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Electro-acoustic suggestions

  • 25-05-2012 9:08pm
    #1
    IamtheWalrus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,075 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Can anyone tell me who are the leading makers of electro-acoustic guitars these days? I want to spend about £1000.

    I'd like one sounding great and easy to play? Is 1000 enough to spend or should I go more? I only use it for my own private playing (so far).

    Any suggestions welcome.

    Walrus


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  • #2
    martinedwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    same advice ragardless of the instrument.

    get out and around all the shops and play every instruemnt in your price bracket.

    a £1000 guitar wont necessarally be twice as good as a £500 one.....

    I one had a £4000 Lowden on loan for a couple of weeks and I preferred my £300 Turner. Now I LOVE Lowdens, and Gerorge is a brilliant builder and all round good bloke, but that guitar just wasn't for me........

    don't worry if the guitar that grabs you by the soul doesn't have a pickup. they can be added later for very little (comparitively)

    as to brands to look out for, Avalon, Taylor, Martin, Turner, Ibanez....

    you probably wont get a McIlroy or a Lowden for under £1000, but you might just be VERY lucky.....


  • #3
    IamtheWalrus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,075 ✭✭✭IamtheWalrus


    martinedwards wrote: »
    same advice ragardless of the instrument.

    get out and around all the shops and play every instruemnt in your price bracket.

    a £1000 guitar wont necessarally be twice as good as a £500 one.....

    I one had a £4000 Lowden on loan for a couple of weeks and I preferred my £300 Turner. Now I LOVE Lowdens, and Gerorge is a brilliant builder and all round good bloke, but that guitar just wasn't for me........

    don't worry if the guitar that grabs you by the soul doesn't have a pickup. they can be added later for very little (comparitively)

    as to brands to look out for, Avalon, Taylor, Martin, Turner, Ibanez....

    you probably wont get a McIlroy or a Lowden for under £1000, but you might just be VERY lucky.....

    To be honest, I wouldn't really know what to look for. My current guitar cost me £70 (I have other better ones). It sounded good in the shop but not so much at home. That's why I was hoping to fine a market leader as such, one that is recognised as being top quality.

    I'll look into your suggestions.


  • #4
    IamtheWalrus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,075 ✭✭✭IamtheWalrus


    IamtheWalrus wrote: »
    martinedwards wrote: »
    same advice ragardless of the instrument.

    get out and around all the shops and play every instruemnt in your price bracket.

    a £1000 guitar wont necessarally be twice as good as a £500 one.....

    I one had a £4000 Lowden on loan for a couple of weeks and I preferred my £300 Turner. Now I LOVE Lowdens, and Gerorge is a brilliant builder and all round good bloke, but that guitar just wasn't for me........

    don't worry if the guitar that grabs you by the soul doesn't have a pickup. they can be added later for very little (comparitively)

    as to brands to look out for, Avalon, Taylor, Martin, Turner, Ibanez....

    you probably wont get a McIlroy or a Lowden for under £1000, but you might just be VERY lucky.....

    To be honest, I wouldn't really know what to look for. My current guitar cost me £70 (I have other better ones). It sounded good in the shop but not so much at home. That's why I was hoping to fine a market leader as such, one that is recognised as being top quality.

    I'll look into your suggestions.

    Bought a lowden for 2600 with strap, pick up added, hard case.

    A lot of money but it was the only one I tried that I liked, that jumped out as me as my guitar.


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