Hey there, I'm looking for an acoustic guitar with no pickup. Budget below rm2k
Plan to buy Big Baby, don't know good or not if compare to other brand =.=
any comments for Seagull S6? takamine G series?
or any recommendations?

Thanx

This post has been edited by mRpRiNc3: Jun 16 2008, 08:48 AM

wat if...
u can get a pickuped guitar below rm2k..
u wan??

Buy Farida guitar fitted with Fishman pickups. Excellent tone.

Rm2K? y not make a trip down to singapore? more choices and much cheaper guitars.

Nah, just wan pure accoustic =) thanx anyway =)

Farida? heard b4, which 1 u reco? but still prefer pure accoustic =)

i know guitar in s'pore are more cheaper than here, but no time for me to go coz im working =.=

Any Farida that's fitted with fishman is good.

wan pure acoustice oso got de..
below 1k can get a decent one ady..

wrong post ____

This post has been edited by aceejay: Jun 16 2008, 06:58 AM

taylor or takamine..

yamaha also good wat

what about kapok?lol

i was like u before, 2k budget for an acoustic..both Taylor and Takamine was in my target list.. ended up on buying a Takamine G-Series
(GS-330S) Solid Top..bought it from the dealer itself in Mahogany Shah Alam Sec.9.. recommended u to buy there..great customer service..
cheers

This post has been edited by aceejay: Jun 16 2008, 07:00 AM

Takamine? plan to buy too =)
will go to the store soon. how much it will cost for Takamine G-series? =)
Thanx =)

check with gapnap.com
he have a nice acoustic on sales
[promoting my teacher ]

well...i have a few yamaha L6 series at the shop i'm working,great guitars,n quite a good range of Faith Guitars(full solid)...if interested can come over n have a look...the shop is at Tmn Paramount,Fantasia Music Studio...

no one mentioning simon and patrick?

breedlove do make amazing acoustics too.

i've always been mentioning simon & patrick.
btw, my fav s&p songsmith model...someone went and bought it at smx...so now i cant play it

2k for an acoustic without pickups. I think u can get quite a good guitar with that amount. I own a Norman hollow body fitted with Fishman 4T. And it sounded great unplugged and even nicer if its amplified/lined in.
Maybe you should consider Norman guitars the ones without pickups as you intended. They are very good Canadian guitars.

You can test it here The Guitar Store

yup Takamine is nice.but for me the best is Martin...
if u ever heard Dave Matthews song, the acoustic set was outstanding...

some pics of Martin Dave Matthews Signature...

Martins are way too expensive...

Why don't you try out Maton? Tommy Emmanuel uses it and it can take a whole lot of beating and still sounds great... They are relatively cheap too..

This post has been edited by nkphnx: Jun 19 2008, 03:18 PM

darn it. was thinking of dropping by at ts tmr to check it out..

lol...martin...but the only martin i like is D-28GE,adirondak spruce top with brazilian rosewood b&s,one of the best model ever produce by martin....

but i'm a custom guitar fan,i like things built to my personal preference...hehe


Lol....do you know T.E. received how many prototypes b4 maton launch any of his signature models,he can afford to sand off the lacquer on the top to get a scrapper sound,n uses a brushes stick to hit it...HARD!!!

u think u'll willing to spend abt 8k to buy a guitar n purposely scratch it like that?


TS,u can actually go try Freeman Guitars,Edward Hiew,he's a local luthier,his standard model is selling for 2.5k i think,full solid sitka or engelmann spruce top with indian rosewood back & sides

sorry...it's 2.5k

This post has been edited by ReeveX.com: Jun 20 2008, 08:58 AM

Got Breedlove wat
I'll be terrorizing SMX again tmr
the fella gonna be like
oh shi- theres that window shopper again xD
lulz

edt: wow.. googled the price range for breedlove and all i can say is this.. wow. its waaaay beyond my budget ><

This post has been edited by shauno: Jun 19 2008, 11:31 PM

Martin too expensive le -.-
So at the moment, Takamine is on my top list =)
Why no people comments on Taylor? Big baby? 100 series?

This post has been edited by mRpRiNc3: Jun 20 2008, 04:19 PM

I have tried Taylor, Martin, Takamine, Yamaha, Simon & Pat, A&L. Taylor and Martin sounded good but is way, way, way above 2K. Can't afford it. Big Baby or 100 series - I am not too impress for the price. The others brands have guitars over a broad price range in the 2K region. I end up getting a Seagull S6+ cedar with gator case under 2K. If you are into finger style this IMHO is biggest bang for your hard earn ringgit.

- You need some time to get use to the wide neck.
- Get the S6+spruce if you prefer a brighter overall sound
- Get Cleartone phosphor bronze light gauge string. They're expansive but they ring better and last longer.
- workmanship for the guitar is good. Check the interior! no sloppy over-glued joint.
- Made in Canada. You should make an effort to sound test seagull for comparison

During my audition at the various guitar shops, some of the guitars on display sounded crappy becuz of the poor condition of the string, do ask if they have another one in stock.

Most important - trust your ears for the best sound within the your max.limit of your budget. Good hunting.

MCHooi

yup...seagull r quite ok...i've actually tried s6 folk,it's pretty good...it's juz that the neck doesn't suite me well.....Farida is quite good....but needs action setup...(well,i actually played on very low action setups)

well big baby wasnt that bad.. but for me, the sounds came out from the guitar shows more on treble.. it produce bright sound.. more like fender telecaster guitar in a acoustic way..in otherhand, takamine is a warm balanced acoustic guitar..same like u holding a stratocaster..

Just curious here, I didn't know they actually sell Breedlove in msia, where do I find it, and approximately, what's the most affordable range with the best sound quality you can find here?

SMX brings in breedlove. feel free to just go there and test. people like me and sean keep going to test. they start from rm3.9k+ if i'm not mistaken. even that 'entry' level one is awesome

anyone heard of Cole Clark guitar? know any guitar store got this guitar? =)

yup cole clark guitars...australian guitar....the founder of maton BG808 series....if not mistaken...anyhow that fella used to worked for maton....so far not available in Malaysia...can try singapore lo

Ibanez Acoustic guitar V70CE with pickup (made in china) <---
Is this a good learning guitar (2nd hand) selling at RM450?
It says that it has a pickup but will it sound exactly like acoustic when unplugged because mostly I use it for bedroom practice only?
Or should just get a Yamaha F310 instead?
I like the design and size very very much though.