gixasix Posted Sunday at 20:04 Share Posted Sunday at 20:04 A friend is looking for an acoustic or electro acoustic guitar for her son. Budget is around £200 maybe slightly more if needed she's open to new or 2nd hand as he's about to start lessons at school. He's 13 so I'm guessing she'll be looking for a full size rather than 3/4. She asked me for suggestions but I really don't have a clue so thought I'd see if anyone on here had some brands or specific models they would recommend we'd really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted Sunday at 20:10 Share Posted Sunday at 20:10 Adam Black punch well above their weight. https://www.guitar.co.uk/adam-black-s-5-natural-acoustic-guitar?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_amzVk378lRbw81uwWhPnzKI5uC&gclid=CjwKCAjw1NK4BhAwEiwAVUHPUBDnHxsMM3BWVj9vZhpk5i2xy-m6FnISjlKs75CamR1lJl73NN7KaRoCFiMQAvD_BwE In that category there’s also Tanglewood which are also decent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixasix Posted Sunday at 20:14 Author Share Posted Sunday at 20:14 Thank you we'll have a look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted Sunday at 22:37 Share Posted Sunday at 22:37 Used Art et Lutherie. Handmade in Canada in the same place that Godin, Seagull and Simon & Patrick are made, they're a cheaper sister brand of the latter. Don't be put off by the coloured finishes, they use quality wood that isn't cosmetically suitable for the more expensive models but is otherwise excellent, I had a cedar topped dreadnought which was a beautiful guitar. Leave the "et" part out when searching for them btw! One here for £35. I repeat - £35 for a Canadian built acoustic using quality woods: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/509954142060401/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted Sunday at 22:55 Share Posted Sunday at 22:55 I agree about Adam Black. I haven't tried the full size guitars, but my daughter has the travel guitar and it's a cracking wee instrument for the money. Its hard to go wrong with a Yamah F-310 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted Sunday at 23:13 Share Posted Sunday at 23:13 (edited) Harley Benton Strat Acoustic... £125 cmon' how smart does that look? https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_st_acoustic_black.htm or Bowl Back... from £75 https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_hbo600nt.htm Edited Sunday at 23:14 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH89 Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Yamaha everytime . You won't go wrong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man.about.Tyne Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago There’s a reason why Yamaha have sold a bazzilion F310 models. Also it has a slightly shorter scale length than usual and a slim neck. Oh, yeah, it’s only £120 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago (edited) Yamaha f310 looks pretty good. My child found the slim neck made a huge difference to getting started Edited 17 hours ago by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Rich Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago YAMAHA all day long for me, I recently picked up an APX600 for a little over £200. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago I've had a Vintage V300 for many years and I can't fault it. Solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides and neck. It's gone up a bit since I bought mine but they can still be found for under 200 quid, for example PMT. https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/vintage-v300n-guitar-outfit-natural 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago I've had a Crafter DE6 for nearly 20 years - I tried it out in PMT and it compared favourably with guitars three or four times its price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 22 minutes ago, tauzero said: I've had a Crafter DE6 for nearly 20 years - I tried it out in PMT and it compared favourably with guitars three or four times its price. Word of warning on Crafter - yes they are great guitars. I used to stock them when I had a shop. But they are (or at least were) shipped with high action. The distributor and reps were aware of this and it was done by choice on the basis that it was quite easy to reduce the bridge height, but not so easy to raise it. If the shop doesn't do basic setup work then you'll need to find someone to tweak it for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago On 20/10/2024 at 21:04, gixasix said: A friend is looking for an acoustic or electro acoustic guitar for her son. Budget is around £200 maybe slightly more if needed she's open to new or 2nd hand as he's about to start lessons at school. He's 13 so I'm guessing she'll be looking for a full size rather than 3/4. She asked me for suggestions but I really don't have a clue so thought I'd see if anyone on here had some brands or specific models they would recommend we'd really appreciate it. Check if he has small hands or short fingers relative to his peers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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