Guitar Price
Which guitar manufacturer makes the best acoustic guitars for the price?
My price range is between $200-$400, the companies I’m most interested in are epiphone, ibanez, washburn and takamine. I would also like your take on ovation or any other guitar manufacturer that makes good guitars for the price. Also if you could rate these companies based on overall quality and value for the price it would be greatly appreciated.
As far as “bang for the buck” guitar brands, you’ve pretty much hit’em. Ovation doesn’t offer much in the price range you mention but their Korean-made Applause cousins do-if you want Ovation but think you can’t afford it then definitly check out the Applause brand. Fender also sells accoustics in this range-so does Dean. ALL of these companies put out GOOD QUALITY products in this price range. Ibanez in particular, puts out a nice Accoustic/Electric “Jam Pack” for about $200 that includes more than just the guitar…you might also consider the Musician’s Friend web site’s “store brand” “Rogue.” I think you can still get a guitar and a mandolin TOGETHER for $100 there…and they are actually decent instruments. Many of these lines are manufactured at the SAME FACTORIES in China, Korea or (more recently) Indonesia. Epiphone is apparently an exception to this as they run their own Indonesian factory but the basics still come down to: What do YOU want? The “Best Deal” is the one that you can afford AND feel good/proud about. If you want a natural-finish “normal” guitar then you won’t be happy with a jewel-blue round-back from Applause no matter how cheap it was. Even at this price point many guitars include pickups for amplifying the basic accoustic sound for open-mics etc and some (Ibanez, Applause) include built-in tuners which are always nice and save you from buying and carrying a seperate peice of equipment. Look at the features to see if one of your “short list” picks has either significantly more or significantly less features than the other members of the short list. “Solid” wood tops or sides tend to sound better than “laminated” or “High-pressure Laminated” woods but even that isn’t hard and fast as everyone has their own take on how things sound. The names you have chosen are all good solid brands. If you were a bit more specific about what you’re after (something to take through the woods or on the subway-something that stays home or sits in a car trunk?) it might be easier to help you come to a decision but if you go with Applause, Dean, Epiphone, Fender, Takamine or Washburn (or Rogue) you’re not going to get ripped-off. IF you have access to a music store go and try them out…one might just jump out at you as particularly comfortable to hold or just sounds (or even smells) better than antoher one at the same pricepoint. If you’re buying over the WWWeb then look carefully, choose what you like and make sure they have a decent retun policy-webstores don’t want to leave you feeling burnt and most do offer a stisfaction guarantee…which you should feel free to use if you get something that isn’t what you wanted…
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