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Acoustic guitar for beginner

  • 29-10-2014 9:29pm
    #1
    Chickentown
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a good acoustic guitar for beginners?


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  • #2
    martinedwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    depends what you want to achieve.

    if you intend to still be playing in 3 months time then buy the best guitar you can possibly afford.

    cheap rubbish wont stay in tune, will have sharp fret ends that'll cut your hands to ribbons and an action so high that you'll need G clamps to press the strings down

    BUT

    in a shop a while back I did put a £1600 Yairi back on it's hook to play a £100 nameless wonder as it was a nicer guitar to play.

    same advice as you should always get....

    take a friend who plays well and visit every shop in town and see what they have.

    ESPECIALLY used.....


  • #3
    themountainman
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭themountainman


    If you can afford something by Yamaha, they make decent cheapish guitars. But as mentioned, it depends on your budget really and if you think you're still going to be using it in 3 months time. Realistically, most beginners won't feel much of a difference between cheap/expensive guitars, so I think it it more about budget at that level.


  • #4
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    I started with a Yamaha F310, very nice guitar for good money.


  • #5
    Chickentown
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭Chickentown


    Thanks for the input guys, I might have a look around at the weekend and post up a few potential purchases here to see what you think


  • #6
    themountainman
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭themountainman


    It might sounds a bit silly, but it's always good to get something you like the look of too. It's always easier to pick up a guitar that you actually like I find!


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  • #7
    Kettleson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭Kettleson


    themountainman wrote: »
    It might sounds a bit silly, but it's always good to get something you like the look of too. It's always easier to pick up a guitar that you actually like I find!

    That's true too. So many different factors can and will occur in the progression of time, but the main thing for a beginner/re-starter is to get going, and to get a guitar that's good to learn on.

    I play a few instruments, but a good while ago I bought an electro-acoustic guitar to gig with. For the price it sounded very good miked up and good action, sound enough construction.

    BUT, unplugged, it sounded real scratchy, so much so that I couldn't bear to pick it up. And as a result, I stopped playing acoustic for a good while.

    Back on the wagon now.


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