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SillySarah
What is the highest quality guitar brand? I am not talking about the most popular or the best cheap guitars. I want to know which brand of guitar uses the best materials available and makes very high quality products consistently. I don't care about the price, but what brand produces the highest quality guitars?
Answer
Hello there,
While you may think that is a simple question, it is not simple to answer. The type of guitar makes a difference. Some companies make great acoustic guitars, but do not make electric guitars (or make rather common ones). Some companies specialize in high quality custom built classic or flamengo guitars but do not make any regular acoustic or electric guitars. Also are you talking about general production guitars or custom built guitars. Custom builts are going to be higher quality materials and hand crafted. General production guitars are mass produced so they cannot have comparable hand crafting.
All major brands have a custom shop which produce guitars similar to their standard production models but with the highest quality wood and parts and are hand crafted. Gibson, Fender, and Ibanez all have custom shops that make guitars far superior to their standard production models. Frankly there will be little if any difference in quality between major brands custom shop built guitars. All are the highest quality. Now there are small-ish custom builders who may make higher quality guiitars. But they may only build a handful in a year. So it is hard to compare them to the major brands custom shops.
When it comes to standard production guitars, Fender American, Gibson and high end Ibanez are as good as any.
One additional problem in making broad comparisions is that each company makes its own line of guitars. So the materials used are not exactly the same. That makes a comparision of the quality of the wood impossible. Gibson uses mahogany for bodies and necks. Fender uses alder or swamp ash for bodies and maple for necks. Ibanez uses basswood for bodies and maple for necks. So you cannot say Gibson's mahogany is higher quality than Fender's, because Fender does not use mahogany. You cannot say Fender uses higher quality swamp ash than Gibson because Gibson does not use swamp ash. Same with hardware. Both Gibson and Fender use CTS pots.
So unless you have a specific type of guitar you want compared across the brands, you cannot really compare the brands.
Later,
Hello there,
While you may think that is a simple question, it is not simple to answer. The type of guitar makes a difference. Some companies make great acoustic guitars, but do not make electric guitars (or make rather common ones). Some companies specialize in high quality custom built classic or flamengo guitars but do not make any regular acoustic or electric guitars. Also are you talking about general production guitars or custom built guitars. Custom builts are going to be higher quality materials and hand crafted. General production guitars are mass produced so they cannot have comparable hand crafting.
All major brands have a custom shop which produce guitars similar to their standard production models but with the highest quality wood and parts and are hand crafted. Gibson, Fender, and Ibanez all have custom shops that make guitars far superior to their standard production models. Frankly there will be little if any difference in quality between major brands custom shop built guitars. All are the highest quality. Now there are small-ish custom builders who may make higher quality guiitars. But they may only build a handful in a year. So it is hard to compare them to the major brands custom shops.
When it comes to standard production guitars, Fender American, Gibson and high end Ibanez are as good as any.
One additional problem in making broad comparisions is that each company makes its own line of guitars. So the materials used are not exactly the same. That makes a comparision of the quality of the wood impossible. Gibson uses mahogany for bodies and necks. Fender uses alder or swamp ash for bodies and maple for necks. Ibanez uses basswood for bodies and maple for necks. So you cannot say Gibson's mahogany is higher quality than Fender's, because Fender does not use mahogany. You cannot say Fender uses higher quality swamp ash than Gibson because Gibson does not use swamp ash. Same with hardware. Both Gibson and Fender use CTS pots.
So unless you have a specific type of guitar you want compared across the brands, you cannot really compare the brands.
Later,
Is the Taylor 814ce guitar for beginners or intermediate players?
Kiptar
This is the only guitar I have and bought for $2700, how can I know if it is high quality or cheap quality?
Answer
Oh, that's definitely not a beginner or intermediate guitar, it's a very high quality guitar and many advanced players (myself included) wouldn't mind having one. You're very fortunate to be able to afford to learn on a guitar like that. I've been playing guitar for 40 years and play in church every Sunday and only wish I had that nice of a guitar.
You can tell the quality of a guitar by the materials it's made of. That guitar is made of quality tone woods and top of the line materials. The Taylor Expression System electronics are excellent and produce a very acoustic like signal through an amplifier or PA. Knowing brands is also key and Taylor is a very respected brand of guitars. You have a very nice and high quality guitar.
Oh, that's definitely not a beginner or intermediate guitar, it's a very high quality guitar and many advanced players (myself included) wouldn't mind having one. You're very fortunate to be able to afford to learn on a guitar like that. I've been playing guitar for 40 years and play in church every Sunday and only wish I had that nice of a guitar.
You can tell the quality of a guitar by the materials it's made of. That guitar is made of quality tone woods and top of the line materials. The Taylor Expression System electronics are excellent and produce a very acoustic like signal through an amplifier or PA. Knowing brands is also key and Taylor is a very respected brand of guitars. You have a very nice and high quality guitar.
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