i got some cash to spare... thinking of buying a good acoustic guitar with the money... something around 1.5 to 2.5 grand maybe... any suggestions?

i'm thinking of yamaha's since they usually make good quality at lower price...

hm...... why nt try a seagull s6 original. it sounds good. u can go to guitar collection to try it out coz as far as i know, they're the only ones which carry seagull guitars

how bout taylors?

i think taylors are good... but only the higher ends... for around 2k i think can better at other brands... is it?

i just need a good sounding dreadnought though... no need for pickups/electronics...

Yamaha's APX range has laminated tops, I think? Not sure abt the CPX and higher end ones though.
Seagull's worth checking out and if you don't want to spend too much on an acoustic, the Washburn D10s is worth a look. Should be around... RM1000 maybe?

Sorry to borrow your thread for a while, I got a question. Are new acoustics suppose to sound a bit "tight" but will open a bit when seasoned for some time? So usually new guitars doesn't sound so nice? Is there such a thing?

If it has a solid top, yes.

i thought it depends on the wood?

Laminated tops open up but not much I think? Not really sure why, probably because they don't vibrate as much as solid wood? Acoustic n00b here lolx. xD

i think it is because of the strings..
usually new guitar strings are a bit tight... not much loudness produced..
it happened with mine.. now it is louder than the original

glue dampens vibrations.
so with a laminate, of cos you got the same amount of glue layers as with laminate.

the older they get... the better they are... which explains why chicks nowadays dig rich middle age man...

yamaha FG730 any good? anybody tried already?

i heard good reviews on the washburn d-10.... where to get huh?

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Added on October 1, 2007, 9:54 amdoes that apply to acoustics only or solid body also effected by laminated tops?

This post has been edited by hotfootpowder: Oct 1 2007, 09:54 AM

I don't think that the openess is caused by that. Grains on the guitar wood will tend to open up after prolonged usage, due to weather, soundwaves etc and that is what causes the guitar so sound more open or mellow after it has aged. In fact, a good acoustic guitar will only sound better after aging.

both, but not that noticeable with electrics cos can be hidden with pickups/amp etc.

for that price, just go and try everything out there till ur satisfied.
People here can only recommend the guitars but in the end its ur personal taste.
I think the washburn can be found at the Acoustic Shack.

That price range u can get a really nice Seagull with electronics, Simon n Patrick, the Yamaha (i think maybe even the LL6, which is way better than the FG series), Taylor Big Baby (someone selling the Taylor 110 with the ES System for RM2500 nego here), Takamine's, etc etc.

Happy hunting!

Is Edward Hiew of Freeman Guitar still in business?
Might be good to have a look at this Malaysia Made. So far hear very good comments on the quality...

Freeman Guitar:
http://freemanguitars.com/

Reviews:
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...r/brand/Freeman



This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Oct 1 2007, 02:38 PM

yea edward is still around...

aaah, good to hear he's still in business.
I asked coz I wasnt sure. His freemanguitar website is still "under construction" and havent hear any news about his guitar for sometime.

ReeveX.com here is/was taking acoustic guitar building course from edward...
i think should be over by now already.

yup.....my guitar is done....sound still not seasoned yet....u can go try out his guitars...decently cheap for a full solid guitar

you should check out Timothy S7..Mahogany Top,Side and Back and with a Fishman Prefix...really nice guitar at below RM2.5k (i think)..check it out at Sinamex...i think currently have two units on display...i got one and i still like it...

i gotta agree with godslove, i tried them (but maybe it was the s10) and i preferred them over the Taylor 3 series

i went to LS Music in Alamanda yesterday... had 2.5 grand cash in my wallet... and i saw yamaha LL6... listed a little above 2 grand...

waited for a while and no sales person greeted me... maybe cause i was wearing cargo pants, t-shirt and slippers... or maybe they were busy...

picked up the LL6... i can see it's built pretty good... canadian spruce top i think... the grains are much finer... the neck looks like 3 piece mahogany-rosewood-mahogany.... i was highly interested...

until...

the sales person came in and said "abang jaga2 sket gitar tu jangan bagi langgar dinding" then went off...

i'm going off to LS music at ampang point later this week... the sales person there was much more helpfull when i bought my bass guitar...

or maybe i'll check out that timothy s7...

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Added on October 3, 2007, 6:04 pmhmm... the timothy S7 has a mahogany top... i've never played acoustics with mahogany top... how does it fair compared to spruce tops?

This post has been edited by hotfootpowder: Oct 3 2007, 06:04 PM

i would say it will be a little more warmer on the mahogany and less bright compared to spruce...

btw, stay away from Baby Taylor. 2 of my friends who got it had complained about the bad body construction. Seems like the bridge is popping out and the frets are not done properly. Both took it back to the shop and got it replaced with a higher end model. They topped up of course..

where they bought the baby taylor from?
cos the ones i tried from way before in dynamic sound up to smx were all ok.

the bridge lifts after few months of playing. The frets pula, few of them were not set properly. Friend was wonder why there's a buzzing sound everytime he strums, tune the truss rod but still sound the same. Sent to a guitar luthier to check and he told them to send it back to the shop to get it replaced.

Hmmmmmmm...... EchoBrain seems quite happy with his Big Baby...... interesting phenomenon though....... will keep that in mind.

aiyah...answer my first question
where they bought from?

actually for the price they paid for the baby t, it would've been a better choice if they went for takamine..

he still haven't answered

got my yamaha llx-6.... around 2k...

i know... it's not a takamine... nor a taylor... but i guess yamaha's have been good to me....

am quite satisfied with it til right now... set up is ok... sound is good enough... the piezo preamp is a bit too bright though and there's only the phone jack... no knobs to tweak the eq.. i guess they wanted to avoid cutting a whole in the body to maintain the sound... which to me works just fine... i'm running it through the podxt and it's sounds pretty decent...

will post pics later...

adios muchachos...

Wow..congrats. If Dave Navarro has a signature model build after the model I doubt it will be any bad at all. Waiting for the photos..

no problems with my baby though. but mine's kinda old