wat is a good guitar i can buy for $300-$350?

Question

i am looking for an acoustic guitar. i plan to play it juss by myself as a past-time so it's not a neccesity for it to be extrememly loud.
i am a beginner and have been playing on a loaned classical guitar and want to move on to acoustic. i would like the guitar to have a pickguard and for it to have a solid wood top (no laminate)

also, i would prefer to have answers from people that actually own the guitar they are suggesting.

Answer 1

http://www.hsn.com/cnt/search/searchresults/default.aspx?Ntt=guitar&N=0&Ntk=Std&st=1&criteria=boolean&days=&minprice=&maxprice=&o=esearch

i own none of these.

Answer 2

I don't like to suggest any brand name, the guys above me are correct those guitar have great sounds, but the point is they sound good to them, I would never have anyone suggest a brand to me, except to let me know the names of the decent brands and them try them out for my self. Every one's ear is different, what you may think sounds great someone else may not. I think when you buy a guitar you have to hear the sound, feel the action, and see if it feels right in your hand, and has the finger action that YOU want. I have a Gibson from the fortys it was my fathers, and I also have a classical Yamaha that's about thirty five years old and believe me it was like a fine wine that got better with age. I also have a Cordoba classical, and a acoustic Yamaha, now these sound great to me but they may not to someone else, I also had a Fender but sold it to buy the classical. So my advice to you would be to go to someplace like the Guitar Center and play all the guitars that you can get your hands on and see what you think, there are a lot of decent guitars for that price range. Believe it or not one of the nicest sounding guitars that I bought for my neice was Yamaha acoustic cut away (that could also be played with electric) the other ones in the store same guitar, did not have the sound that this one did, it was amazing, and for the price I couldn't believe it, so try everything even if they look alike. I hope this helped some . Good luck !!!!!

Answer 3

The best selling in the world is the Washburn D10S. $240 with a hard shell case. You can also get the acoustic/electric version for $330. Also good is the D30S for $300. (case $90.more) Nice sound - fast necks.
You've got to go up to $750 - $800 to get anything better. Like a Takamine, Alvarez, or Breedlove.

Answer 4

I've owned a Charvel 625 for the last 12 yrs. It was pretty cheap when I bought it ~$350. But, believe it or not, it sounds great...heres one on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/Charvel-Model-625-MBK-very-good-cond-w-hardshell-case_W0QQitemZ260120772247QQihZ016QQcategoryZ2385QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
However, if I had my choice I'd have a Taylor 814CE. I've played several and they all kick it.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Taylor-814CE-Grand-Auditorium-Cutaway-AcousticElectric-Guitar?sku=514998&src=00633&247SEM

Answer 5

in my experience, guitars' cost and quality are proportional, so just pick something you like. but jasmines are really good, i own one