is and the guitar would be broken in and ready to play. The only thing is that used acoustic guitars value don’t drop all that much… Mike