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Buying my first guitar - want to stay very cheap - what do you guys recommend?

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showoff0450

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The title says it all... I want the best ACOUSTIC guitar I could get for around 100-150 bucks... any ideas? Would ebay be a good option? Let me know

Thanks
 
There are some decent Yamaha guitars out there for around $150.

I woudl not buy online though. I like to hear and compare sounds of various ones before I buy.
One more thing - Music stores usually sell below ticket price....if you ask.
 
If you have a buddy that plays guitar, take him with you. It's good to be able to have someone play the guitar to hear it. Also, they can tell you whether or not the fret has good action and things like that.

So, I'd recommend getting someone and heading down if you can. Yamaha accoustic start around $100 and can sound pretty good for a beginner/lower priced guitar. But, your local music store may have some bundle deals on some decent guitars, so check those out as well.
 
when you are a beginner, there is really no such thing as a bad guitar. A no name brand will suffice. As you get better and you feel that you want to persue guitar more, then you should look into more specific brands.
 
There is a brand called Air (or is it spelled Aire?) that I see a lot of people playing, especially those blessed with mullets. Stay away from the v-style because it can become pretty uncomfortable after only a few minutes.
 
My first guitar was a Fender Squire which cost 149.00. I still have and play it today. I'd recomend buying something inexpensive yet something you can grow into. Once you get playing there is nothing worse than trying to get a bad guitar to sound good let alone stay in tune.
 
i recommend buying a used one.. i did and am very happy with it 6 years later.
if you find one in good condition, you will be getting more than your money's worth ..
 


<< The title says it all... I want the best ACOUSTIC guitar I could get for around 100-150 bucks... any ideas? Would ebay be a good option? Let me know
Thanks >>


Yep...go used. But you *definitely* want to try it out before you get it so Ebay should be out of the question...
 
cool.....i was just going to ask this. thanks guys.


is learning the guitar best done w/ lessons from someone? as opposed to getting a book or using a computer program?
 
I would never buy an acoustic guitar any way but in person. I've played piano since i was 5 since and guitar since I was 15. I'm now 60. My acoustic is a 1970 Martin D-28, and I can tell you for sure that every wood and bronze instrument is unique. Every Steinway piano is not "the Steinway piano," and every Martin guitar is not "the Martin guitar" of legend. Fortunately, mine is one of them. 😀

If you live in a good sized city, look for a good used instrument. Take an experienced guitar playing friend with you to help you choose a good one.

A cheap instrument that doesn't play well will turn you off to it, even if you have the talent. If it has a bad action, you would have to work way too hard to get any good sound out of it, if that is even possible. If the intonation is off, there is no way you can play in tune up and down the neck, or even with different chords at the same neck position.

If you're serious about it, spend as much as you can afford to get a decent instrument. A used one will keep its value. If you don't damage it, it will even gain value, so your investment will be protected.

Enjoy yourself. Music is a gas, but it requires an instrument capable of playing music.

Happy hunting. 🙂
 
There's a brand called Norman that makes really good cheap acoustics. I've seen them new here in Canada for $200 cdn... ~$145 US I think.
 
Anoter 3 votes for yamahas. Me and 2 of my friends all have pretty cheap yamahas and they sound fantastic. 🙂 (Mine is the F-310)
 
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