Need help with what guitar to buy.

ewan71 · June 2015

hi

My first post on here and i am already looking for a bit of help. I have a nice Frashman FA300GAC, it is all solid wood and was my first proper guitar. I know it is nothing startling but really special to me. After now probably 18 months of playing pretty much everyday it has started to show a few battle scars so looking to buy a new guitar which i will then use as my main guitar and only use the FA300GAC for special occasions etc. So here is where i am at, i'm probably looking to spend around £450-500, at the VERY most £600 on my next guitar so it will most likely end up being a similar or better quality to the freshman, just wanted to know what everyone would recommend i buy in that price range. The cheapest I have been considering is the Yamaha FS740SFM Also the yamahaAPX700ii has been one i have been looking at plus the yamaha A1m/A1FM I also considered the new taylor gs mini koa because i love koa so much, but improbably wont buy that guitar. So yeah, anyone got any suggestions for me? Thanks

Forge · June 2015

Yamaha L series, Seagulls....it depends on what you are looking for really. Do you want a pure acoustic or a preamp? Will you be fingerpicking and playing instrumentals or will it have to compliment your singing? I recently tried a few in that price bracket and went with the Seagull S6 Spruce because it sounded so good. I recommend you try as many as you can in your price range to make sure you like the neck and tone. Try to find a shop that will set it up nicely for you.

BigLicks67 · June 2015

If you love the Freshman why not keep playing it there's no shame in playing a guitar that's a bit beat up.

Look at Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger it's nearly as famous as he is -

Damien Rice's battered Lowden, Glen Hansard's Takamine, Michael Hedges Martin D28, the list is endless.

However, the answer to your question is a Yamaha LL16M.

ewan71 · June 2015

Forge said:

Yamaha L series, Seagulls....it depends on what you are looking for really. Do you want a pure acoustic or a preamp? Will you be fingerpicking and playing instrumentals or will it have to compliment your singing? I recently tried a few in that price bracket and went with the Seagull S6 Spruce because it sounded so good. I recommend you try as many as you can in your price range to make sure you like the neck and tone. Try to find a shop that will set it up nicely for you.

Thanks for the advice, it wouldn't really matter about a pre-amp or not for me as I very rarely have my freshman plugged in. I had taken a look a Seagull guitars but i dont really like the narrow headstock. I mainly play rhythm guitar along with singing with the odd bit of picking. I think the L series is probably the way I'll go. Thanks.

ewan71 · June 2015

BigLicks67 said:

If you love the Freshman why not keep playing it there's no shame in playing a guitar that's a bit beat up.
Look at Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger it's nearly as famous as he is -
Damien Rice's battered Lowden, Glen Hansard's Takamine, Michael Hedges Martin D28, the list is endless.

However, the answer to your question is a Yamaha LL16M.

yeah, I totally get you, I will always play my Freshman but want to keep it in it's case for special occasions, i think over time it will probably end up like Trigger. haha. The L series is a good shout though, thanks

xmrchi · June 2015

You can get a Japanese takamine for the price and they really are amazing guitars :-)

Hertz32 · June 2015

I played a GS Mini E today. Loved it. See my review in my thread about travel guitars

if you are plugging in, its gorgeous

DiscoStu · June 2015

Have you tried Faith? Very popular round these parts.

Hertz32 · June 2015

Hertz32 · June 2015

Watch from 3:09 ^

olafgarten · June 2015

You can get a Sigma 15 series for that much. All solid mahogany.

octatonic · June 2015

Welcome.

I took your fret cherry.

richardhomer · June 2015

The full sized, lower-end Taylors (100 and 200 Series) are also worth a look. They are Mexican built and have laminated backs and sides - like the GS Mini - but like all Taylors, they play superbly.

woody · June 2015

Faith for me..super guitars.. or if your buying s/h,i saw a stanford om5 at a great price on gumtree.none of guitars mentioned will come close imho.

crunchman · June 2015

The Martin 000X1AE is very good. It's a bit unconventional with the Stratobond neck and the HPL back and sides but it's a really good guitar. I think it's the fact that it's unfinished - it lets the wood vibrate without any damping. It sounds better than the gloss finished Martins that cost 2 or 3 times as much.

Phil_aka_Pip · June 2015

+1 for Faith. Nice tone, nice feel, absolute confidence in the intonation.

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