We are talking about folk acoustic guitar with metal strings. Let see what you should be looking at in getting a decent acoustic guitar with affordable price.
The price of decent acoustic guitars
Decent acoustic guitars cost are ranged from $150-$2000 USD more than that is too much. Sometimes the more expensive guitars can sound worst than the cheaper ones, you gonna have to try it out and you need to be able to hear the difference. Listen to good acoustic guitar albums will help a lot or even better borrow the best acoustic guitar you can find and listen to it carefully. Expensive great acoustic guitars must sound clear and bright with long sustain. However, you must feel comfortable holding it to make it the perfect guitar choice of yours.
Acoustic guitars do not need the support of electricity (accept semi acoustic guitar - half electric half acoustic). Acoustic guitars produce lucid and loud sound by itself (a decent one). And it is more difficult to play than electric guitar, please keep that in mind. If what you looking for is to plug it in, to make noise and do crazy solos than acoustic guitar wouldn't be your choice.
What acoustic guitars are good for
Acoustic guitars promote the students in focusing on the basics of playing a proper sound without any sort of distractions from knobs or amplifiers that are invariably seen on electric guitars and can be a reason for distraction to beginners. It goods for song writer and for practicing with singing. Beginners can practice it anywhere as some models are very portable like Taylor baby and Taylor big baby, they are the best sounding acoustic at their prices, go try them and you know what i mean.
What a decent acoustic guitars are made of
Acoustic guitars are produced using many types of materials right from environmental wood to plastic. People purchasing acoustic guitars give importance in understanding the materials used in the instrument. Acoustic guitars made of solid wood sides, tops and back are the priciest ones.
Generally, guitars are made from rosewood or mahogany, the exclusive woods. The average variety guitars are made as a combination of solid tops with laminated sides or backs, and the lower side is made of laminated wood. Exclusive attention is given to the type of wood used and its construction. Guitar made of dried wood is considered to be the best guitar due to the nonexistence of moisture that can destroy the entire guitar in a short time.
Acoustic guitars are available in many varieties made of different species of woods. Acquiring an acoustic guitar involves checking every individual part of the guitar like the neck, the bridge, the body as well as the end blocks. It is very essential to have a perfect bridge unit as the part of the bridge that touches the strings produce vibrations transmitting improved sound quality. Bridges made of plastic are not worth buying as they fail to produce pleasing sound.
Remember, sound and feel are everything. Learn to hear the difference in order to get yourself a good sounding acoustic guitar and impress your friend with it.
