What is the cheapest yet good quality acoustic-electric six-string guitar?
I’m a beginner guitarist. All the things I know are the first forms of A-G Maj. and Min. Chords, types of guitars, brands, parts of guitars, and the amount of strings they can have.The guitar has to be available in stores (no online purchases), and has to be one of the following brands under $200.00: Ibanez, BC Rich, Fender, Cascade, Stagg, ESP, Ovation, Gibson, or Yamaha. More preferably I would like an Ibanez or Fender. Remember, best answer gets 10 points. For those of you who don’t know what an acoustic electric is, it’s an acoustic guitar except it has a port on the guitar to connect to an amplifier. Thank you in advance.
I recommend that you go with an Ibanez, since they’re far better than most guitars in their price range. They’re built like rocks, sound incredible and are often nicer than guitars costing twice as much. They’ve got thinner necks and lower action (strings closer to the fretboard) than most guitars, which makes it much easier to move smoothly between chords and notes. I bought a second-hand Ibanez more than 20 years ago figuring I’d use it to learn and then upgrade to a better guitar. I eventually did get more guitars, but the cheap old Ibanez is still my primary guitar for both recording and playing live because it sounds and plays better than anything else I’ve tried. And my brother, who owns a recording studio and swears only Martins and Gibsons are worth owning, often borrows my Ibanez for recording projects because the sound is so pristine. I own two Ibanez acoustics, one acoustic electric, three electrics and an Ibanez bass, and none of them has given me a moment of trouble.
I’m a big fan of Fender electrics, but there’s nothing exceptional about their acoustics (or acoustic/electrics). Fender doesn’t actually manufacture them, but rather buys them from a mass producer in Asia and puts the Fender name on them. Their sound is nondescript, they don’t feel particularly nice, and I’ve never known a professional guitarist who played a non-electric Fender.
If you go to a guitar store and test drive a bunch of different guitars, chances are you’ll find that some just feel more comfortable and natural in your hands than others. That should matter more than the brand name, since there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all guitar. I’ll post some links to guitars worth considering, since they’re very user-friendly and have thin necks and low action, as well as favorable reviews.
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-V-Series-V70CE-Dreadnought-Cutaway-AcousticElectric-Guitar?sku=519468
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-IJAE5-JamPack-JoltSE-AcousticElectric-Guitar-Pack?sku=519605
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