Want some advice on which acoustic guitar to buy

CG889900

I've recently started playing for our local church band and I'll be playing live gigs locally every week. We play mostly Hillsong United stuff. I've decided that I have to upgrade my guitar which is a R1000 bucks no-namer. I'm looking at an Ibanez AEG8E(at soundz.co.za) because apparently for its price it sounds good live.

I just want your guys's opinions if it's a good buy or not. I'm not very keen to go buy secondhand stuff. I want to stay under R6000 for the guitar and the hard case included.

Any advice and so on would be great!

Thanks in advance!!

Werner-Carstens

Hi cg889900, For Hillsong stuff (good music by the way) any electro acoustic will do. In your price range I will recommend having a look at Cort and Tanglewood. I find them to have a good price vs. quality ratio. I have never played the Ibanez you mentioned so I cannot give you an educated opinion on that one.
Were are you situated?

CG889900

oh sorry i meant i was going for an electro acoustic ?

i'm situated in the eastern part of pretoria

Squonk

Hi CG

The church is a good place to learn. Hillsong was good stuff, getting a bit long in the tooth now, but still excellent to play.
Cort's , Tanglewoods seem to good value for money. Secondhand might be better, I picked up my Takamine for a very good price.
Lot's of knowledgable people on this forum so dont be scared to ask...

Try www.gumtree.co.za, some serious bargains sometimes

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Gearhead

CG889900 wrote I'm not very keen to go buy secondhand stuff.

I think Squonk is trying to cure that. So am I: there is nothing wrong with a good deal on 'pre-used' stuff.

CDee

Hi,

I play in a church band and we play mostly Hillsong stuff. I use a AEG10 and it is very good. If you can get a AEG10 rather take that than the AEG8. AFAIK the AEG8 is a laminated top where the AEG10 is a solid top guitar. If you want to do it right though you should get a Taylor... but that is expensive...
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Riaan-Combrink

Werner Carstens wrote In your price range I will recommend having a look at Cort and Tanglewood. I find them to have a good price vs. quality ratio.

I really recommend you go to a good shop and play both the Ibanez and a number of the Corts in the 4 - 5K range through an amp or PA. I've played a Cort SFX5 for three years on stage numerous times a week. Never had any reliability issues and sounds great amplified (not to great pure acoustic, but I bought it as a stage guitar). Corts are huge bang for buck ratio. This is my one, but I've noticed lately that the range has increased in that price band. But you'll have to test drive them amplified. Never buy a guitar for stage you've only tested acousticly -totally different dynamics. Most of the Corts have Fishman Prefix preamps and p'up fitted standard - enough said!

http://www.conceptmusic.com.au/showProduct/6339

Have a look at the Cort acoustic range here to get an idea before you test drive:
http://www.cort.co.kr/english/products/acoustics/list.asp?category=Acoustics

deanBailey

*My apologies for hijacking*
Out of curiosity, what is the best Acoustic guitar you've heard?
I'm still new to the quality of acoustics (as I've never owned one).

CG889900

Okay thanks guys

I'll be buying it probably at the end of this or next month(depends on work payout)
and I have a better idea now of what to look at?

Will let you guys know what I've bought 8)

CDee

deanBailey wrote *My apologies for hijacking*
Out of curiosity, what is the best Acoustic guitar you've heard?
I'm still new to the quality of acoustics (as I've never owned one).

The best for me over a PA system is the Taylor.

RoggerCallen

I just found some good offers here on the forums. Great site indeed! Looking for more however, would like to make a comparison before purchasing anything.

-Rogger