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Originally Posted by krisling
I am a beginner and I'm looking for an acoustic guitar. I have my sights set on a Yamaha 730s. Any opinions on the Yamaha brand? I don't want the cheapest guitar, but I don't want to spend over $300 on it either. What would be my best choice between Takamine, Ibanez, Washburn or Yamaha (under $300). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kris
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I was in the same boat as you about a month ago, buying my first decent guitar.
I read a bunch of reviews on the various web sites and narrowed it down to the brands you mention. I then went to the music store and played them all. I played the tak GS330, the Yamaha, 730, 720, Washburn D10 and the Ibanez in my price range which was also $300. I also played some other cheaper models and some of the more 500-600 dollar ones that I knew I wouldnt buy but wanted to see how they sounded.
The Takamine and the Yamaha stood out as sounding much better than the others. I ended up going with the Takamine, because it just felt a little better to me. IT's a solid Cedar top while I think the Yamaha is a solid spruce top. The Yamaha 730 was definately better looking as the Tak, is really plain.
My advice would be to go and play them all and take your time. When I went to the guitar store I thought I wanted the Washburn, but it didn't take long for me to decide that the Takamine and the Yamaha sounded better to my ear.