tredders Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 My 18 year daughter has decided that she'd like to learn guitar, and I've said that I'd sort one out for her. Only problem is, I know absolutely nothing about 6 string guitars! Basses I'm ok with. Acoustic 6 strings, I haven't a clue. I went onto Thomann and there appears to be lots of choice under £200.... Yamaha, Fender etc. Can anyone recommend (or even better, sell me!) a decent quality acoustic suitable for a beginner? I don't want to spend a fortune, but equally I don't want to get some horror guitar that's terrible to play... Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldalziel Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 04/04/2019 at 17:08, tredders said: My 18 year daughter has decided that she'd like to learn guitar, and I've said that I'd sort one out for her. Only problem is, I know absolutely nothing about 6 string guitars! Basses I'm ok with. Acoustic 6 strings, I haven't a clue. I went onto Thomann and there appears to be lots of choice under £200.... Yamaha, Fender etc. Can anyone recommend (or even better, sell me!) a decent quality acoustic suitable for a beginner? I don't want to spend a fortune, but equally I don't want to get some horror guitar that's terrible to play... Thanks in advance! Hi! As I'm pretty new to guitars I don't have a huge amount of experience that I can draw on to give advice, but Richards Guitars are doing the LAG brand starting at £199.. Richard has every guitar he sells fully checked & set up so you won't get a lemon, here's a new vid he's done on those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Thanks - that's really useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldalziel Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Also he has a live chat on his website & it's him that actually him that interacts..good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Thomann's own Harley Benton brand is very good for the price. A few years ago, I decided to splash out in a very restrained fashion and bought a Crafter for £175 - can't remember the model. I was very impressed by the playability and tone, it competed with guitars twice its price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thanks both. I checked out Richard's Guitars earlier today, and realised that his shop is only about 20 mins from where we live! Caught up with Richard on chat on his website, and he offered some great advice, no hard sell at all, and the offer to come in and try some guitars out. He even told me to let him know in advance which guitar(s) my daughter is interested in, and he'll ensure they've been properly setup, all without any obligation to buy. Great service, so we'll definitely buy from him when daughter makes her mind up which she's after. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldalziel Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Brilliant! Wish I lived that close! Let us know how you got on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldalziel Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 09/04/2019 at 20:06, tredders said: Thanks both. I checked out Richard's Guitars earlier today, and realised that his shop is only about 20 mins from where we live! Caught up with Richard on chat on his website, and he offered some great advice, no hard sell at all, and the offer to come in and try some guitars out. He even told me to let him know in advance which guitar(s) my daughter is interested in, and he'll ensure they've been properly setup, all without any obligation to buy. Great service, so we'll definitely buy from him when daughter makes her mind up which she's after. how did you get on at Richards Guitars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Sorry - I thought I’d replied to this. We spent a couple of hours at Richard’s. He set my daughter up in a soundproof room, with dozens of guitars, an amp and a couple of chairs, and told her to try out anything she fancied playing. She picked out a really lovely Gordon Smith GS1 (Les Paul Jnr copy), and decided on that. Richard insisted on putting it through his workshop for a full setup, new strings and a polish, and it was ready for collection a day later. Really excellent service, no pressure to buy anything, and just nice people. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Nice guitar to start on! Is your daughter something of a Joan Jett fan by any chancE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
