omg perfect thanks

jaja

haha. I've always liked my Martin. sounds amazing. http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Martin-DCX1E-AcousticElectric-Guitar?sku=514816

that's like someone saying they enjoy sex. was this comment really necessary? lol

Little to pricey. I'm looking more around 250-300 price range.

thats what I play, it's a lot cheaper than 250 too. Sounds pretty damn good for the price.

Get an Ovation or a Taylor

ovations fall right out of your lap while sitting and sound like shit acoustic, but pretty good plugged in (i owned an ovation standard balladeer). taylor sounds great but is freakin expensive and they are using more and more machine labor.

if you are going to spend $3k on a guitar (what it costs for a good taylor) you should instead buy a leo posch guitar. people are freaking out about his guitars all over the world:

http://home.earthlink.net/~leoposch/home/

soooo sexy! and will definately appreciate in value!

here is a leo banjo headstock, omg have you seen anything this beautiful?


This post was edited by juliusjuice on Jan 14 2010 07:59pm

So here is an actual helpful response.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Alvarez-AD222-Artist-Dreadnought-Acoustic-Guitar?sku=582258

check that out, I have played that before and for $200 nothing beats it, its a beautiful guitar, great brand, and a very well made guitar for the money. I will rave about alvarez's to anyone.

What type of music are you playing, and do you have any build/setup preferences? Nylon/steel/bronze strings? Have you set up a guitar before to any extent beyond changing strings?

There are some nice affordable guitars that are mass produced and come without being set up precisely, and if you are confident in your ability to do certain work on your guitar, they are great.



"Valencia" acoustics are sold by Rondo music - if you are familiar with their stuff, it is cheap due to the complete lack of advertising and retail presence, but the quality is certainly more than solid for the price - all of the Rondo guitars I have tried are respectable build quality on par with brands like Squier and Epiphone, but cheaper.

As long as you don't buy Stagg, you're probably okay.