Electro-Acoustic Guitar?

Chads · 2 Feb 2007 at 19:58

I need a cheap electro-acoustic to record a composition for a final-year university project. How cheap can I go before it sounds awful (bearing in mind I dont have high standards at all)?

Ideally I don't want to spend over a hundred pounds. I'm new to Electro-acoustics so I don't know how much price is going to affect the quality; is there a price limit under which they just sound terrible or am I going to get a tolerable sound out of pretty much most cheap builds.

It doesn't need to sound brilliant, but I don't want to go and spend 70 quid on a guitar only to take it home and find that it barely even resembles the sound of an acoustic.

Cheers,

SidewinderINC · 2 Feb 2007 at 20:21

can you not rent one from your local guitar shop?

if you only need it to record a composition i'm sure that its possible.

they may ask for a deposit but you'll get that back if you take good care of the guitar.

Docaroo · 2 Feb 2007 at 20:25

I'm not sure if you want a classical or acoustic so here's both:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ibanez-ga-5-wce/69538

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ibanez-aeg-8e/69077

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ibanez-v72ece/69081

my bro has the GA 5 for use as a cheap classical for mucking about with and it sounds great so you can assume the other 2 will be perfect for your needs aswell!

Yamaha are fairly good too so look out for them aswell!

Chronos-X · 2 Feb 2007 at 23:24

The sound of an electro is really another instrument in yourself. Its very trebbly and percussive.

If you want to record and have the luxury of a studio over a live setting then just mic up the sound-hole of the guitar. Or mic the guitar and take an output from an electro and mix as desired.