Resources | Tabs | Classifieds | Reviews | Calendar | Discussion

AG Sept/Oct 1993 No. 20 - 14 Budget Steel-Strings for under $500.00

Overall ratings/score:                           Ratings by Category/TotAvg:
        1/85       Yamaha FG-450-SA Jumbo - $499.00            5/81
        2/83       Epiphone PR350S         - 419.00            2/82
        3/83       Seagull S6              - 395.00            4/81
        4/83       Washburn D-13           - 380.00            1/83
        5/82       Vantage VS-50S          - 350.00            6/78
        6/80       Alvarex 5224            - 450.00            3/81
        7/77       Blueridge BR-0S         - 359.00            9/74
        8/77       Sigma DM-4Y             - 486.00            8/75
        9/70       Ibanez Ragtime R350     - 499.00            7/76
        10/63      Mountain M36            - 290.00            10/67
        11/60      Hondo H18               - 235.00            12/61
        12/57      Cort AJ601              - 249.00            14/58
        13/57      Ovation CC11-9          - 400.00            11/65
        14/50      Jb Player J1000-N       - 395.00            13/61

Selected comments:

most guitars in this group are dreadnought, top six are solid top EXCEPT
Washburn (which wasn't a penalty) .  Setup as a whole for this group
was poor - generally too high.  top six also had best warranties. 
Other comments dealt with appearance and subjective remarks.  My $.02 -
work with the top six and let your ears and/or comfort and playability
decide.


From: swood1@ix.netcom.com (Stan Wood )
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic
Date: 5 Oct 1995 21:03:11 GMT