Ok so I've been back into playing guitar for about 7 months now, and I've played three gigs. Pretty much from the start I've figured if I was going to see this through, I'd need a new guitar. My current one is a 25 year old Yamaha, which cost me about $150 back then. It's nothing special, the neck needs work and the action is too high even though I've filed the saddle.
So I'd like to buy a new acoustic/electric guitar for the happy hour gigs I'm doing. We do a two man, two guitar mildly amplified happy hour thing, usually two sets. I'd like something with a built in pickup and eq, maybe a cutaway neck but I'm not sure that's really even necessary. My price range is $400 to $500, maybe a little more. I've dome some looking but there's so damn much to choose from it's hard to know where to start.
I have yet to go to my local music store and try their guitars. I probably will at some point but I don't know if I'll buy from them as they are the only game in town, they know it, and their prices are ridiculous.
So please throw some recommendations out there for me. Thanks!
So I'd like to buy a new acoustic/electric guitar for the happy hour gigs I'm doing. We do a two man, two guitar mildly amplified happy hour thing, usually two sets. I'd like something with a built in pickup and eq, maybe a cutaway neck but I'm not sure that's really even necessary. My price range is $400 to $500, maybe a little more. I've dome some looking but there's so damn much to choose from it's hard to know where to start.
I have yet to go to my local music store and try their guitars. I probably will at some point but I don't know if I'll buy from them as they are the only game in town, they know it, and their prices are ridiculous.
So please throw some recommendations out there for me. Thanks!