1 of the elite trio of acoustic brands!!!

Advantages: will last a life time, sounds great, plays great, will not depreciate
Disadvantages: costly to begin with

...have no idea what the guitar actually plays like so how are you going to know it's the right one for you? One of my heroes Hank Marvin uses a black Martin which is available in his signature series which offers a fantastic sound. Unfortunately it did not work for me as it is a full bodied guitar which means it is quite large so me being quite short found it very difficult to play. Alternatively if you do not have enough to purchase something like a martin, then there are some great brands out there set at £500 - £1000 mark that will work extremely well in the professional environment. Guild is one brand that I can recommend having owned one for the last 5 years. So to summarize, In my opinion Martin is one of 3 equally fantastic acoustic guitar brands that I strongly recommend. They are the industry standard tools that will provide...

kylehall99 21.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Martin D-28 Acoustic Guitar

THE best electro acoustic guitar!

Advantages: Sound, build, playability
Disadvantages: Rounded back can be awkward at first.

...If you have read some of my other guitar reviews, you will know im a bit of a collector of guitars. In fact, you could almost say its an obsession. Therfore no collection would be complete without an axe from one of the world's finest and best known acoustic producers. Ovation. I own the Ovation Celebrity Deluxe which i believe is the finest looking in the Ovation range. However, you will also know that from my other reviews, Im left handed with the guitar which narrows your choice in colour. For a Right hander, the choices include, Black, Natural, Wine, Green and a sunburst effect top and also available in vasious mapel finishes. Im afraid to say my only choice was Black. Still it does look rather fetching and contrasts well with the Marquetry effect leaves around the multiple sound holes. Being an Ovation, it does come...

andycharger 31.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ovation Celebrity Deluxe CS257-RRB Acoustic Electric Guitar

review of Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: very playable
Disadvantages: short sustain

...The Epipiphone Hummingbird is my first Acoustic guitar i have not stolen off my dad. £300 is not a bad deal, seeing as the Gibson acoustics are all around £3000. The looks and finish of this guitar are very nice, i enjoy graphics on my guitar as long as they arent too loud, and this 'mockingbird' illustration is just plain pleasent. The shape of the guitar is perfect so that it can sit on your lap for hours and not ache, partly due to its incredibly light weight. The playability is pretty much perfect, the best you can get for a £300 acoustic, and times I thought I was playing an electric, the fretboard was just so slim, the strings were at perfect distance from the fretboard. The sound is not as good as the playability I must admit, probably because of the lightweight body, it is not hard enough to sustain the notes for a very long...

Diamond_Joe 01.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar

Martin DM

Advantages: warm sound, For a range of styles, time proven dreadnaught design.
Disadvantages: Laminated back and sides

...I baught the guitar about a year ago and have played it nearly every day since. I play Jazz, folk and blues fingerstyle and the Martin suits my style of playing. The guitar has a solid spruce top and laminated mahogany back and sides giving it a very warm sound that has improved after playing. My first impressions of the guitar was how well it was built. It had no rough edges and no other noticable imperfections. When buying the guitar i was considering a Taylor 214 and a Yamaha LL. I recomend buying the Taylor equivelent if a brighter sound is required. I didnt buy the Yamaha as it sounded dull due to old strings and the shop keeper would not replace them for me. I have played the yamaha since and if i had the choice again i would buy the Yamaha as you get solid back and sides for the money and i love the sound that Bert Jansch gets out...

superandyp 18.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Martin DM Acoustic Guitar

Applause AE64 Acoustic Electric Guitar

Advantages: Beautiful sound, playability and look
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...So I'm sat here in my room at my halls of residence playing on my acoustic electric guitar, when it hit me..."could I review this on Ciao?"...yes, I could!! Applause Guitars are the younger brother of guitar manufacturers Ovation, who have been making trustworthy guitars for over 30 years now, and here have used this experience to make a guitar that doesn't sound like a guitar that is as cheap as this, but is a high-quality product. My model number is actually the AE 28, rather than the 64, but trust me, from what I know about Ovations and what else I can work out, there are no differences here except the numbers! I brought it in November last year from a local music retailers, who I purchased my two other guitars (both electric), so trusted them fully when they recommended me this offering, and they've not let me down...

carl.mcqueen 19.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Applause AE64 Acoustic Electric Guitar

Taylor 810 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: Superior tone, easy to play
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I wish I was the proud possessor of a Taylor 810 guitar! The one I'm writing about belongs to a friend of mine, and he's very protective of it, will let very few people touch it (I appear to be one of the favoured few!) The guitar itself is made of Indian rosewood back and sides, with a Sitka spruce top, with distinctive Taylor ebony bridge and scratchplate. The neck is tropical American mahogany, the fingerboard is also ebony. The soundhole is decorated with Abalone,however this is not excessive. Machine heads are gold plated for a touch of luxury. As much care has been taken on the inside of this guitar as on the outside, and the finish is smooth, even on those hard-to-reach corners inside the guitar. This particular guitar does not have a fitted pickup, however I use an ebony Mimesis acoustic pickup which is excellent...

Carole2512 15.09.2003 · Read review
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Review of Taylor 810 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

Talor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: Lightweight, Excellent Build Quality, Beautiful tone.
Disadvantages: Not A Lot

...Having just puchased one of these guitars on the wonderful ebay, I thought that i may as well review it for my friends on ciao. When the guitar arrives it comes in a very sturdy, expensive looking padded gig bag. As soon as you unpack it from the box it reeks of quality, the gig bag itself has a carrying handle on the top and a strap on the rear, so you can sling it over you back in a rock ' roll style. It has a large front pocket for carrying various bits and bobs (large enough to carry a tab book), and features an embroided Taylor logo, essential for letting others know whats inside. Once you open the gig bag and lift out the guitar it becomes apparent how lightweight the instrument is. The back and sides are made from Sapele veneerand the top is Sitka spruce. While these are not the most expensive and best sounding woods used...

mrchriswill 15.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Taylor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar

Gr8 Guitar For Everyone

Advantages: Colours are nice, gr8 sound and v. stylish.
Disadvantages: Picks up fingerprints

...Falcon Blue Acoustic Guitar My mom says I've got enough guitars now; I have two acoustics and one electric. I know most of your guitarists out there say that's nothing, but I can see where she's coming from, we have totally no room. This guitar was my third guitar. I got my electric for my birthday last year and brought my second one quite cheap at a boot sale, lets just say it wasn't the best guitar in the world, so when I started to earn some money again I decided I needed a steel string acoustic guitar. I walked into the shop and the prices were well into the hundreds, but this falcon guitar was the last one in stock and I managed to get it for under £70. It's more for beginners, because it's under £100, but I love it. It's got quite a sexy look to it, and I'm not disappointed to play it in front of people. It's got...

DixieChick10 15.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Falcon Acoustic Guitar (Blue)

Yamaha 12 String Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: Loud clean sounding
Disadvantages: None

...If you've read many of my op's you've probably figured out I'm a musical type of person, but not the type that jingles whilst walking. For years I have enjoyed playing rhythm guitar both privately and on the road but never more so than on my Yamaha 12 String. It's a lovely full size instrument that creates amazing volume even without an amp, and by far outdoes all the other acoustics I have had or used in the past, and I have had some nice ones. The overall design is pretty standard at first glance, but if you look a little closer, or better yet actually try one you can appreciate the really low fretting that gives a very smooth action, and in the case of my one having dreadnought fretting it's even smoother. The head of the guitar is well shaped also, and fitted out with chrome keys that really set of the rose wood neck...

Trev1000 30.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha DW8-12 Dreadnought 12-String Acoustic Guitar

A perfect guitar for the beginners

Advantages: Easy to use & light weight
Disadvantages: Sore fingers

...I got the "Squier Fender SA100 Acoustic Guitar" from my wife Susan for Christmas. You know what its like, they ask you what you want for Christmas and you say "I am not bothered anything", Well this year I was telling her I wanted to learn how to play an Acoustic Guitar. The joke was I would serenade her down the allotment in the summer :). Susan said I was not having one as she knows I would probably turn up at her job as sing to her. I do silly thing like send her a dozen red roses for Valentines Day etc. Well imagine my surprise to find a BIG box in the front room on Christmas day, knowing what the kids had got I knew it was for me. I ripped of the paper and found the Squier Fender SA100 Acoustic Guitar, I was over the moon, but my kids played heck with there mum as she was seen to be encouraging me. Well the first thing is...

the_enlightened_one 15.01.2007 (03.02.2007) · Read review
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Review of Squier Fender SA100 Acoustic Guitar