- Oct 16, 2004
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Hey all
I'm looking to buy a new guitar, an acoustic-electric, and nothing too fancy. I'm coming from a POS Fender dreadnought, which sounds pretty good but is a bitch to play. I want something that's closer to an electric in playability - smaller overall size, smaller neck, lower action, softer strings, etc. I'd like it to sound decent unplugged, low volume is fine (and expected) but still would prefer good tone. Plugged in, I'd like it to sound pretty good.
As for price range, I was originally expecting to spend like $200-300 on an entry-level model, but I might consider going up to say $500.
I went to Guitar Center today and played a lot of different guitars. They didn't have the entry-level Ibanez's I was looking for so I didn't get to demo those, so I played some more expensive ones that were all pretty nice. However, it was still really overwhelming with the number of guitars they had, and since I'm largely an electric player, I don't really know what to look for in an electric-acoustic.
So any suggestions as to what to watch out for the next time I go to GC would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I'm looking to buy a new guitar, an acoustic-electric, and nothing too fancy. I'm coming from a POS Fender dreadnought, which sounds pretty good but is a bitch to play. I want something that's closer to an electric in playability - smaller overall size, smaller neck, lower action, softer strings, etc. I'd like it to sound decent unplugged, low volume is fine (and expected) but still would prefer good tone. Plugged in, I'd like it to sound pretty good.
As for price range, I was originally expecting to spend like $200-300 on an entry-level model, but I might consider going up to say $500.
I went to Guitar Center today and played a lot of different guitars. They didn't have the entry-level Ibanez's I was looking for so I didn't get to demo those, so I played some more expensive ones that were all pretty nice. However, it was still really overwhelming with the number of guitars they had, and since I'm largely an electric player, I don't really know what to look for in an electric-acoustic.
So any suggestions as to what to watch out for the next time I go to GC would be appreciated.
Thanks.