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What is a better acoustic guitar brand between Ibanez and Fender.
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Fender, while making some of the most legendary electric guitars, are not noted for the quality of their acoustic guitars. Enough said.
Ibanez makes some acoustic guitars that both play well and sound great. Ibanez guitars guitars are good value for reasonable quality. I once owned an Ibanez 12 string, which was a copy of a Martin design. I thought it's ease of playability surpassed the Martin and it sounded just as good. The only reason i don't have the Ibanez anymore is because it was accidentally destroyed. I have recently demoed some new Ibanez acoustics. I found them to be great sounding and good value for money.
Ibanez is a Japanese company. Their intermediate and pro guitars are made in Japan and Korea. Both countries are well known for quality guitars. Some beginner guitars are made in China and Indonesia, as are most modest priced beginner guitars. Ibanez's low end guitars are good value for money.
Ibanez guitars are played by some of the world's greatest guitarists. George Benson, one of the greatest living jazz guitarists, has used Ibanez for a long time and they have made his signature model for over 30 years. Many others are listed here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ibanez_players
Many of those here seem to forget that while guitars Like Taylor, Gibson, Martin and such make high end, quality acoustic guitars, the plain and simple truth is your average kid asking about guitars on yahoo answers isn't likely able to afford a thousand dollars or more for a guitar. This is made very obviously so, but you high end guitar snobs pass the whole point that this is the case, as the Asker simply asked for a recommendation as to which was a better acoustic, Fender or Ibanez. This should be a big clue as to what the Asker can afford. Sure, a Taylor is about as good as a flat top gets other than having a top luthier hand make you a guitar, but that doesn't help someone that has $200-$400 to spend.
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Fender, while making some of the most legendary electric guitars, are not noted for the quality of their acoustic guitars. Enough said.
Ibanez makes some acoustic guitars that both play well and sound great. Ibanez guitars guitars are good value for reasonable quality. I once owned an Ibanez 12 string, which was a copy of a Martin design. I thought it's ease of playability surpassed the Martin and it sounded just as good. The only reason i don't have the Ibanez anymore is because it was accidentally destroyed. I have recently demoed some new Ibanez acoustics. I found them to be great sounding and good value for money.
Ibanez is a Japanese company. Their intermediate and pro guitars are made in Japan and Korea. Both countries are well known for quality guitars. Some beginner guitars are made in China and Indonesia, as are most modest priced beginner guitars. Ibanez's low end guitars are good value for money.
Ibanez guitars are played by some of the world's greatest guitarists. George Benson, one of the greatest living jazz guitarists, has used Ibanez for a long time and they have made his signature model for over 30 years. Many others are listed here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ibanez_players
Many of those here seem to forget that while guitars Like Taylor, Gibson, Martin and such make high end, quality acoustic guitars, the plain and simple truth is your average kid asking about guitars on yahoo answers isn't likely able to afford a thousand dollars or more for a guitar. This is made very obviously so, but you high end guitar snobs pass the whole point that this is the case, as the Asker simply asked for a recommendation as to which was a better acoustic, Fender or Ibanez. This should be a big clue as to what the Asker can afford. Sure, a Taylor is about as good as a flat top gets other than having a top luthier hand make you a guitar, but that doesn't help someone that has $200-$400 to spend.
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good acoustic guitars for beginners?
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what are the best acoustic guitar for beginners? if you can plz send me examples of the guitars that are good? and does anyone know of a guitar brands brand called peavey?
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As always, it depends on what you want to spend for a beginner setup. An beginner guitar needs to be playable...which usually puts guitars below $200 out of the range. If they are cheaper than that, they usually won't be very easy to play, and that may affect how much enjoyment a beginner gets out of it...and how long they will stay with it.
I like Fender as a good low end acoustic. They usually use good wood, and the designs have been around for a while. Depending on what music you want to play, a cutaway can be a good investment for a beginner. The first link has the acoustic pages from Musician's Friend...that's a site I use frequently.
Epiphone and Yamaha have some decent stuff as well. Remember, you're not going to be getting great sound from a beginning guitar usually. You also want to be aware of size. A dreadnought guitar is fairly big...you want to be concious of who will be playing it. I have a great dreadnought Fender 12 string, but it's huge and almost too big for my hands. My best guitar is a Santa Cruz OM...small parlor guitar with HUGE sound (not a beginner guitar by any means). There are a variety of sizes, so look carefully, and try some out.
Another brand that I have had some experience with is Art & Luthier out of Canada. These are great little guitars, made by the Seagull folks...just a subbrand. I have played one that a friend has, and it's really a great sounding guitar for the money (I think around $200 or maybe a little more).
As for Peavey, they make a low-end set of electric guitars that in general I'd stay away from. Peavey is much more well known for their sound equipment, and that's what they are best at.
As always, it depends on what you want to spend for a beginner setup. An beginner guitar needs to be playable...which usually puts guitars below $200 out of the range. If they are cheaper than that, they usually won't be very easy to play, and that may affect how much enjoyment a beginner gets out of it...and how long they will stay with it.
I like Fender as a good low end acoustic. They usually use good wood, and the designs have been around for a while. Depending on what music you want to play, a cutaway can be a good investment for a beginner. The first link has the acoustic pages from Musician's Friend...that's a site I use frequently.
Epiphone and Yamaha have some decent stuff as well. Remember, you're not going to be getting great sound from a beginning guitar usually. You also want to be aware of size. A dreadnought guitar is fairly big...you want to be concious of who will be playing it. I have a great dreadnought Fender 12 string, but it's huge and almost too big for my hands. My best guitar is a Santa Cruz OM...small parlor guitar with HUGE sound (not a beginner guitar by any means). There are a variety of sizes, so look carefully, and try some out.
Another brand that I have had some experience with is Art & Luthier out of Canada. These are great little guitars, made by the Seagull folks...just a subbrand. I have played one that a friend has, and it's really a great sounding guitar for the money (I think around $200 or maybe a little more).
As for Peavey, they make a low-end set of electric guitars that in general I'd stay away from. Peavey is much more well known for their sound equipment, and that's what they are best at.
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