I just purchased this guitar- I have a 35 year old Epiphone that is showing its age. Overall, I am just learning to play- are the amateurs here happy?
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This was the guitar that I learned on, and I still use it today. I ended up buying a D-18 that I use for performances, but because I am an elementary school music teacher, I like to have one at work that I don't have to worry about. This guitar still gets almost daily use from me, and I love how durable and great the sound is. It doesn't have the tone of my D-18, but I don't expect it to. For a starter to intermediate guitar, this is a great one.
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Hey, Thanks for your question! I believe this would be a great guitar for folk-type playing. It will come complete with Martin's Lifetime Warranty! Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns!
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I'm not qualified to say. I don't play it myself , I bought it for my daughter and was able to tune it up and after strings were broken in it's holding its tuning and sounds good and resonant to me. I will say that if it is not good for your level you could easily resell it and not lose much money .
869080
Mine came with the Epiphone Les Paul LTD Special II. A Fantastic Starter guitar. Just love mine. Great package deal and everything came as advertised. Only issue is the practice amp though works well does leave a little to be desired in the sound department. I ordered the all black model but sure you will get the color requested.
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This perfect for a beginner. As I have learned about the pick-ups. Get Fender Squier instead...I just picked one up for $30 put new strings and tuned it up. It Sound like new $300 guitar...xcheck out craigslist in your area. be surprise on the deals U find...action should be 4/64th on high and low strings. check the videos on youtube...
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I don't have the ability to compare to another guitar but I find the fretboard room enough for me as a beginner. I am not a young beginner and if it were any wider, I would have difficulty stretching enough to make the chords. My son occasionally plays around with it, he is also a beginner, and is always complimenting my guitar set up and feel.
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My experience was that the guitar is playable out of the box, but can be set-up even better.If yours arrives with rusty strings, when you replace them, take a very fine sandpaper and buff the frets and oil the fretboard with lemon oil. I hope this is helpful, good luck!
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I actually got the guitar shape(same as the picture), I am selling mine on ebay. do you wanna look at it. is just like new and half price
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I think it is a good guitar for a 10yr old. If the interest fades you're not out a lot. My son likes his and the sound is really nice.
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I bought this little guitar for my 6 year old son to learn to play. I was amazed at how good it sounds that I started using it myself. This is a small guitar but not a toy guitar, it has great sound compared to regular sized guitars of the same price range. Hope this helps.
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I am adult and not a beginner and I use it as a travel guitar. If this is your only guitar, I recommend a full-size guitar. But if you want something small to knock around with, travel or practice with when you are away from home, it's a good choice.
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I had a 52 Tele sold on (eBay) and there is no diff except that it is MIM. Excellent Guitar. I put a GE Smith 1/2 tele bridge on mine (eBay), Jerry Donahue Alnico II APT3Jd/APT1R pups (eBay) with the 4-way mod w/capacitors etc., (eBay); and a BBender /GBender Hipshot (eBay). Now its a $1500 custom shop Badass Moten-Gator Monster !!! ~skygod~ :)
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I was in the same boat. This is the first guitar I have owned PERSONALLY and I love it. Had it for 6 months or so now. Now that I know a bit more about guitars it is still one of the best sounding and solid guitars I've played. I would recommend finding one and trying it out as everyone likes different sounds. But 300 dollars for a very solid guitar isn't bad at all. I'd just go for it, it'll serve you well.
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I've only ever played it unplugged because I don't have an amp. Considering it's only a $100 dollar guitar, I think it sounds pretty decent. I also own a guitar that is in the $200-$300 dollar range, and I'd say that this one sounds better than the more expensive one.
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It is easy to tune and a great guitar for a beginner. Like any guitar it needs to be taken care of, no guitar will stand up to abuse. Treated with care it is a guitar that can be passed down for generations.
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The guitar is good for any age. It's small enough for a ten year old to easily handle. It sounds great too. Definitely not a toy.
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i have this guitar.its not bad. i learned basic, open chord guitar from youtube also. been playing over a year now. its a good starter guitar. just make sure any guitar u get has a good, straight neck and u'll be good to go. try to get bright d'adarrio strings on it for great sound.they are sturdy/long lasting strings too. a great beginner song to learn is 'down by the water.' by the decemberists. and 'sweet pea' by amos lee.