good acoustic guitars?

Question

So i've been playing piano for about 7 years and pretty pro at it and can sing good. now i want to get a acoustic guitar to add into my musical list. What are some good guitars? I don't want a cheap piece of junk. I pretty know much know my guitars, but i need some good recommendations. Maybe nothing exceeding a 1000 budget

Answer 1

Maton...classic, looks beatiful, sounds better.

Answer 2

If you're looking to spend less than $1000, you've got quite a wide palette of choices, and you shouldn't have any trouble getting a great guitar.



My personal favorite is Seagull. They make all of their stuff out of solid wood (no pressboard) in Quebec, and they make everything by hand. They've got a number of different lines, some of which are more expensive than others, but they're all excellent instruments. I would recommend something from their S-Line or their Artist line, both of which have guitars for under $1000. I have an S6+ with the cutaway, and I absolutely love it.



I've never played any of these guitars, so I can only go off of reputations. Martin, Taylor, and Gibson are all really good names and all have excellent reps as acoustic guitar manufacturers, although since I've never played one, I can't really offer any suggestions on specific models. Takamine has a decent rep, Ibanez is supposed to be good, and Washburn is a good name too. I've never played any of those either, though, so I can't help you much with any of those.



Ovations are pretty good, although I've got to say that I don't care for the way they sound unplugged. If you route it through an EQ pedal and an acoustic guitar amp or a PA system, it sounds really good, but the guitar sounds relatively quiet and kind of tone dead (IMO) compared to a conventional acoustic.



Sorry if I didn't help much with brand suggestions, but here are a few other pointers. Try to find a guitar that's not made in China, Korea, Japan, or Mexico--made in Canada is good, made in the USA is good too. Don't buy a guitar that's made out of a wood laminate or pressboard. Solid wood is always better, especially since they sound better with age.



Hope there were a few helpful tips in there. Good luck on your guitar!

Answer 3

With a thousand dollars you can get a pretty good guitar, what I would do if I were you is to go to a reputable guitar store and look at all the guitars that are in your budget, guitars like Gibson, Fender, Les Paul, Taylor, and Yamaha etc. There are so many great guitar brands on the market today that it's very hard to name one, your a pianist so you probably have an ear for music you be the judge listen to the sound and pick the one that you think sounds the best and has a great action. No one can really tell you what brand to buy because we all have a certain sound that we like....I may like Gibson's and maybe if you were to hear it played against a Fender you would like the Fender better....so see my point....go play the popular brands and you be your own judge, I'm sure that with all your piano training that you'll know a great sounding guitar when you hear it....good luck, bye !!!!!!!!

Answer 4

I would go with Martin. They increase in value every year, so it is an investment instrument (like a Steinway).



Taylor "Baby" Model is widely used by travelling Pros. It has a great Taylor sound, and costs less than $500. Pros like it for travelling because this Taylor has no moisture issues.



Unfortunately, buying any other Taylor (other than the Baby model, that is) requires humidity monitoring. They need a moisturized environment in order to prevent cracking.



Martin makes fine instruments as well, and is used by the Pros, and can cost around $1000 for an excellent model which will increase in value as the wood ages.



Ovation has neck warping issues.



Gibson is quite expensive for what you get, but high quality.



If you go to Guitar Center, they have a back room dedicated only to the high quality guitars.



At the Guitar Center, there are guitars out in the open, then a glass door to a private room with higher quality guitars. At the back of that private room is another private room - that's where you want to go. That final private room has the guitars you want to look at.



Check out that back room, and have fun with hands-on playing of these quality instruments.

Answer 5

An American made Martin