Guitar players looking for a quality all solid wood acoustic cheap

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I have read a few threads in here for people on the look out for a first guitar or wanting an upgrade to Martin or Taylor territory but out of most people's budget being over £1000.

Anyway I was after a guitar for the office and came across these.

All solid wood both top sides and back

Faith Guitars

http://www.faithguitars.com/faith-guitar-display.asp?id=80&cat=Naked Series

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Top Wood Solid Engelmann Spruce (2 Stage Satin)
Back Wood Solid Indonesian Mahogany (2 Stage Satin)
Side Wood Solid Indonesian Mahogany (2 Stage Satin)
Binding N/A
Bracing Material Quarter-Sawn Spruce
Bracing Pattern Patrick James Eggle X-Brace Design
Rosette 2mm Abalone
Neck Mahogany
Neck Finish Satin
Neck Joint Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design
Fingerboard Indonesian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 16
Fingerboard Inlays Mother of Pearl 'F' at 12th Fret
Machine Head Faith Precision Chrome
Trussrod 2 Way
Nut/Saddle NuBone
Nut Width Nut 43mm / String Spacing 55mm
Bridge Indonesian Rosewood
Bridge Pins Ebony with Abalone Dots Finish
Finish Type 2 Stage Satin all over
Pickup/Preamp Shadow PerformerTuner Preamp / Shadow Nanoflex Pickup 1,3


This guitar linked comes in at £385 and offers top class tone apparantly. I am checking one out on Friday at my local guitar shop...will feedback my thoughts.

Anyone got one here?
 
I was in a band with a guy who had a faith guitar, I thought it was a very nice guitar the pickup wasn't very good but unpluged it sounded excellent. It could have done with a good set up as the action was very high on it but build quality seemed good.

Sadly his broke when we took a youth group away and some stupid kid broke the headstock off. This is no reflection on the guitar as I'm sure it would have happened on any instrument. He now has a lovely Avalon which is just the business.

ETA Another good company for mid range guitars are Seagull, I don't know who stocks them in the UK but there is a shop in Dublin that carries them and I was very impressed when I played a few.
 
Fair enough I hadn't really looked into them a whole lot I just remember being pleasantly surprised by the quality of the guitar for the price. Regarding Faith as I said above my limited experience with the faith guitars was very good.
 
That looks like a nice guitar. Wonder how it plays?

I do believe some of the Seagulls come in around £3-500. Last time I checked my S6 Folk would have been ~ 400 to replace with the current version. No cutaway or pickups though. (scratch that, I've just looked at sheehans website and they're now 500 quid)
 
jumpy said:
That looks like a nice guitar. Wonder how it plays?

I do believe some of the Seagulls come in around £3-500. Last time I checked my S6 Folk would have been ~ 400 to replace with the current version. No cutaway or pickups though. (scratch that, I've just looked at sheehans website and they're now 500 quid)
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That S6 folk has laminated sides and back. Thats why I linked the guitar in OP its all solid woods :)

In terms of Playabilty I'll find out tomorrow.
 
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Yup, there's no beating a guitar that feels and sounds right to your ear, regardless of the pricetag.
 
gregorius said:
Indeed; but it's one of their top-of-the-range guitars (and much better to my fingers and ears than more expensive Taylors & Martins). What I meant to suggest to the OP was to look at their range of guitars; even their inexpensive ones are very good.
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I am the OP

The point of this thread is the price for an all solid wood acoustic

Freshman don't offer any solid woods at this price point. £385
 
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jumpy said:
Yup, there's no beating a guitar that feels and sounds right to your ear, regardless of the pricetag.
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Solid woods will offer a more complex tone. Hence why they are used in the upper end models.

This is why I posted the Faith guitar in the OP. Its unusual for a guitar to be all solid woods costing £385
 
I spooged around £900 on a 2nd hand Taylor 414CE a few years ago; that was an upgrade from a Yamaha APX4A.
Didn't mind spending it as you get what you pay for with guitars generally and if I ever wished to sell it on, I won't lose much as 2nd hand guitar values are generally pretty static on a lot of models.
 
gort said:
I spooged around £900 on a 2nd hand Taylor 414CE a few years ago; that was an upgrade from a Yamaha APX4A.
Didn't mind spending it as you get what you pay for with guitars generally and if I ever wished to sell it on, I won't lose much as 2nd hand guitar values are generally pretty static on a lot of models.
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Mostly on the Martins and Taylors or the other American made guitars.

I have a Martin OM-18V and a Martin D15-M both will only increase in value.

I wouldn't spooge 1k on a built in China Freshman though.

These will not hold value.

As for the Faith... the all solid woods rival tone of the taylor and Martins costing 3 times as much apparently that was my point.
 
easyrider said:
I am the OP

The point of this thread is the price for an all solid wood acoustic

Freshman don't offer any solid woods at this price point. £385
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Do you specifically want the built in pick-up? If you do, then the Freshman guitars are up a notch in price from that. But the FA250's are in your range without built-in electrics.

Your point about solid wood is well made; but, from my experience of trying lots of guitars before I bought what I have now, having a top-class solid-wood soundboard is the key feature. I'd be loath to compromise that for having solid wood all around when there are some very good laminate-sides + solid tops out there! But, as already remarked in the thread, go and play the Faith - and if it's love, buy it! Good luck!
 
gregorius said:
Do you specifically want the built in pick-up? If you do, then the Freshman guitars are up a notch in price from that. But the FA250's are in your range without built-in electrics.

Your point about solid wood is well made; but, from my experience of trying lots of guitars before I bought what I have now, having a top-class solid-wood soundboard is the key feature. I'd be loath to compromise that for having solid wood all around when there are some very good laminate-sides + solid tops out there! But, as already remarked in the thread, go and play the Faith - and if it's love, buy it! Good luck!
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Not really...I'm going to ask the dealer if they do a model without.I also have a Martin LX1 which has a solid top and HPL back and sides and it's a nice sounding guitar. So I do get that all solid woods is not the be all and end all. But these faith seem to tick all the boxes...Quarter sawn solid spruce tops and solid mahogany back and sides. I also like the lack of any frills and lacquer ...I have a feeling these are gonna be little gems of guitars for little cost.
 
I had a small play on the Faith Mercury Parlour at my local shop (I was looking to replace a Fender CD-60). Seemed like a very nice guitar for the money, very playable and had a nice tone for such a small body if I remember rightly.
 
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