JDRM Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Im looking for a semi acoustic guitar for christmas :xmasssanta: any ideas? Looking for something ≤ £200Id like a fender simply because i love fenders, but im open to other makesThanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketslash Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 thats a common misconceptionfender dosen't make any good semi-acoustic guitarsEpiphone, richenbackers, and grestch are the best semi-hollowsI say epiphone because epi hollows are great quality(better than the gibson copies) for less pricegrestch are the best but expensiverichenbackers are just cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDRM Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 im not sure if i want a semi or an electro acousticdo fender make any good electro acoustics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketslash Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 im not sure if i want a semi or an electro acousticdo fender make any good electro acoustics?When it comes to fender accoustics(and i use them sparingly)It comes down to the 12 string gd47 grand dreadnoughtthe sonoran accoustic has the strat headstock, but it's for show,i guess on the tight budget thats what I'd use, also include the cutaway versionBut you gotta get your head around a bit of history before you start lookingthe reason why fender started and became famous was because it was the first commercial solidbody electric(the telecaster) thats why leo fender made the companyprior to this you had gibson and epiphone(around the time has a seperate company) neck and neck with eachotherfender makes accoustics for diehards like yourself, but it's not as great as you really can ask foryour switching to semi-accoustics, find another company, (ibanez is great), and stick to fenders for electric, it gives you a different sound to experiment with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnezz Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 (edited) Agreed,Fender make excellent bolt on neck solid body electrics, thats their speciality. I wouldn't buy anything else from them other then a Tele, Strat, Jag, Mustang or Jazzmaster.The best semi-hollow is the orignal semi hollow, the ES-335. Best guitar Gibson make IMHO, but they are pricey as hell. Edited November 12, 2006 by johnezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Riot Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 You should look into getting an Epiphone Dot Studio. You can get them for under £200 and they sound pretty good. Save a bit of money and change the pick-ups when you can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass71player Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 you know who makes some great and affordable semi-hollow's? f'ing ibanez... they run the gamut from about 300-1000 and they're all really great deals for the money. you should check them out. i wish more people played ibanez, they've come a long way since the 70s and even the 90s. they make some killer and really reasonably priced stuff now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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