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One that wont break out on me. I want a cheap one (around 100$?) thats good for beginners. Its for my 12-year old sister, so I dont want it to be huge.
Id also like it if it had the sunburst color, but yeah. Id like a cheap one, that wont die in a second, reliable, all that kind of stuff. Help=love
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The cheapest Gibson guitar is the Songmaker at around $1000. They put their name on the Maestro, but as others have rightly pointed out, they are complete junk and not worth the money. Epiphone is a Gibson's licensed clone and they make guitars similar to actual Gibsons at a much lower price. The DR100 is the cheapest Epiphone acoustic at around $100 and is much better than the Maestro but still not a very good guitar for a beginner. Epiphones (and Gibsons) have fat necks and are harder for beginners with smaller hands to play. I think you'd be much better off spending your $100 on a Takamine Jasmine like this one:
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Jasmine-by-Takamine-S34C-NEX-Cutaway-Acoustic-Guitar?sku=516458
You won't find any guitar with a solid top for $100 and the Takamine Jasmine is a very decent laminate top guitar that plays pretty nice for that low price. Sure, it would be better to spend $200 to get a Yamaha FG700S with a solid spruce top, but if $100 is your limit, the Takamine Jasmine is your best bet. You won't get a real Gibson for that and you should avoid those horrible cheap Maestro and First Act guitars like the plague. I've had students come to me already having bought those guitars and they are just horrid.
The cheapest Gibson guitar is the Songmaker at around $1000. They put their name on the Maestro, but as others have rightly pointed out, they are complete junk and not worth the money. Epiphone is a Gibson's licensed clone and they make guitars similar to actual Gibsons at a much lower price. The DR100 is the cheapest Epiphone acoustic at around $100 and is much better than the Maestro but still not a very good guitar for a beginner. Epiphones (and Gibsons) have fat necks and are harder for beginners with smaller hands to play. I think you'd be much better off spending your $100 on a Takamine Jasmine like this one:
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Jasmine-by-Takamine-S34C-NEX-Cutaway-Acoustic-Guitar?sku=516458
You won't find any guitar with a solid top for $100 and the Takamine Jasmine is a very decent laminate top guitar that plays pretty nice for that low price. Sure, it would be better to spend $200 to get a Yamaha FG700S with a solid spruce top, but if $100 is your limit, the Takamine Jasmine is your best bet. You won't get a real Gibson for that and you should avoid those horrible cheap Maestro and First Act guitars like the plague. I've had students come to me already having bought those guitars and they are just horrid.
Where can I buy a cheap acoustic guitar?
EDEN P
I'm trying to find a cheap acoustic guitar around 100-200 dollars, thats good quality and will last me a long time, until I can afford to buy a another better one.
Its for a beginner
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Cheap guitars can be found anywhere. Finding an inexpensively-priced instrument of good quality is much more difficult.
Start visiting guitar websites to research good instruments in your price range then you will have a nice starting point to find a guitar that will suit your needs. Talk with other guitar players and ask their advice also. Most will have their favorite brand but you can learn much from their experiences with first guitars.
"Cheap" guitars are more difficult to play and don't hold their tune. These problems may sour your enthusiasm for learning to play.
I paid less than $200 for a lightly used Washburn D-12 acoustic/electric at Music-Go-Round. This is a nice entry level instrument and is a good player.
Cheap guitars can be found anywhere. Finding an inexpensively-priced instrument of good quality is much more difficult.
Start visiting guitar websites to research good instruments in your price range then you will have a nice starting point to find a guitar that will suit your needs. Talk with other guitar players and ask their advice also. Most will have their favorite brand but you can learn much from their experiences with first guitars.
"Cheap" guitars are more difficult to play and don't hold their tune. These problems may sour your enthusiasm for learning to play.
I paid less than $200 for a lightly used Washburn D-12 acoustic/electric at Music-Go-Round. This is a nice entry level instrument and is a good player.
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