Are There Good Acoustic Guitars Under $500?
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- The budget acoustic guitar market has become more and more popular over the last several years, so I wanted to check it out. In this video I take 4 acoustic guitars around the $500 range and shoot them out against one another to try and find my favorite one.
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My first and only acoustic which I still use after 7 years was about 20 bucks, and it is great. I live in Colombia it is a local instrument
im sure that a locally made guitar would be 100% better than something made in china, even if the guitar from china is over 500 dollar , i doubt it would recieve the same craftsmanship as a local brand.
Picked up a used cedar top 12 string. Barely played, still had film on pickguard! With brand new hard shell gator case for $300. It’s a beauty and sounds amazing. Keeper. Couple tunes on my channel playing it.
Don't "discount" Yamahas! They make some really nice guitars.
FG800 is very impressive for half the price of some of these
Completely agree
I seriously love my Yamaha! I reach for it more than other expensive ones.
@@bhobg I tried every acoustic under $1000 and bought an FG830.
Yeah, Yamaha, best bang for the buck and that goes for all price classes! Even the super cheap F-310 is an awesome guitar that can hold its own against guitars two or three times as expensive!
Thanks all for watching! Jonathan Lee here, a point of clarification, our Walden D550E has a Street price similar to other guitars in this shoot out. The higher price is the MSRP, not the price you’ll find if you search Walden D550E :)
I just bought the 550e very happy with it.....for under 500.
@@ladge431 Yay! Welcome to the Walden fam! May your Muse be a frequent visitor :-)
Indeed. A quick check shows the D550E is available through many sources for $399. And the cutaway version is in the low $500's range.
I just joined your family too, I am coming from Cort. Really like your guitars!
@@fengcarlos Welcome to the Walden family!!!
Excited to watch this. Also, i loved backstage live and have listened to it a couple times already! Keep on keeping on man!
As always great playing, but dude, your videography skills are badass! I think a lot of guitar players probably don’t pay much attention to that sort of thing so I just wanted to show a little appreciation for the production you put into your videos. The lighting, camera angles, slider shots, crisp audio, ext. are things that most people take for granted but those things take a video from being good to being great. Learning a camera is a skill just like learning guitar and man, you’re a master at both! Keep up the great work!
Seagull, my friends. Recommended many times. Never sad with recommendation
The Seagull, Art & Lutherie, and Simon & Patrick brands out of Quebec may not get showcased here unless Rhett wants to bring them across the border. My pride and joy is the Simon & Patrick Songsmith that I picked out of a pawn shop for a "song".
@@MelodyMaker Seagull imports to the US, they have some down at our local Mom & Pop, great guitars from what I can tell.
@@fladification Nice!
@@MelodyMaker I bought a Seagull about a year ago. Great guitar, I really like it!
My acoustic is an old seagull S6 I got off Craigslist for $40 bucks. Nothing was wrong with it, guy just wanted to get rid of it.
Great vid. Lots of good info. And beautifully put together. Great sound and lighting etc. Never miss any of your output. Looking forward to the next live room for. Keep it up Rhet.
Dude, the way you review guitars is so informative and fair.
Great great job.
✌🏼🦁
The Orangewood is probably my favorite of these
I agree that guitar really stood out above the rest.
it held together when strummed hard the rest got a bit muddy.
I have a Orangewood Brooklyn and echo 12 string. Great guitar for the price.
I have an Orangewood Ava live that's a really good quality instrument.
I agree & just purchased that model.
Acoustics are really interesting to work with without a doubt. Really glad to see how more popular and more quality in models they've come in this day and age. I'm always up to see a shootout!
Epiphone Masterbilt. Test drive one of them today. Amazing. Solid Sitka Spruce Top. Solid Mahogany Sides and Back. Amazingly affordable too.
Hi Rhett that melody you played was beautiful. I love the acoustic such a gorgeous sound.
I was blown away by the Orangewood. So glad you did this review.
I’m an old retired dude that used to teach guitar at a state university. What came with the job was ‘managing and maintaining the fleet’. I had to vet and purchase lots of forty to fifty guitars at a time over my tenure. I only used nylon stringed guitars for the loin’s share of my ‘classroom’ students were beginners fulfilling requirements of various degrees (mostly pedagogical). I found the “best bang for the buck” with the in Fender FC-100. At the time was paying around $100/each. I still, along with my Ramírez, go to my almost 40yr old FC-100. It’s nice to have a decent playing classical that I don’t have to treat like a holy relic! 😅👍🏻
40 year old guitar builds up a sound that makes it a "magnet" go to guitar.
2Legit 2BReal, lol, right on brother, it’s like an old comfortable shoe! It almost has a ‘Willie Nelson wear hole’ at the present but in it’s defense it’s been a lot of places I wouldn’t even take your guitar! 😉😅👍🏻
Best bang for buck today is Yamaha FG series, $200-$300 and sound like 2 to 3 thousand.... they are a steal for beginners....
@@robertw1871 I actually have one, except its 25 years old. Checked the serial and I'm only 6 months older than it is. I really love how it sounds, I think part of that is the age.
" the loin's share " is a phrase I'm going to use from now on.
Thanks, Rhett! Great video. Love to see a Tele-style guitar shootout.
Glad I found this video again. Thank you Rhett!
Parlor guitar shoot out?!?! Don’t think I’ve seen you play one before😂 thanks for the great content
Really great video, RS! I was strictly an acoustic player for a 4-5 year period but now I rarely ever play one, as I’ve become obsessed with pedals and ambient soundscapes. Thanks to this video, I might need to pull the Taylor out of the closet. I entered your generous giveaway, so maybe I’ll have a new friend to spark that fire. For my money, the Orangewood was by far the best. Love the look, too. Cheers!
WoW. The studio looks amazing. Congrats Rhett. The band sounds very interesting and allready shows personality
My original Seagull has brought many friends into the guitar world. It still sounds and plays so smooth.
For me the Orangewood sounded the best, with and without pickups. And for the next budged acoustic guitar shootout I would recommend checking out something from Takamine, Ibanez, Guild. Keep making more high-quality videos like this one! :)
Man, that Epiphone sounded downright awful.
i was very surprised :( Fender sounds the best to me
@@SloboTV I played that Fender at G.C. and I was surprised it sound so good.
But the ORANGE sounds best to me.
@@souloftheage remember you are listening through compressed and filtered video/audio.
It also had the most adaptable sound .... I think with a little bit of EQ this could be the most versatile of the bunch
I did not like the walden at all ... and the orangewood had a strange ring to it
I totally agree with the final thoughts. It's also so cool how there are some great options out there for this price range.👍
The Orangewood sounded the best to me. A few years ago I was looking at buying an Epiphone acoustic but the guitar shop I was at didn't carry Epiphones and the owner suggested a Breedlove acoustic that was around the same $400 price point. I tried it out and fell in love with it, so I would suggest trying one of Breedlove's budget acoustic models for the next instalment.
I traded an Epiphone that hurt my thumb, and got an OrangeWood pawnshop rescue. $160 for two dents in top, it is a non electric all mahogany model. Nice and doesn’t hurt my thumb.
I liked the Walden and Orangewood Guitars. You did a nice review of these guitars 👍
I surprised myself. lol, I picked the Orangewood too.
I would love to see you do the same thing with parlour guitars. They are just so practical when your gig is primarily solid body electric.
Thanks Rhett. A really well thought out and well presented shootout. I like how you are succinct and to the point in your reviews. No BS. Would like to see the same type of comparison for parlor guitars in same price point if you could.
My ranking after hearing you play... Orangewood, Waldon, Epiphone, Fender.
I was really impressed by the Orangewood. Great video.
I bought an Echo Live a year and a half ago for my son. I liked it. I liked it so much that I brought it to a gig. It sounded fine at the gig, but the composite wood sides and back isolated it from my body. As a result it felt a little dead to me. For someone that isn't use to playing an all wood guitar this would never be noticed or even known to the player. I like Orangewood guitars so much that I purchased another to keep it strung for Nashville tuning. Their communication and customer service is fantastic. As someone who has 45 years experience playing, and who owns some seriously nice guitars, I have no problem recommending an Orangewood as a budget guitar. You'll get a lot of value from an Orangewood.
Yamaha FG 800, is considered by many people including me to be one of the best student sub $1000 guitars around, I think they are around $250 some places...
Great shoot out. Those pezios suk, your mic job was excellent. I could hardly tell any difference between those guitars except for the epiphone. Brilliant idea using all the same strings although a lot of work, changing strings on all four guitars, that's dedication to your craft. Excellent production, thank you.
Thanks for the video Rhett.
A video idea - How do you recognize and minimize phase issues while recording acoustic guitars in stereo? And also of course the different stereo recording techniques and the ones you prefer.
I own a Taylor that I paid over $3400 for. It's a beautiful instrument that just keeps getting better over time. I refused to take it to the lake so I bought a Breedlove Discovery Concert CE. It's all mahogany and I got it used from GC for $275. I actually only play it now, even when I am home. It plays much better, sounds better and there's something about that all mahogany body that is so dark and warm. When other guitarist hear it, they always stop what they're doing and come over to see what just made that awesome sound. I haven't played the Taylor in over a year now.
Once I played my Korean breedlove over a 614ce for a gig I knew...i have several breedloves's and a Yairi
@@augmentedkeys5971 It has the solid mahogany sides and top, but the back is laminated it appears.
I owned a Breedlove and thought it was a great guitar. But I had to many so I sold it...it just never got played...but yeah Breedlove great value for the money.
I own Breedlove and love it
I tried to like them but I personally found it too hard to get a decent sound out of one (and I tried a bunch). I'd like like to find that Takamine I played at GC once and never saw it again, never played an acoustic that just exploded with sound and tone with so little effort like that Takamine (I wasn't ready to spend $1300 on an acoustic at that time)
Thanks Rhett you did a good job on this. I loved the sound of the Orangewood I have seen quite a few videos showing Orangewood guitars and I think they sound great. I am almost tempted to buy an Orangewood, I have three Martins but the Orangewood for a simple economical guitar that you wouldn't worry about as much the Orangewood seems hard to beat.
Yes mate,the orangewood had the best Sound imo !!!
Great reviews, Rhett, I liked your balanced and honest look at these guitars. I entered the contest, I love them all. Let's go!
You should do more reviews like this. Great job! A review from a pro hard working musician is the best thing to have.
Seagulls have been around quite a while and have always been a great choice for all levels of players. And made in north america.
As someone who had their headstock snap off on them a couple weeks ago this was definitely the video I’ve been looking for. Thanks man! Also have to agree with the orangewood as the overall winner.
I'm sorry for your loss man
how tf
Get a seagull
I'll be gentle with my acoustic😫
Astolfo a gust of wind dropped it flat on the face... happens though
Finally an actually good comparison! Thanks for the great video!
Cool video 👏I've only had 1 guitar for 18years. It's nice to see reviews about other model guitars🙂
The Orangewood sounds the best to my ears. I agree with a couple of folks here that unless you're a professional, a built in pickup isn't necessary. For this price range, I would recommend Yamaha, Alvarez or a Takamine. Yamahas seem to be the most consistent over the years, and I have owned 4 over 40 years. I have played a couple of Alvarez that have made me drool. Maybe a shootout with non-pickup acoustics?
Proof that playing technique, room and mic techniques make any reasonably well made guitar sound AMAZING. Would loved to have heard a couple of higher end models at the end to show the difference. Great video!
Rhett, I enjoyed your "shoot out" very much. I must admit that I started out favoring the Orangewood because I own two of their guitars. (I also have a '66 Gibson J-50 and a '74 Gibson Hummingbird) I bought an Oliver M Live last January. The factory setup was fine, the electronics are the same as the Epiphone in your review, the gig bag is much better made than one would expect to get, and I love the warmer tone from the all mahogany construction. I changed the Ernie Ball 12s for a set of D'Addario 11s and liked the feel better. In April, I bought the Mason LE live which is a sister to the Echo. The larger body and spruce top give it more volume and a brighter tone. Both sound great unplugged or plugged in, just different. Thanks again for your review.
Hey Rhett, I have been looking for opinions on a budget acoustic guitar and this helps. Also like your tag line.
A really enjoyable comparison! And done right, back-to-back without interruption, short phrases, and the same strings - well thought out and executed. I still don't know which one I liked best (and I actually ended up liking the Epiphone the 2nd time around), but whichever it is I'd leave out the electronics, they all sounded horrible through the pick ups. (As for the word "orange", you both just keep saying it the way you say it, both sound good to me.)
It's a travesty that you didn't look at Yamaha. I ran the sales floor of a guitar shop for a decade and we carried just about everything and in the $100-500 range, Yamaha delivers value that rivals the industry standards costing twice as much.
Honestly man, thank you!! I been playing guitar for 20 something years. And I been wanting to get a nice decent price acoustic. I have a 1962 Gibson acoustic that I love but I rather not take to jams or really out of the house. I been looking at those orangewood acoustics, but alot of the typical UA-cam people that have had there hands on them and demo them 1 felt like they were paid to say what they said. 2 never compaired it head to head with others. I have tried the epeiphones and fenders that you have had in this very video and was left wanting more. And that orangewood blew them out of the water! So thank you! I feel like your one of the last few trust worthy people still on the internet and I appreciate this video! Thank you!!
Rhett, I’m with you on the Orangewood. Hadn’t seen or heard one played before, but I was very impressed. The acoustic that I’m loving right now is the Alvarez MD60EBG Masterworks Dreadnought Acoustic Electric. A little higher priced, but it’s all solid AA Sitka top, mahogany back and sides, and an LR Baggs pickup. But I’m going to have to check out the Orangewood when they’re back in stock. Thanks for another great video!
I think you should do more acoustic videos definitely turn this to a series
Guild Westerlys, Seagull and I found a brand from Korea, caller Crafter, very well made and great playing/sounding.
Good video, Rhett. Made it easy to hear the difference.
I agree with you, I am a beginner and it sounds and looks great to me! Thank you for the demo and your comments.
How it goin
I have a 25 year old Yamaha FG-411S (I'm 6 months older) and I love the sound of it. Some of that might be nostalgia because its been in my family that long, but it sounds amazing.
It was $300 in 1995 so its still a budget guitar. Yamahas are a great choice for acoustics in my opinion.
Btw, such great attention to detail by putting the same strings on all 4 guitars 👍
Nice, comprehensive review. Fender acoustic sucked for so many years, I was pleasantly surprised with that cutaway model. Also impressed with the Orangewood.
Very helpful, thanks for this video!
Guild D240e acoustic it´s a great guitar too, Love the sound of the Orangewood. Great Video!
I own that Guild, best budget guitar on the market !
Yes: Seagull and Yamaha.
I do agree. Orangewood is my favourite one, and the last one my second option. That whas a nice video! I would like to watch more like this one in the future
Awesome vid. BTW what kind of watch are you wearing? Looks great
Martin X Series made in Mexico are surprisingly great. I got one for $499. It came with a heavy duty gig bag. The fishman pickup is basic but works fine. In the end, the sound is way above any guitar I've played in that price range or below. It's also probably the toughest and least effected by weather and humidity change. Go watch a video about how these are made. It's all recycled wood from the main Martin factory in PA. They take the saw dust and add a resin and make a pressed wood ...kind of. It's really made of spruce and mahogony...sawdust.
For the beginner, the smaller neck on the Fender is very helpful. I agree the tone isn't the best (my beginner guitar was a CD60SCE), but the playability is great.
this was a great review! I liked how thorough you were and how you mentioned which were good for singer songwriters and ones good for small hands etc. Yes please do more. So very few people do honest reviews of the fender california acoustic series like the malibu, newporter etc. they are all by stores selling them. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Playability is really critical for someone buying at this price point. Many times they are new players. When I started I did not notice the neck profile, but did notice the string action. String action also will really help with the newer students learning barre chords!
Yamaha is a really good choice in this range too. the tone on them is really well balanced and the build quality seems exceptional for the price . If you revisit this subject in a future video try out a Yamaha in the mix.
Yamaha Fg830 or fs830 you can't gi wrong
I am a Yamaha fan and would have wanted to see how an 800 series compares.
Agreed! A buddy of mine graciously gifted me his old Yamaha F310 and when i first tried it i genuinely thought it was a pricier guitar than what it actually is.
Best part was Tilly yelling at him about the correct pronunciation of "orange".
Rhymes with door hinge☺
Scared me through my headphones- I thought there was a stranger in the house behind me XD
@@lanelederer175 Only if you have a speech defect... or if you are American. 🤔😉🤣
I love that Orangewood! Love how it sounds and looks!
Thanks for the video and comparison. I was in the market for a new acoustic/electric for Worship in early 2019 for the same price range in this video. I know I played over 20 different guitars trying to figure it all out, and the short list included Alvarez, Orangewood and Seagull. I ended up going with the Seagull because it just felt and sounded the best to me, which is all very subjective in the long run because each person has a different ideal for what feel and sound is.
Yamaha FG. Still playing mine after 25 years. There is beach sand inside the body from when I was a teenager.
Hard to knock a Yammie.
I started learning in December and have been playing my mom's FG400! I love it, maybe because it's the only guitar I've ever played, but looking online a lot of other people seem to love it too!
That Orangewood sounds fantastic
My first guitar was an Art and Luthrie that I bought on sale for 299. I've been lucky enough to be able to progress up the price spectrum, and have a couple of Taylors and Martin, but I still play that Art and Luthrie ALL the time. And it never seems to go out of tune- even if it *does* happen to sit unplayed for a few months. It sounds fantastic too!
Really impressed with the Orangewood. May look to a grab a cheap one of those as a living room guitar.
Orangewood in this comparsion is a winner all the way. Shame it is so hard to buy in Europe. Great vid man ,cheers!
The upper end Cort guitars are available in Europe as are Eastman and other higher end China guitars. Orangewood guitars are basically the same guitars, all made in China with high quality woods, equipment and care of construction.
Good comparison video. The Orangewood also sounded the best overall in my opinion. I had heard that they made a very good guitar for the money. The "shoot out" concept is something you should consider as a series.
Hey Rhett! Loved the comparison video. I agree with your choice for your favorite, which is the Orangewood. Not sure if you've ever reviewed any of Harley Benton Acoustics, while we're on the topic of budget acoustics. If not, have you considered reviewing one? Some of them are Solid Top acoustic guitars, and they're priced very low. Thanks once again for your great reviews.
Crafter, solid top, hand made for around 500. I found a used D6 for 350 and its a very versatile good sounding guitar.
Breedlove and Alvarez both make VERY good guitars under $500. They're imported, obviously, but I've found their sound and construction to rival just about anything up to the $1500 range. I record primarily with a Breedlove that ran $450.
I agree the Orangewood sounded the best of those. I would also recommend Gretch for a budget acoustic. Great sound and electronics for the money. I would also like to see your impressions of the Martin SC-13E. It is supposed to be more setup for those who most often play electrics.
I like the image of the Epiphone, and the sound of Orangewood. Thanks for the video
Interesting to me that as I listened I was making mental notes and I came to the same conclusions and heard the same things as you apparently. Went ahead and picked up the Orangewood Echo Live Torrified. Can't wait to hear it
I do think the Walden did well with strumming, but overall I felt it was too dry. I loved the Orangewood and was really impressed with the electronics. I've been considering getting that Orangewood for about a year now, but I just entered that giveaway so I guess I'll wait and see what happens 😂.
Really enjoyed your production! You earned yourself a new subscriber 👍
That bracing design leads to immediacy, clarity and balance... which might sacrifice dry... thanks for the comment.
Idea for next shoot-out: P-90 guitars under $1,000
Several years ago I bought an Ibanez exotic wood acoustic for $400 It has the pickup, three band EQ, a tuner and a chorus effect As well as high and low z outputs. It has the cutaway and plays beautiful. Plays better than a lot of electric guitars. It has a low action and stays in tune forever. I really love that guitar.
It would be cool to see some of the Guild budget versions! I really enjoyed this!
I get the reason for sticking to all dreads, but my humble recommendation for something in the $350-$500 range, Breedlove Guitars are an amazing value. Great playability, typically good pickups. Always my recommendation for individuals looking to learn or something they're not worried about beating up.
Regarding the 4 you tested out, it took about 15 seconds to echo your sentiments on the Orangewood. Sounded great. Looks great.
I absolutely love my Breedlove too, it’s a Cocert Ce, about 350 used and it just plays and sounds great, not super loud but it’s electric so it doesn’t even matter! Records great as well
Love my Breedlove
My Korean Atlas is a tank! Its been dropped and banged around for the last 6 years and doesn't have a mark on it,lol
@Kwenz Landah My comment is relevant to Breedlove,,which makes the "Atlas" series.
Rhett is by his own admission a "utility acoustic" player. He's a big loud dread strummer. That's not a bad thing but it frames his perspective.
It would be interesting to pick the cheapest one of the four (I assume the Epi Hummingbird) and have it setup, get a new saddle and bone nut on it. It might still remain the cheapest and people report a very noticeable improvement.
I love the orange wood acoustic it sounds so good I'm definitely going to buy one soon as they are back in stock
I just spent a good 6 hours trying to figure out what to get. I just started the video I had settled on the fender I hope my own research did me good I'm about to find out. Great timing on this video by the way literally couldnt have been timed better for my needs
They all sound great through the microphone. It’s amazing how far the quality of budget instruments has progressed I’m my lifetime. In the mid nineties a $400 acoustic would play and sound like garbage. Now you can consistently find a $300 acoustic that plays and sounds close to premium instruments.
This causes a strange market for instruments. People are either looking for something that plays and sound great; a market where people are looking for the best bang for their buck, or they’re looking for something in a new niche: heirloom quality instruments that will hold value and can be passed on to future generations.
We’re past the time where a D18 will hold its value because its quality far surpasses almost any instrument on the market. Why buy a D18 for $2000 when it’s a similar quality to a $500 guitar and it will depreciate by 30% the moment you buy it?
I'd go with Yamaha every day. My friend has one and it sounds awesome
Great choice of guitars there bro😮Loved your video much
AWESOME VIDEO MY MAN .thanks ..great production too.. appreciated
Yamaha definitely makes some sweet acoustic guitars and prices are extremely affordable. I have found that earthwood strings play and sounds the best on my 250 dollar Yamaha. The reason I bought mine was due to comparison between several different models. My choices were between the Taylor CE 314 (over $1500 bucks) versus the $250 Yamaha and I chose the Yamaha because the sound was equal to the Taylor
I have an FG800 and a 314ce. I reach for the Yamaha 9/10 times I go to play
Can’t believe the Fender sounds better than the Epi
I'm actually looking for an acoustic guitar so thanks for this video its really insightful. I liked the Orangewood.
This is cool... wasn't expecting the Orangewood to sound so good... My fav's, Oragewood, Walden and Fender.
The Orangewood sounded best to me, with Walden being second. I started learning to play guitar in the early 80s. The quality of the beginner instruments available today is so much better than any of the first several acoustic guitars that I owned. This is also true for electric guitars and basses. The entry level Squiers, Epiphones, and Ibanezes are great instruments.
to my ears:
1. orangewood
2. walden
3. fender
4. epiphone
Thanks for the listen!
@@WaldenGuitars never heard of you guys before, but I'd say it's a very close second place to the orangewood. Do you have any distrubters in Western Europe? I'd love to check some of your models!
100% agree
My ears: 1. Fender, 2. Orangewood, 3. Walden, 4. Epiphone. I think it’s ultimately gonna come down to sound preference .
100 % agree with you!
nice review @rhettshull I'd like to see you do a review of budget 335 style guitars. I'd love to get one...If I could afford a vintage gibson, but I can't so would like to hear your thoughts on these!
Great work on this review. Only way to verify tonality is to have new strings on all. I've used Martin Acoustic SPs, but will have to get your recommended D'Addagio SPs. Where did you go to music school and who are the artist you feel most influenced your music?