Electro Acoustic guitars....where to start?

mr sexual · 21st January 2008, 1:59pm

Looking for something fairly decent with a good sound

budget of about £150-£200

iv heard good things about washburn's electro acoustic range

and i see ibanez, fender and takamine all do fairly well priced ones aswell.

Just wondering what i can expect for that sort of money?

thanks

DoNotResus · 21st January 2008, 2:00pm

I love my Jim Deacon, but I'm not really a proper guitar player, so theres obviously better (and worse) makes on the market. I paid £130 for mine, down from £199.

Dave

**djtoast** · 21st January 2008, 2:01pm

My yammy is pretty nice; think they're worth a look.

Largest of Gregs · 21st January 2008, 2:13pm

Ovation do pretty nice entry level ones

mr sexual · 21st January 2008, 2:21pm

cheers guys

DoNotResus · 21st January 2008, 2:24pm

Stay away from Stagg! They Sound awful.

**djtoast** · 21st January 2008, 2:57pm

Yeah, despite my recommendations an hour ago in Camperstral's thread concerning their cases, their actual instruments aren't great.

(With the exception of stagg's splash cymbals, which are supposed to sound trashy - i prefer my two £10 stagg splashes to my £130 Zildjian

)

**Kenny Everett** · 21st January 2008, 5:11pm

Some of the Stagg gear is actually pretty good, and I include many of the acoustic guitars in that...

At the end of the day, we can shout names at you till you're blue in the face but the best gauge is your fingers. Go and play as many guitars in the price range as you possibly can, and pick the one that feels best to you

mr sexual · 21st January 2008, 7:44pm

cheers guys!

I love the fender stratacoustic, great guitar, i got one from cash convertors about 3 years ago for £129 and stupidly sold it!

Il try some out in the next few weeks and see whats the best for moi

cheers

monkey star · 21st January 2008, 7:50pm

My acoustic is a fender and its dead good, still keeps its tuning after years of abuse.

Run_Lola_Run · 21st January 2008, 8:28pm

What size are you looking for? More electric size or dreadnought acoustic? Don't get anything that hasn't got a solid top, you can get good guitars made in China now in your price range.

McCormacks were doing this in December for £170 using a Snapfax

sibylvane · 21st January 2008, 8:42pm

You cannae go wrong with a Yamaha. They go on for ages and hold their tune really well...The FGX720 is really good. It's around £250, but you can shop around on Froogle and find it cheaper...and Merchant City Music will price match. I was going to buy one a few months ago, but decided to push to boat out went for Guild instead.

Run_Lola_Run · 21st January 2008, 8:51pm

Oh aye get hold of a Snapfax, 15% off first purchase McCormacks and 10% off every purchase in Merchant City

Anhedoniac · 22nd January 2008, 11:36am

I have a TANGLEWOOD TM07 Odyssey CutAway Electro Acoustic

http://www.spectresound.co.uk/product.asp?ID=2518

not seen many of them about but I can say it is an absolutely incredible guitar with a sound that is truly amazing. But I do agree that you need to play a guitar a few times before buying it. I was in the shop three weeks in a row before a got this one.

Eve Bulloch · 22nd January 2008, 11:45am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anhedoniac

I have a TANGLEWOOD TM07 Odyssey CutAway Electro Acoustic

http://www.spectresound.co.uk/product.asp?ID=2518

not seen many of them about but I can say it is an absolutely incredible guitar with a sound that is truly amazing. But I do agree that you need to play a guitar a few times before buying it. I was in the shop three weeks in a row before a got this one.

Tanglewood would be my first choice for electro acoustic as they are pretty reliable. But every guitar is different. Robert's got an Advantage that was £150 and it sounds amazing plugged in. You just have to try them all out till you find one you're happy with. Try not to buy a plastic one.

I remember everyone raving about Takimine guitars a while back as well.

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