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Looks like I'll just have to sit back and relax awhile to find a J-15 at a decent price with good frets that hasn't been beat (if I decide on one). I have all the time in the world Thanks.
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Stephanie, you may want to consider a Guild JF-30. A Jumbo with maple back and sides-spruce top. Listen to a few on YouTube - it may just be what you're looking for. Good luck with your search.
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If you are on Facebook, find Maurys Music and like their page. They regularly have quality guitar demos, where you can easily learn a lot with very little effort. They are reputable, and well respected by this group.
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I don't have time to answer your question, but I just wanted to welcome you to the best guitar forum on internet. A lot of great people with all sorts of useful information -- but be careful; we love spending other people's money for them. scott memmer |
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There is no substitute for hands on b4 u buy. I too think taylor is what you describe. I have a custom shop dred from them that i love. But dont discount they're smaller body models. I would try to buy used or save up. A 712ce is a great guitar and used can be had for 1800.. The lutz spruce over rosewood is a great combo imho. Is bright and beautiful. |
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I'm a big fan of Larrivée guitars.
Someone mentioned earlier about the necks being too flat, *if* it's built before Oct. 2017 it'll have a compound radius neck 16-21", after that date they're all a common 16" radius along the whole neck Quality solid woods, consistent build quality. Their L body is something you should try given the chance. Enjoy your guitar chase and keep an open mind, you might surprise yourself.
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However, the GC size specifically will feel easier for fingerstyle as it does't take as much energy to move the top. Sound will feel like it falls out of the guitar much easier than if you play fingerstyle on a dread. |
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Yes, that sounds like a Taylor. A used 414 in good condition might do the trick. I have one that is great although for me it took some work to reduce the brightness and shimmer. Tastes differ. Very beautiful sound.
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For your first acoustic it’s worth the drive so you can play a bunch of instruments with different builds.
Different builders do far different things with the same wood, neck profiles vary, etc etc etc |
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I’m going to go out on a limb here but I’m 67 and have been playing since I was 17. Two years ago I got back into acoustic full-time and even built my own steel string which is a stunner. I have played probably at least one of every major mass-produce guitar, Taylor‘s, Martin‘s, Gibsons, guilds, etc. Frankly, less than $1000 I see only one real choice and that’s FURCH. I’ve ordered four of them online. Two of them are laminate backs the violet in the indigo. It would be hard pressed to find a better made or sounding guitar for 2 to 3 times the price. I recently also bought a blue which is their intro level all solid wood guitar and it almost brings me to tears every time I play it. What a sweet balanced stunning sound. For the money I do not believe you can beat them and I think there are a lot of pros out there who agree, you can check out Alamo music and a few other sources. Since I play a lot of open tunings I bought two Orangewood guitars recently, they’re the intro level Oliver, I saw them on a Darrell Braun website and I was blown away by the sound. The workmanship fit and finish are perfectly fine, I keep waiting for the guitar to explode but it this disproves that trope that you need to spend a lot of money on an all solid wood guitar to get a well made great sounding guitar. And that was 185 bucks, I can’t imagine what their better guitars sound like. Otherwise, you can never go wrong with the right Yamaha. If you absolutely insist on a name, I would go for guild. I personally really like the way Taylor and Martin‘s look but I’ve never played one that I thought was worth half of the money that’s being asked for it and frankly if you’re gonna buy a Mexican Martin, you’re just buying it for the name and I would go for a Asian guild first. Read a little about the furch, it’s a great story, and their guitars walk the walk.
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Another Furch recommendation here. Just excellent guitars across the board, the Blue line-up in Grand Auditorium format being a superb value for someone new to acoustics (someone interested in real quality for the price ratio, imho).
https://furchguitars.com/us/instruments/blue-series/
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