#19

'sfair enough! I learnt on a cheap Yamaha with a fucker of an action and then when I bought my own guitar the guy in the shop recommended medium gauge strings for the fullest sound so… stuck with them. Just assumed playing acoustic was always that hard/painful in the beginning but got used to it!

#20

I just use the D’Addario Phosphor Bronze 3 packs. Medium. Never anything else. Not really delved into the world of strings tbh.

#21

D’Addario is my favourite brand too.

#23

For a quality low-cost acoustic you can’t do much better than Faith guitars. I have 2. The preamps are better than anything else I’ve ever owned or played at that price. Used them pretty much exclusively for gigging and recording back when I was doing all that acoustic stuff.

They only make acoustics and are really damn good at it. https://www.faithguitars.com/

(My two faiths have actually better outlasted my tanglewood that was more expensive and not preamped.)

#24

Same here. D’addario Purples

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#25

How does one pronounce Takamine? I realise I’ve been reading that word for probably 20 years now and never heard it.

Cheers.

#26

I pronounce it tack-a-MEAnie but I might be wrong

#27

“You want an acoustic guitar? Take-a-mine!”

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#28

it completely ignores all your requirements, but I am going to talk about how much I love my gretsch style 1 parlour I got about a month ago. Never had any interest in acoustics before but this one called to me, haven’t played my electric since, and my right arm aches at the point where it leans on the edge of the guitar because I have been playing it so much.

#29

can recommend seagull guitars. i’ve had one a few years and it’s the best of the few i’ve owned.

i think strings are usually 10s, forget

#30

Tahk uh meanie

#31

This thread has confirmed my impression that I am a complete and utter philistine. I have no idea what make my acoustic is and I only put new strings on when one breaks. I play it with a big thick bass pick and I hit the strings “like it’s a percussion instrument” but, you know, I love it.

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#32

ha! so this! - minus the bass pick!

:grinning:

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#33

Nylon 4lyf

#34

I’ve got a S&P and I love it, it’s really nice to play, and has a lovely sound

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#35

Right, two choices!

Takamine ETN20C. £550

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OR

Takamine EN20. £500

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Both are from the 90s still-made-in-Japan range :slight_smile: Help me decide, DiS!

#37

I’ve gone for the second one as it’s older (and everyone tells me that the older Takamines are the best), plus I like the style of it slightly more, plus the seller is a bit friendlier

#39

I’ve played some very similar guitars and I currently own a Takamine EAN15C (which has a massive crack on the front). So I feel fairly confident about buying another one.

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#40

My recommendation for an acoustic guitar is to trade it in and get an electric instead.

#41

Weirdly snippy response. I have an electric already.

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