Ish-guitarists, some advice on an acoustic por favor. Archived Message Posted by Desert on April 11, 2025, 10:57:37 I have two electric guitars (strat american made and an Epiphone les paul custom clone). I want to get an acoustic. Something in the sub-$500 range. I borrowed a friend's cheap-o Fender 60S and it sounds awful, doesn't stay in tune, and feels cheap. I've also played my dad's old Taylor, which obviously sounds like butter and feels amazing, but I could never take it away from my mom and it is way beyond the price I would want to pay. Any suggestions? Message Thread: Ish-guitarists, some advice on an acoustic por favor. - Desert April 11, 2025, 10:57:37 I have a Yamaha FG-830. It’s been good to me for a few years now. In the $300 - voiceofreason April 11, 2025, 21:45:51 Buy used, it's cheaper and better* - Chilango April 11, 2025, 13:17:07 You have a go to site for perusing used or are you just hitting shops?* - voiceofreason April 11, 2025, 21:58:21 Wouldn’t your mom want you to have your dad’s guitar? * - haighter April 11, 2025, 12:13:50 The strat was my dad's. I took that, my bro and sis each got one, my mom wants the Taylor - Desert April 11, 2025, 13:16:01 Buy a guitar that looks a lot like the Taylor and swap it out and hope she doesn’t notice * - meanjeans April 11, 2025, 11:17:58 Some good advice in this thread - Herman Blume April 11, 2025, 11:01:22 Look for a used Yamaha. Not sexy but generally very well made in that price range. * - haighter April 11, 2025, 10:59:49 Co. I have 2 Yamahas A 6-string from the 70s and a 12-string from the 80s. Both still sound great* - OWWDig April 11, 2025, 11:48:45 Something like this… - haighter April 11, 2025, 11:11:51   Searching