Acoustic guitar for beginner
Al
hasten to add, I've got *far* too many guitars already!). Not bought an
acoustic for many years now (OK, apart from a resonator and a travel
guitar, but those aren't really starter guitars), so would value the groups
opinion ...
Budget is potentially up to 300-400 quid, but 150 might be more
appropriate. Solid top essential and decent build quality (to last a
lifetime probably).
I keep stumbling across the Fender DG14S - Seems to offer everything
required, and the price is right. Harmony Central is favourable. Deals run
from 125 to 149.
So, any wonderful guitars or deals out there that I don't know about?
Oh, and the new member to the guitar fold wants a good beginners book
(she'll be taking lessons too). I had a rummage through my dusty collection
and found:
Guitar for Dummies
The Guitar Handbook - Denyer
The Complete Guitarist - Chapman
Guitar - A complete Course for the Player
Totally Guitar - Bacon/Hunter
Personally I have an affection for the Denyer book (and have several
editions), but I haven't used any of these for learning to play so am a bit
nervous of recommending any specific one. Any ideas folks?
Cheers,
Al.
[Variax 300 due for delivery tomorrow - I've got to stop buying guitars,
I'm running out of space to store them]
William Black
"Al" <alne...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Looking for recommendations for a decent acoustic for a beginner (not me I
> hasten to add, I've got *far* too many guitars already!). Not bought an
> acoustic for many years now (OK, apart from a resonator and a travel
> guitar, but those aren't really starter guitars), so would value the
groups
> opinion ...
>
> Budget is potentially up to 300-400 quid, but 150 might be more
> appropriate. Solid top essential and decent build quality (to last a
> lifetime probably).
Seagull and Crafter make some nice guitars.
I'd recommend a Seagull S6 or S6+ myself.
Sold spruce top, nice noise, no glossy surface to chip.
They're about £300
For less money the Yamaha F310 for about £100 is now the almost standard
starter guitar, and it comes in a kit with all the bits they'll need for
about another thirty quid.
--
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Magnus
> Looking for recommendations for a decent acoustic for a beginner (not
> me I hasten to add, I've got *far* too many guitars already!). Not
> bought an acoustic for many years now (OK, apart from a resonator and
> a travel guitar, but those aren't really starter guitars), so would
> value the groups opinion ...
>
> Budget is potentially up to 300-400 quid, but 150 might be more
> appropriate. Solid top essential and decent build quality (to last a
> lifetime probably).
>
> I keep stumbling across the Fender DG14S - Seems to offer everything
> required, and the price is right. Harmony Central is favourable. Deals
> run from 125 to 149.
>
> So, any wonderful guitars or deals out there that I don't know about?
>
> Oh, and the new member to the guitar fold wants a good beginners book
> (she'll be taking lessons too). I had a rummage through my dusty
> collection and found:
If it's a "she", are there physical constraints? My daughter
loves my Armstrong, but it's too big for her to play, and
she's more comfortable with an 000 instrument.
M.
Kari
> hasten to add, I've got *far* too many guitars already!). Not bought an
> acoustic for many years now (OK, apart from a resonator and a travel
> guitar, but those aren't really starter guitars), so would value the
groups
> opinion ...
>
> Budget is potentially up to 300-400 quid, but 150 might be more
> appropriate. Solid top essential and decent build quality (to last a
> lifetime probably).
>
> I keep stumbling across the Fender DG14S - Seems to offer everything
> required, and the price is right. Harmony Central is favourable. Deals run
> from 125 to 149.
>
> So, any wonderful guitars or deals out there that I don't know about?
Try the Tanglewood range. I got one (TW55NS or something) about three years
ago. It has been played _a lot_ and I'm very pleased with it. They
consistently get great reviews and are good value for money.
Cheers,
Kari
Nigel Eastmond
guitarist ... so my experience might be useful. My favourites were a
Tanglewood I can't remember the name of, the Yamaha APX and the Faith
Venus. I liked them because they were small, had good dynamics right up
the fretboard, had sexy cutaway designs and were electro acoustic. The
clear winner right now is the Faith. The dual pick-up system is great
(especially for the money - £379.00) and it is the one that sounds the
best unplugged (the APX sounds a little empty when played acoustically).
The model in the shop has loose tuners though so I need to play one that
had been tightened up a bit (or take a screwdriver to the one in Jones's
of Macclesfield).
Nige.
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Nick Roche
>Oh, and the new member to the guitar fold wants a good beginners book
>(she'll be taking lessons too).Any ideas folks?
Everyone else has suggested guitars - as to books, it depends what she
wants to learn to play, if it is appropriate I was happy with:
"Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar" by Arnie Berle & Mark Galbo
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0825625564/qid%3D1113231821/202-3842561-0714243
is IMHO a really good structured introduction to fingerpicking (and
not just blues fingerpicking). It comes with a CD and all the
exercises are in Tab as well as standard notation.
Nick Roche
George Weston
> (she'll be taking lessons too). I had a rummage through my dusty
> collection
> and found:
>
> Guitar for Dummies
> The Guitar Handbook - Denyer
> The Complete Guitarist - Chapman
> Guitar - A complete Course for the Player
> Totally Guitar - Bacon/Hunter
>
> Personally I have an affection for the Denyer book (and have several
> editions), but I haven't used any of these for learning to play so am a
> bit
> nervous of recommending any specific one. Any ideas folks?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Al.
No comments on acoustics - I'm all electric - but bookwise, Denyer's yer
man!
George
umpston
Denyer is good, but I'd also recommend the "Big Guitar" or "Big
Acoustic Guitar" series of songbooks as a good way of building up a
reportoire of songs and discovering which chords are used in them. All
the songs are in the original keys, or with capo positions shown where
appropriate, for playing along with the records - and these books tend
to have a good mixture of 'ancient and modern' hits.
Exotic-Scales
think it was around $500 with the HSC. All solid woods -- front, back,
sides, ebony fretboard, very nice workmanship and finish. Made in China, but
I personally don't think that's a minus lately. My only objections are
minor: I personally don't care for tinted finishes that try to look aged,
and the inlay work on the head is a bit ornate for my tastes, but they are
executed quite well. Sound is very good -- not as nice as my 1978 LoPrinzi
(http://www.exotic-scales.com/lo_prinzi_lr-15.htm), but few are ;^)
Guitar Player magazine did a review of two of their models a few months
back, and rated them highly.
Joe
http://www.exotic-scales.com
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William Black
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> Not sure about the prices in the UK, but my brother bought a Blue Ridge --
I
> think it was around $500 with the HSC. All solid woods -- front, back,
> sides, ebony fretboard, very nice workmanship and finish. Made in China,
but
> I personally don't think that's a minus lately.
I'm not sure Blue Ridge are available in the UK.
Justin Otto
William Black wrote:
> I'm not sure Blue Ridge are available in the UK.
Sorry, but yes they are.
Hobgoblin sell them, for a start.
J.
go...@blueyonder.co.uk
£85-lovely bright tone and plenty of volume from such a small
body-action not the best, but looks as if the bridge saddle would shave
down a bit-but anyway brilliant at the price and infinitely better than
what I started with-
Ian Gardiner