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Sweetwater has the PRS SE Parlor P20 Acoustic Guitar for $299 with free shipping. This is $200 off the normal price. Features include:
- Mahogany top, back, and sides
- Mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard
- 24.72" scale length
- 11.8" neck radius
- PRS bird inlays
- Available in three finishes: black, mahogany, and tobacco sunburst -Mahogany on backorder but can still be ordered.
For those unfamiliar with parlor size, these are smaller guitars that are great for younger players, people with smaller hands, having around the couch, and for travel.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/...-satin-top
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As I was typing this, Nick at Sweetwater sent me an email with photos of my new guitar prior to shipping!
I recently had an itch for a parlor guitar, and I went and played a bunch of them, including the P20. I think the most important question for getting a parlor is - "Do I want a parlor guitar, or a 'small' guitar?" A parlor guitar, in my opinion, is a bit outside the normal range of what one calls an "acoustic guitar." That's not to take anything away from it - it's kind of like a 2-seater convertible for cars. Yes, it's a car, but just not what you picture when a friend says "I bought a new car." And like a 2-seater convertible, it's great for some settings, but could be a poor fit in others.
Long story short, what I personally came to realize is that I wanted a "small guitar," not necessarily a parlor. That is to say, I wanted a small guitar that sounded like a bigger guitar. Of course, there are parlor guitars that also fit into this category, and the Alvarez x66x parlors are probably the closest I've personally played that fit the bill. MOST other parlor guitars I've played, however, all had that "boxy," "midrangy" quality to it that I just could not appreciate. It doesn't help of course, that I don't play the kind of songs (say, folk blues) that would complement those qualities.
I'll say this about the P20. It's not all that. To my ears, a much cheaper Recording King sounded about on par, and the aforementioned Alvarez and similarly priced Guild P-240 sounded much better (and again, by "better," I mean more like a full-sized guitar).
To summarize:
1) If you're considering this as your first guitar, I'd strongly suggest you go to a music store and try out other "regular" sized guitars first to make sure this is what you want.
2) If you want a small-sized guitar, there's no need to be tied to a parlor model. You have other - in my opinion, better - options.
3) I'm not a parlor guitar expert, so take my advice with a grain of salt. However, I am knowledgeable enough to comment on acoustic guitars in general, and I feel very confident giving advice to beginners and first-time buyers.
In case you're curious, I did scratch my small-guitar itch with a Taylor GS Mini. I am not a fan of Taylor, and thought I'd never buy one. However, I couldn't deny what my ears were hearing.
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