Tell me about your Alvarez guitar. Or, what are some good acoustic guitars?

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Adam H

I'm looking for a good solid Acoustic/electric guitar to last me a long time. Price range: $500-1000.

From what I've played I like the sound and craftsmenship of Ovation guitars the best; however, I played some Alvarez guitars that looked like good deals (list price: $900, on sale for $449, etc.).

The thing is, the store (different than where I played the Ovations) fit them with REALLY thin strings (at least it seemed to me), so the playablility was superb whereas the sound was a bit... well, thin.

Does anyone have an Alvarez that they love/hate/kind-of-think-is-ok?

Answer
Taylors are very good guitars. I believe Martin makes a few guitars in that price range now. I suggest you play a Taylor and a Martin. My experience that dollar for dollar, Martins are better, especially over time. Look for solid wood construction...spruce, rosewood, etc. Some of the new "smart woods" you find on Martins and other fine instruments are very good as well, but they wont age as nicely as a solid wood guitar.

Take a look a Guild, Gretsch, and even Yamaha in that price range. If you are going to drop a thousand bucks on a guitar, you are making a long term committment here. So try before you buy.

Bottom line is, if you could get a Martin in the thousand dollar range, go for it. I've been playing acoustic guitars since somebody stole my drums back in 1970. And I've played some really fine guitars. But my D-28 is the sweetest sounding acoustic I've ever heard, and people I've played and recorded with agree. You are going to get a fine instrument in this price range. Just make sure you get one that gets better with age the way you will.

EDIT: For Majorette

Yeah, that 310 is a fine axe. I met a guy on Block Island many years ago. He was playing a Taylor that was actually one of the first Taylors out there. Back before they were mass produced. One word. SUUUUUUWEEEEEEET!

Equipment and programs to record acoustic hip-hop at home?

brandoncou

Hello, I was wondering if anybody could tell me a few cheap or free programs as well as the equipment I would need to record acoustic guitar and clean vocals at home using my pc. I am looking to do something similar to Shwayze but don't want to spend a fortune going to a professional studio. Also, would buying a condenser microphone be good for rapping and clean vocals?

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Theres alot of different things you could get, but if you want quality, your gonna have to pay for it. Im using for my software, protools m-powered, and a delta 1010 lt for my sound card, and s8 tapco studio monitors a 12 channel alessis mixer. and soon to buy a keybourd, undecided on what kind yet.Program wise theres several different softwares you could use. Audacity is free. I aint never used it before. go here. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ theres also several cracked software that people seem to be usimng but I wouldnt recomend it. Cause most of them are a peice of crap And yes a mic is very importannt when recording vocals. Im using a studio projects c3 mic in my, they run about 300 dollars. and also you will need a good interface, sound card. I would do alot of research before you start on your studio. Im still new myself and learning and I had to go back and buy some stuff. Go to homerecording.com and you will learn alot. and also go and check out american musical supply. They have a payment plan of 3 payments and 5 payments of anything that cost more than 1000. Thats where Im getting all my equipment now. http://www.americanmusical.com/

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