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Originally Posted by T77911S
stick with a name and a guitar shop unless you have someone that plays that can go with you to play one. I have shopped the pawns but I know what I am looking at and know (new) the prices.
you get something with hi action that cant be set up and you are screwed.
also have the intonation checked before you buy, you need a tuner for that.
like I said, takamine is a great entry level. taylor is a great step up but you are looking at 1500+.
as an ex-front of house sound engineer, taylor was ALWAYS a great guitar plugged in. never had to EQ one. we use to have this guy come in and play that had a washburn, I HATED that guitar.
we also had a guy that played an expensive Gibson, never could compare to the taylor plugged in.
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I know some guys that play Taylor guitars and they sound really, really, really, nice.
I have an old Epiphone acoustic made in Korea (don't be afraid of Korean or Mexican guitars they make some good stuff) It played okay but sounded great, I took it in for a setup and now it is much easier to play.
I am a rank amateur but have been goofing around with guitars for +20 years so I know a good guitar when I play it... I have less experienced friends ask me to go guitar shopping with them. If you know someone knowledgeable about guitars that will go shopping with you I would highly recommend it.