I was asked to recommend a cheap guitar for a friend to get her boyfriend for christmas, so I went to GC and played all the guitars there from $300 down. Personally, I play a high quality Martin, and have been playing and...
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I was asked to recommend a cheap guitar for a friend to get her boyfriend for christmas, so I went to GC and played all the guitars there from $300 down. Personally, I play a high quality Martin, and have been playing and performing for several years. I was shocked first of all by the low quality of many of the guitars there (Fender, yamaha comes to mind) for similar, and even higher, price ranges. When I picked up this Ibanez, I was shocked at how good it sounded for the price range. The volume is very balanced across the scale of the guitar, it is very playable, the tone is nice and bright, but has a solid, clear low end. Tone quality of this guitar is several times better than the fender of the same price. The workmanship is very professional. I plugged it into an acoustic amp while I was there and played several different styles from bluegrass to grateful dead to stairway to heaven to test it. The electronics are of high enough quality to accurately reproduce the sound of this guitar. (They might not get a martin to sound right, though.) 2 band eq is sufficient for most circumstances. I gave the ratings I did not because it will stand up to a Taylor or Martin, but because for the price range you won't find a better sounding acoustic, and if you did, it wouldn't have electronics. I highly recommend it as a cheap guitar. If you can spend more, check out a Taylor 110CE or a Martin DM. Reviewed by Alex_F on 11/24/2006 who plays Bluegrass, Rock. 37 people found this review helpful. 0 people found this review unhelpful. Did you find this review helpful?Yes or No
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