Best Nylong String Acoustic/Electric for Under $1000???

[rli...@my-deja.com]

I'm interested in purchasing a nylon string acoustic/electric guitar
for under $1000 and was interested in the views and experiences of the
readers of this group. I'm keenly interested in the Godin ACS but have
heard of intonation problems with the guitar. I've also played and am
considering the Yamaha APX6N guitar.

As you might tell from the two guitars I've mentioned, I come from an
electric guitar background and the slim body, narrower neck nylon
string designs are more appealing to me than the traditional design. I
plan on playing the guitar in mainly an amplified environment. My
style of playing includes some fingerstyle as well as standard picking.

Any feedback is very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Randy

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Before you buy.

[Joe Finn]

I use an Alvarez cutaway that I bought new about 20 years ago for about
$500. It is a 5080 model. It's still in really good shape. Action and
intonation have held up very well. Assuming the company is still in
business they might be worth looking into. ....joe

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[RWS880]

If you can up your prive by a couple hundred dollars, get a Rick Turner nylon
string. These play and sound better than any other electric nylon string out
there.

Rob

[Sam Smiley]

I've played a Tacoma CC10E4 at Elderly's in Lansing and fell in love with
it. It plays great, stays in tune (at the least the one I used did) and
sounded great through an amp. I don't remember exactly, but I used an
epiphone acoustic or a trace elliot acoustic amp. I don't think it feedback
much, but I didn't have it at a very high volume. I know I would have
checked for feedback because my archtop goes crazy sometimes and it drives
me crazy! They're priced pretty good, around $700. I would have bought it
right there, but didn't have the money. As soon as I do get it, I'm going
to get one of them.

[Empcds]

>Any feedback is very much appreciated.

Hmm... Strange choice of words when dealing with this inquiry.

Joe Carter

[Keith Murch]

I have played many of godin guitars including the ACS, the Multiac, and
owned a few as well. I have NEVER experienced this alleged intonation
problem. I find the workmanship to be of extremely high quality and I don't
know where this rumour is coming from. Some makes of nylon strings have
given me intonation problems, so I use D'Addario Pro Arte's exclusively.
They seem to be very stable and give me no trouble. If you like the Godin, I
would advise you to ignore the intonation story because it was probably
related to strings rather than the guitar. Godins are exellent Canadian-made
instruments.
Keith Murch
<rli...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8uuh3k$flm$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

> I'm interested in purchasing a nylon string acoustic/electric guitar
> for under $1000 and was interested in the views and experiences of the
> readers of this group. I'm keenly interested in the Godin ACS but have
> heard of intonation problems with the guitar. I've also played and am
> considering the Yamaha APX6N guitar.
>
> As you might tell from the two guitars I've mentioned, I come from an
> electric guitar background and the slim body, narrower neck nylon
> string designs are more appealing to me than the traditional design. I
> plan on playing the guitar in mainly an amplified environment. My
> style of playing includes some fingerstyle as well as standard picking.
>

> Any feedback is very much appreciated.
>

[Michael D. Gargano]

I have Takamine NP-65C, like a Santa Fe, not as fancy...cedar top...
neck is narrower than most...use hard tension strings and it's nice to play jazz
solo fingerstyle...

mdg

[Thomas Stubbs]

I'm interested in this thread, too. I've been checking out the Yamaha
AEX500N, but the neck is TOO thin, only 1 9/16, which is almost too
thin for a steel string, if you ask me. Nylon strings are a bit thicker,

so the neck should be a bit wider, I just don't like the feel of the
standard 2" nut.

The Yamaha APX6na has about 1 7/8", I think. I've come to the
conclusion I want 1 3/4", which is also a width a number of
steel string flattop pickers like. IT's also the size of the
Yamaha AEX 1500 Martin Taylor model, which I have,
and I like the feel a lot.

I have found a new Ibanez called the GA5tc.. (sp?). It's
pretty reasonable, but I haven't found a local store that stockes them.

BTW, if you ask me... any piezo equipped guitar will have more
feedback than a magnetic pickup, because the pickup senses
vibrations in the body of the guitar, which is excited by the strings.
So the speaker can do the same thing. Conversely, a mag pickup
gets the vibes right from the strings, only a fraction of an inch away.
But you might have to get the guitar right in front of the speaker
in just the right way. Also, some guitars might have some kind
of feedback surpressing electronics. If the amp treble is toned
down that should help, because piezo's 'squeal' more than 'howl'.

I mostly want mine for home use, but it would be good to have
the pickup in case I want to use it out, and I definitely want a
slim neck and cutaway.

[Minor7thFlat5]

I have the AEX500N and I love it. True, the neck is not the "standard" width
you'd find on a nylon string guitar, much thinner, but my hands are small so
it's a perfect fit for me.