and as for hybrid makes a buddy of mine who knows his guitar tell me that I can get some really fender Stratocaster Mexican guitars for a better price than a lot of American based ones .
Acoustic Recommendation
So While my guitar is in a shop for adjustments and such I thought it be best to act upon Chris Schlegel's advice and start researching into other guitars , So I was wondering what sort of popular brand acoustic guitars are out there or acoustic/electric hybird models , I hear that the martins are pretty good .
and as for hybrid makes a buddy of mine who knows his guitar tell me that I can get some really fender Stratocaster Mexican guitars for a better price than a lot of American based ones .
and as for hybrid makes a buddy of mine who knows his guitar tell me that I can get some really fender Stratocaster Mexican guitars for a better price than a lot of American based ones .
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Well, Strats aren't hybrids. What are you after, acoustic, electric, or an electric acoustic? What's your budget?
As always, the best answer to this question is go to a store and play them all.
You should use some review sites, but take the reviews with a grain of salt. Lots get written by people in the initial throes of excitement or disappointment.
Couple good review sites
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/
I particularly like this one
http://www.harmonycentral.com/index.jspa
Or just google "guitar brand/model> review"
As always, the best answer to this question is go to a store and play them all.
You should use some review sites, but take the reviews with a grain of salt. Lots get written by people in the initial throes of excitement or disappointment.
Couple good review sites
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/
I particularly like this one
http://www.harmonycentral.com/index.jspa
Or just google "guitar brand/model> review"
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.
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Originally Posted by: MerwoodThanks Guys for a electric/acoustic and as for a budget willing to go as far as 500-600 $
You could start with brands likely to have stuff in the price range, then google reviews on them. Epiphone and Takamine both should have some in the range.
Some other folks might be able to give you recommendations, but you should still go thru the review process anyway.
If you can find one you can purchase at a music store (and in TO you should have lots!), you can try before you buy.
How I do things like this when I totally don't know, is start with Musician's Friend. They have practically everything, with specs and reviews right on site.
Look at everything in your price range. Eliminate ones that you don't like the look of, don't like the colour, aren't full size, don't have a cut away, etc, etc, what ever your preferences are. Once you have a short list, start expanding your reviews to other sources (like Harmony Central and the one Carmine mentioned).
End up with the top 3 you like, then head to the guitar store to check them out.
Acoustics sound dramatically different from one another depending on construction. Way more wood-dependent than electrics, so you really want to hear what you are buying before you do it.
I did a quick forum search on "buying acoustic" (try searching some other keywords) and found this thead where I made similar recommendations to using review sources :) Anyway, the gitfiddle sarcazmo was considering was a pretty good looker.
http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31605&highlight=buying+acoustic
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.
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Hey thanks for the tips guys , Those Sites are really great and helping me find what I want :)
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