Hello to all in the music community of jsp.

Here is my cool story bro:

I decided I want to learn how to play the guitar , so i did some google search and was convinced i should start with an acoustic guitar.
Next stop was to some local stores here where i did some search on acoustic guitars with a budget of 200-300 euros ( 270-400 dollars i think )

I checked the neck , strings and wood material, tuning of each guitar the clerk showed me in each store ( with some little help ofc since im noob at this ) and limited my choices to 2 guitars:


Fender cd 100
Ibanez sgt120

Both come at approximately the same price and i cant really choose between them. String sound quality seemed equally good to me , frets and neck with small differences ( ibanez had longer but thinner neck if i can recall correctly ) and finally they both gave me the same feeling of excitement and eagerness to play their mellow sound^^

I really cant choose between those two. Plz post here only if you have personal experience on the matter and dont post links of any kind. I got all the info i need for both, just need some extra advice from some experienced guitar users. I am gonna buy one of these two next month due to exam period

Help me choose plz^^

P. S : sry about this wall of text

This post was edited by safnas on Jan 16 2010 11:46am

Was playing on the Ibanez sgt120 on a school contest. Pretty much was awesome and surely beats any other acoustics I've played on, but on the other hand I haven't played on that Fender you mentioned at all. Nevertheless, I also have an electric Ibanez so if I was on your place, I'd go for that SGT.

First decide which kind of music you're going to play.

ty for the comment. In my current state im close to buying that ibanez^^



they are both acoustic guitars...How can the style differ?

I haven't had any problems with Ibanez guitars yet. I don't have any plans on buying any other brand, either.

I don't play acoustic guitars, and I never have, but Ibanez is a good and reliable brand.

If it's between those 2, definitely go with the Ibanez.

I am not a fan of fender acoustics at all.

For what it's worth, have you tried a Seagull guitar or a lower end breedlove? The seagull entourage is one of the best budget acoustics i've ever played (it runs a little over 300 dollars US).

Fender > Ibanez

instead of asking us, 1 of the most important thing is to try it out! it will feel and sound different for every1,
only you can decide.

I would choose a Fender as my 1st guitar even though i am not a big fan of Fender , because it's has more options on what to play , not that ibanez doesnt have it's just that ibanez is for more technicaly playing , but i wouldn't choose acoustic guitar to start with , i would choose electric guitars and of course a Gibson , but hey thats just me good luck.

I would say because of the shoddy qaulity control on most low end guitars that you could sit down and play 5 of the same guitar (especially with acoustics) and they would all play and sound different. You need to sit down and play and find one you like the feel of. Although I wouldn't recommend either of those. They are both laminate builds and will lose tone and quality as they age. I would recommend finding a cheap solid top...yamaha and alvarez both have some that are very affordable... actually yamaha recently released a line ofsolid tops that are below 300 which is amazing, if you stick with it buying a solid top will be something you can keep and not a waste of money, and also solid tops will have a better resale value if you decide you hate it :).

Don't get suckered into a laminated top guitar.

this is a nice one at a great price http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Yamaha-FS700S-Folk-Acoustic-Guitar?sku=518274