Gibson epiphone acoustic guitar?

Will

is it a good acoustic guitar?

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Not much to add to Average Mike's answer. Epiphone is the asian made cousin of Gibson but is not a Gibson guitar. Gibson guitars are very good quality (although somewhat overpriced). Epiphones are an average asian made guitar. They're playable and look nice and are a pretty decent value but are not going to compare well to a Martin, Taylor, or Gibson guitar. If you're on a budget though, they're worth trying out. Play the one you plan to buy though because there are dramatic differences from one guitar to another even in the same brand and model, especially with the cheaper ones where quality control is not as high.

What is the average price of a Gibson Acoustic guitar?

Just give

Please list your sources. Thank you! :o)

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The cheapest Gibson acoustic is just under $1000:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Songmaker-Series-CSM-Grand-Concert-Acoustic-Guitar?sku=542103

...and they go up to almost $10,000:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Zodiac-Acoustic-Guitar?sku=532000

Musiciansfriend.com has a good selection here:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/gibson-6-string-acoustic-guitars?N=100001+304293+200988

But why on earth do you want one? Gibson makes fairly pedestrian acoustic guitars. Not only are Taylor and Martin better, but they're not in the same league as the really good acoustics like Santa Cruz, Collings, Goodall, Froggy Bottom, Huss and Dalton, Breedlove, Lowden, and others. I urge you to try a bunch of guitars from different brands before you decide.

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What are the screws on the bridge of my acoustic guitar for?

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Adam

i have an acoustic guitar by Gibson it is kind of a cheapy but not that bad. i am a beginner and know nothing about guitars. on the bridge of the guitar below where the bridge pins go there are two screws one on the left and one on the right. there used to be a little rubber cover thing above both of these screws but they came off. the right screw on the bridge has come loose. i am wondering if this will affect anything, and what are these screws even for. if you could help me out that would be great. the bridge is glued so its not like the screws are whats holding it on. also if the loose screw is affecting something how do i tighten it?

thx in advance

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Hmm. If the screws are indeed below the bridge pins, they're not for adjusting the saddle height as some have suggested. Height adjustment screws are big knurled things at either end of the saddle, and I don't recall any Gibson acoustic models with them anyway. You do see them on some entry level acoustics though. The saddle sits in a metal carrier with the height adjustment knobs at the ends, and the whole carrier sits in an oversize slot in the bridge. You screw the knobs IN to raise the saddle. But as I said, those knobs are in a different location from yours, and they are big - usually about 3/8" diameter, with knurled edges and a slot for a coin or big screwdriver.

Screws to help hold the bridge on, with or without glue, are usually the sign of a very cheap guitar. Are you SURE this a Gibson? People sometimes talk about "Gibson Epiphones" and "Gibson Maestros", but these are misnomers. I have seen pictures of a Gibson model from 40 years or so ago with a plastic bridge held on with screws, but AFAIK they thought better of it rather quickly.

I sure wouldn't call any real Gibson a cheapie, either. They're pretty much all over $1000 new. I've seen cheap imported guitars with clumsily forged Gibson or Martin logos on the headstock, though.

Anyway, if the screw is helping hold the bridge on, there should be a nut on the inside that you can tighten. You can get at it by loosening the strings and working through the soundhole.

Piezo dots (pickups) are also sometimes installed in that location but I don't think you would be confusing one with a screw once the decorative plug had fallen out.

What brand of acoustic guitar would you suggest I should buy?

Ted

I'm an intermediate player and I have a cheap acoustic guitar and a fender strat and I may buy a new acoustic guitar in the future. I don't really need anything fancy, I just want to know which kind suits best for an intermediate player. I want something with sort of a bright tone and that is high quality. My thoughts are ibanez, fender, taylor, and gibson guitars but I want somebody's expert opinion

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Of the ones you listed, only Taylor bears consideration. Fender acoustic guitars are awful; Ibanez are better but not nearly in a class with Taylor. Gibson charges an obscene amount of money for really mediocre acoustic guitars.

Right now the best bargains to be had in intermediate acoustic guitars are Eastman guitars. They're a little hard to find but their web site has a dealer locator.

If you can spend more, get a McPherson, Goodall, Santa Cruz, or Froggy Bottom.

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