Daisy Rock Butterfly Jumbo Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Bubinga Butterfly

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List Price: $619.00
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Alvarez Acoustic Guitar RD20SCSB Cutaway Dreadnought Top Solid Spruce Back & Side Mahogany

Alvarez RD20SCSBRegent SeriesEven the so-called beginner. The Regent series stands in defiance of other guitar makers whose least expensive instruments are essentially mere props, suitable for losing in a river on a float trip. Or leaving out of their cases in a dusty attic. Instead, the Regent series offers a complete line of guitars, giving any buyer a choice of body styles, including solid tops, a 12-string, classicals and cutaway models with electric/ acoustic capability. Each featuring optimum tone and tuning stability. Each offering superior value and affordability. Each producing true music for any guitarist starting on the path to greatness....
List Price: $549.99
Amazon Price: $369.99
Used Price: $299.00

Mitchell MD100S12EBK 12 String Dreadnought Acoustic Electric Guitar, Black

The MITCHELL MD100S12EBK is a full-sized 12-string acoustic/electric dreadnought guitar that features a solid Sitka spruce top, rich mahogany back and sides. Tasteful abalone rosette and purfling accents highlight an elegant ebony finish. Mitchell puts quality acoustics within the reach of any musician....
List Price: $599.99
Used Price: $235.00
Customer Review: I own the 6 string version
I own the Mitchell MD100S which is a six string solid spruce top and mahogany sides and back. Abalone rosette, creme burling, pearl inlays on the rosewood fretwood, and comes with D'addario EXP strings. I bought it at my local Guitar center store after trying Yamaha, Epiphone, Ibanez, Fender, Laguna, Martin, and Taylor. The price of this guitar on sale was $179.99 and Musician's Friend online had it for $129,99 which Guitar Center matched and had in stock. Don't judge this guitar by its price. I'm on an aspiring musician's budget and was looking to add a dreadnought guitar to my small modest collection and had a budget in mind. $200-$300 top. I began looking at the inexpensive Epi's, Yamaha's, Ibanez, Fenders, Squier's, and just for giggles the Martin and Taylor's which everyone that knows guitars also knows these last two don't offer anything under $399 and up. Having said that, I kept going back to the Yamaha FG series and there were two that I really liked. Both were in the $200-300 price range. After trying the Yahama for a second time I thought I had made my decision and when I went to put it back on the wall where I had picked it up from the space was occupied by another guitar. I walked over to an empty slot and next to it was the Mitchell. The thing that caught my eye was the quality. Fit and finish looked impeccable and I didn't even looked at the price tag since I figured it was probably another expensive guitar as the Martin and Taylor. The rosette is an authentic abalone and the fret markers are pearl inlays. None of which either Yamaha's had. There was a sticker on the pick guard that said made of Spruce and Mahogany sides and back, not a laminate but solid stuff. I took it off the slot and went back in the audition room where I had played the other guitars. The tone blew me away! Now I really didn't want to look at the price tag. I played a few chords, looked at the back, the sides, the front, and label inside the guitar said "This instrument was designed and engineered in California and has been to exacting specifications and has been by Javanese craftsman in Indonesia" under this is the symbol WFM which I believe is the company that makes the instrument. Someone told me the Mitchell brand is the "house brand" for Guitar Center and I think GC and Musician's Friend online must be affiliated. These are the only two places that I've seen that carry this brand. Now back to how the guitar plays and sounds: I couldn't have made a wiser choice. The packing was excellent. The guitar was in tune right out of the box and I only did some minor tweeking a few weeks later as I broke the number 1 E string while playing with the tuners which are excellent. This guitar has not gone out of tune since I bought it. I have an electronic chromatic tuner which I use to check the tuning since my ears can't believe it won't go out of tune. The tuners are sealed and look to my eyes to be made by Grover. The sound is fabulous! If you're looking for a great sounding and looking guitar take a look at the Mitchell. You won't regret it. They also have the MD100 which is about $50 less, sounds just as good and has a laminate spruce top, no burling, and the Mitchell logo is not gold as on the MD100S.

G340SC Acoustic Guitar

Takamine's lowest priced Solid Top Dreadnought, the G340SC features a Solid Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, and Rosewood fretboard. Just a really nice guitar.

CK047 Celebrity Acoustic Electric Guitar (Figured Koa Top)

Ovation has added a new figured koa top model to the value priced Celebrity line. The new addition features all the standard specifications of a Celebrity including the Lyrachord bowl, pin-less walnut bridge, and OP 20 preamp. It's figured koa top a...
Price: $799.50
Customer Review: An acoustic that rocks
The short and sweet version is: the CK047 is a good guitar under any measure; I added the iDea retrofit preamp, and now I have MP3 recording (high quality) and playback (great for jamming!) right on the guitar. I have played for 20 years, and owned a few guitars. I believe I can notice subtleties that differentiate good guitars from plain average. In fact, I went to the store to check an Ovation iDea, but was immediately disappointed... I had never seen a $600 guitar so poorly finished, as the iDea was (what a flop, Ovation, what a flop...) Anyway, that is when I discovered the CK047. I compared the CK047 against a dozen other guitars on the store. The acoustic sound is superior to many brands. This guitar, however, does not have the best acoustic performance; for instance, Taylor is far superior to Ovation... But when it comes to plugged sound, nothing beats an Ovation. Koa wood gives a rich sound that is not very bright (something totally desirable when you amplify). I bought this guitar as a practice instrument for normal wear and tear, while I keep the high-end guitars for recording and occasional jamming. The tuning pegs are standard Ovation (very precise, keeps it tuned). The finish on the top is very well done; incredibly beautiful, and honors the natural warmth of the wood. This guitar is *very* precise: the first harmonic on every fret matches perfectly the note 12 frets below. The action is low and smooth. Now, a note about origin, as it seems to be a matter of interest: The CK047 is Korean. It does not have the aura that accompanies American-made guitars, but the finish is just as high-quality as you would expect from an American guitar (clarification: Celebrities are mid-level models; only high-end models are made in the USA... had I had extra$1,000 I would have bought an American Ovation). Ovation has been making guitars in Korea for a while, and it shows. I compared this guitar against other Chinese celebrities (the koa Celebrity is only made in Korea, though), and I have to acknowledge that Chinese models' finish is of the lowest quality. Warning: AS OF 2008, STAY AWAY FROM CHINESE OVATION CELEBRITY MODELS... they are hit or miss (mostly miss). Out of six Chinese Ovation Celebrity guitars I compared against the CK047, only one had decent finishing and sound. No doubt the quality will eventually increase, but in the meantime...
Customer Review: A Visual Feast
In my opinion this is the most beautiful acoustic-electric guitar made (including Ovation's own SE model). People rave about the stunning grain of the koa. Sounds good unplugged. Sounds absolutely amazing through the amp. I play a finger-picking/strumming Jimmy Buffett-style and believe that this is the perfect guitar for me. Ask someone at Sam Ash or Guitar Center or Musician's Friend. It is available through these retailers even if it is hard to find it on their websites. I expect to be playing this guitar until my fingers stop listening to my brain. I totally love it.