what would bea good acoustic guitar for beginners that also has quality..?

Answer 1

Here's a couple you may want to check out.

$99 Ibanez JamPack IJV50 Quickstart Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Pack

http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_ibanez_ijv50_jampack_quick_start?full_sku=519456%2e010


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$199 Ibanez IJAE5 Acoustic Electric Guitar Pack

http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/Ibanez-IJAE5BK-JamPackjolt-se-Acousticelectric-Guitar-Pack?full_sku=103865994

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$200 Ibanez Talman TCY10 Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar

http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_ibanez_tcy10_talman_acousticelectric_guitar?full_sku=519673%2e001

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I don't mean to do an Ibanez Commercial,,lol

But they do almost always make my "recommended" list.

For many,many years they have consistently produced guitars which usually end up being "better than they're supposed to be" at each price point and quality level.

They play good,sound good,and last very well with few problems.

Many are bought as Starter Guitars,,or Economy/Budget,,,or till the person can afford what they REALLY want.
Sort of "Temporary" duty.

And it's NOT unusual for them to end up getting Kept and Played a LOT Longer than was originally planned.
Many folks find out that their Ibanez is a Better guitar than they thought it was when they first bought it.

That is Absolutely NOT a knock against any of the other Makers.
Much the same can be said about Many of the Others.

It's always a Tuff Choice,,,quite a few Good Quality worthy Beginner-level guitars out there.

I'm kinda laffin' at everybody who answered your question,,
You've gotten so many Good suggestions & Advice from everyone,,
we maybe haven't helped ya narrow it down any :)

On the Otherhand,,,You can take it all as sorta re-assuring that if you chose almost Any of the recommendations,,,You can't go too far wrong and will end up with a good guitar.

TOOOO easy to just say,,,"Go somewhere where you can fool with several different ones,,,and TRY Them".

But,,that's probably the truest truth of the matter.

No Telling what YOU will find that particularly appeals to YOU,,,
or what sort of bargain you'll happen upon.

When out shopping around,,,it's not unusual to find Clean,Good Used guitars at big discounts.

While you normally can't find any "Good $20~$50 Guitars"....
What ya WILL find is Upscale,,Higher Priced ones at bargains.

So for whatever your budget is,,,,You sometimes can find a LOT MORE Guitar for the money you have to spend.

I remember back-in-the-day(Not that long ago) when "Cheap Guitars" and so-called Beginner Guitars just DIDN'T WORK and really were not worth having.

Now Days,,,it's almost Amazing what all is available.
LOTS of "Beginner Guitars" TODAY are better Sound,Playability,Durability than "Mid Range" Guitars 20~30 years ago

** I included some Acoustic Electrics,,,just for variety.
Those too have come a long way since they were introduced a few years back.
Used to be rather Exclusive,,and expensive.

Check some out while you're shopping,,You might find something which appeals to you

*** Strong Suggestion,,,
If at all possible,,,Avoid just buying a guitar "mail-order" cuz it looks good and has a good sales-pitch.
TRY if you can,,,to Find one like it that you can PLAY first.

It can be tricky buying Instruments "sight-unseen" in ANY case.
But especially when ya aren't at least familiar with the exact same Model,,etc.

Some may be a safe enough bet,,and you can usually save some $$$ buying Online/MailOrder.

But always best to Try First,,at least one like the one you're going to order.

Good luck!

Answer 2

The brand is unimportant - what IS important is that the action is low - which means you only have to use relatively light pressure/distance of finger to fret board - and you - and only YOU, are happy with the tone.

Usual wisdom has it that solid sruce or cedar tops are the way to go.
Ultimately, it depends on how much you can afford.

I have found that 2nd hand guitars have aged like a fine wine and sound better than new ones. However, the market is fierce - especially if you check out eBay.

Excellent brand names - for which you will ALWAYS pay a higher price, are Takamine, Gibson (actually - forget Gibson unless you ar rich, and quality is not always commensurate with the brand name), Ovation, Fender, Epiphone, Ibanez and Yamaha.

Personally, I believe that Yamaha guitars arre great value for money and really sound good.

It also depends whether you want a built-in preamp or not so that you can connect your guitar to an acoustic amplifier.

Guitars made in China and Korea are also - these days, usually of excellent quality. E.G. Takamine, Fender, Yamaha, Gretsch.

Again - what is quintessential is what sounds good to YOU - and what your wallet can afford.

BTW - classical guitars - ones with nylon strings are an entirely DIFFERENT ball game to steel string guitars.

If you are intent on folk/rock, and maybe eventually moving on to an electric guitar, I suggest you avoid nylon classical guitars.

Steel string guitars sound like REAL folk/rock guitars AND they toughen up your finger tips - an important thing you will appreciate down the track, depending on what style of music you want to play.

The one advantage of classical/nylon string guitars is a wide fret board which teaches your fingers to stretch.

Answer 3

Stick with a name brand and you'll be just fine

The main thing I wanted to bring to the table here for you though--
is for you to at least consider getting a gut string instrument as opposed to a steel string guitar--- the gut strings at the very beginning will make a major difference in the "comfort zone" of the learning process because they will not torture her fingers and so she will be much more likely to put in FAR more time at practice and therefore progress much faster ---with considerably more comfort
She can always move to steel strings at a later time--once she has a base knowledge of the instrument and some development to her talent and the transition should be smooth and non problematic !!

Hope this helps you somewhat--and good luck with the new endeavor !!!

Answer 4

People have different opinions of "cheap" so it's hard to say what you define as cheap. Anyways, I've learned that a great balance between price and quality can come from Washburn guitars. They're great guitars and do not cost an arm and a leg.

Answer 5

i bought my daughter an ibanez acoustic/ electric with the amp, bag and cords. about $300 it was a nice little starter package. i came out cheaper and with better quality than on home shopping.

Answer 6

if your just starting off it would be nice to start off with a good guitar! I would suggest a Takamine, Gibson, Taylor, or a Martin. They all might be too pricey I guess.

Answer 7

Epiphone. You can get a really decent quality guitar (new) for 100.00 - 150-00.

Answer 8

That depends on the budget.

I would recommend one of the following brands:

Yamaha, Seagul, Takamine, Crafter.

Answer 9

I bought myself a Brunswick acoustic, it cost me around £50.00 and plays very nicely.

Answer 10

cant go wrong with Gibson
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