Yes, the Yamaha's are a very good value. Good sounding instruments for the most part.
Alvarez does make some cheaper models. Here's one I saw recently (I like the burst top): http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALVAD80S I prefer jumbo bodies vs. dreadnoughts but that's a good looking guitar. I've tried a couple of Alvarez's in the 600-900 dollar range and they are really nice. But I'll bet this is a good sounding (and playing) guitar. -Brendan --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > suggested: > > I have a Takamine mini jumbo that cost maybe $250 > at > > {slaps forehead} Right, Takamine. I don't find > most > of them as _comfortable_ as my Yamahas, but they > don't > suck. The Takamine I want is the double-neck (6 and > 12) > hanging up in a music store a few miles up the road > from > my house, but it's a couple price-brackets above > what > we're talking about now ... *sigh* > > I think of Taks as 'not aging well', but I have to > keep > reminding myself that guitars owned by a street > musician > who played in the rain and snow (he's since moved to > indoor gigs) aren't a valid sample for determining > that. > > > Guild makes some nice cheaper acoustics > > IMNSHO, not as good as Yamaha, Seagull, Washburn, or > > Takamine. They feel -- and sound -- "clunky" to me, > though they may be good for lead parts played softly > into a microphone. I found them to get plenty loud > when needed, but loud wasn't howthey sounded best. > (But it's been several years since I've touched one, > > so I dunno, maybe they've gotten better?) > > > Other than that, Epiphone, Gibson, > > Alvarez and Yamaha also all make some decent > guitars > > in your $ range. > > Oh, Alvarez does make something in that range after > all? That's a bit of good news. And Gibson?! I'd > have thought those to be out of reach. (Give me a > moment to fondly recall somebody's Gibson > Hummingbird > that I got to play for a while.) > > > I'd stay away from the Fenders, every > > one I've played seemed cheap and tinny. > > I'm surprised but I'll have to cop to not having > relevant > firsthand experience with 'em. The ones I've played > have > been electric (noticeably better than my Hondo, not > as > nice as my brother's PRS), classical (my Fender > classical > guitar is actually pretty darned good), or _vintage_ > (the Fender 12-string for the actor playing ... uh, > either > Guthrie or Seeger, I forget which, in > _Forrest_Gump_, which > I wasn't supposed to touch but there's lots of boing > downtime > for extras on a movie set and it was right there and > another > extra sitting next to me, and the other prop guitar, > and, > well ... Hey _that_ Fender was pretty nice, though > it could've > used some care from a tech. > > > If you can afford a little > > more I'd wait and take a look at a Taylor. Every > one > > I've played are simply great, beautiful tone, low > > action, and exceptionally well crafted. Better > then > > some Martins I've played, in fact, the lower end > > Martin's simply suck...don't be fooled by the > brand. > > Taylors are nice, but not as nice (again, IMNSHO) as > Alvarez; > I like them maybe a teensy bit more than my Yamahas, > depending > on my mood. I'm not a big Martin fan either -- I > agree that > the low-end ones leave something to be desired, and > the better > ones sound great for other people but don't sing as > well in my > hands as a Yamaha, Alvarez, Gibson, Taylor, or 1960s > Fender. > > -- Glenn > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
