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Monoprice Idyllwild Solid Spruce Top Steel String Acoustic Guitar w/ Bag & More Expired
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Monoprice has Monoprice Idyllwild SGI41 Solid Spruce Top Steel String Natural Acoustic Guitar w/ Accessories & Gig Bag on sale for $59.99 when you apply promo code 40SALE in cart. Shipping is free.
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- Full‑size dreadnought body
- Solid spruce top
- Complete accessory package:
- Tuner
- Extra Strings
- Picks
- Strap
- Padded Gig Bag
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Idyllwild by Monoprice [monoprice.com] has SGI41 Spruce Top Steel String Natural Acoustic Guitar w/Accessories / Gig Bag for $59.99
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Really the side wood is snobbery, it's not vibrating, and the back is barely involved in sound production. That's the physics. It's like people debating alder vs basswood on an electric guitar body.
Any acoustic guitar that is playable, and sounds good and has good intonation shouldn't be treated like disposable trash. Any guitars glue will fail, solid wood top will crack with that sort of abuse. Even if its a 60 dollars the spruce and mahogany trees still had to be cut down.
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I love cheap guitars, and own many. Including monoprice ones. But I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who doesn't know how to setup guitars. And not to a beginner.
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For anyone just starting, I personally bought a more expensive guitar ($300-$400) as my first so that the investment would motivate me to play and made me care for the instrument more. But, everyone's different. Generally people don't care for their cheapo guitar, so you might end up not caring to play either.
That's my two cents, but anyways these guitars get so cheap its insane
For anyone just starting, I personally bought a more expensive guitar ($300-$400) as my first so that the investment would motivate me to play and made me care for the instrument more. But, everyone's different. Generally people don't care for their cheapo guitar, so you might end up not caring to play either.
That's my two cents, but anyways these guitars get so cheap its insane
If you need an expensive guitar to enjoy playing, maybe you only like the idea of playing guitar.
So long as it's playable and sounds halfway decent (yes and yes, in this case) then go for it.
I would recommend this over the more expensive monoprice acoustic.
So long as it's playable and sounds halfway decent (yes and yes, in this case) then go for it.
I would recommend this over the more expensive monoprice acoustic.
A steel string guitar has about 170 lbs of tension pulling at it on all times and is just a hollow wood box with some bracing. That's just one reason you don't beat up on it, toss it around or leave it in a trunk.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrbUVqN
I love cheap guitars, and own many. Including monoprice ones. But I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who doesn't know how to setup guitars. And not to a beginner.
The idea that any playable, good sounding instrument should not be touched by a luthier, just because of it's low price is backwards. It's not like a cheap bike where the materials and design are bad. It's the same quality spruce, rosewood, mahogany okume, glue, fretwire as entry level from established brands.
If you don't get a good guitar (TBH quality control is probably spotty) then return it, but don't say it's not worth the normal attention that any instrument needs.
*Proper shootout, same expensive strings, same demo, same mic, same day.
The idea that any playable, good sounding instrument should not be touched by a luthier, just because of it's low price is backwards. It's not like a cheap bike where the materials and design are bad. It's the same quality spruce, rosewood, mahogany okume, glue, fretwire as entry level from established brands.
If you don't get a good guitar (TBH quality control is probably spotty) then return it, but don't say it's not worth the normal attention that any instrument needs.
*Proper shootout, same expensive strings, same demo, same mic, same day.
But, to me, the idea that a novice would buy this guitar with the plan to pay an American luthier to turn it into a good instrument is a bad idea.
If a moderately experienced palyer wants a cheap guitar, for any of a myriad of reasons, then they can knock themselves out with this $60 lottery ticket. I don't doubt that most would get $60 of enjoyment from it.
But, to me, the idea that a novice would buy this guitar with the plan to pay an American luthier to turn it into a good instrument is a bad idea.
If a moderately experienced palyer wants a cheap guitar, for any of a myriad of reasons, then they can knock themselves out with this $60 lottery ticket. I don't doubt that most would get $60 of enjoyment from it.
When you can see someone shooting out a $100 Donner* (same idea as monoprice, TBH) guitar and declaring it plays better than a $2000 Gibson, maybe you should dismiss your idea that all cheap guitars start out as unplayable without a luthier. My cheap guitars exceed Taylors spec for action and the intonation is spot on from the factory setup.
Guitar is going to cost effort (and some money) for anyone. Whether it's the guitar teacher who you pay for lessons, or a friend, or luthier, or self taught it's nice for every guitar to have a basic setup for the utmost enjoyment and because wood settles and also, different climates, tunings and string choices.
*also you might say the Donner was just lucky but the other video referenced says his factory setup on this exact SGI41 Monoprice guitar is "excellent" and as a luthier considering materials, quality and the market he thinks the "true" price will end up as $200.
I'm tempted to order this one out of morbid curiosity to see what it's like... but I don't think I will.
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And another thing; most people get one of these, needing nothing. Decent setup and playable. After good strings are properly stretched in, of course. So when we say it pays to setup your own guitar; that doesn't mean you will get one thrown together with little setup. But guess what? With ANY online guitar and for ANY EXPENSIVE price point then you just might get one needing setup completely. So what? Except I understand; you would think, if you're paying $100's or even $1000's then a pristine setup would go without saying. Or you might falsely assume the $60 guitars get nothing and maybe that's why they are cheap. Well many sellers do not say and almost all online guitars will need something. Minor as it may be. It's really not a big deal; if you can read and watch some video's.
Just don't go typing on 'about the mouth' about how you're sure the $60 guitars are the ones needing a lot; because it looks like it's just the opposite, IRONICALLY! Yes it's the $60 guitars arriving setup, well enough; perhaps to prove their point and reputation. So we who bought them say so. I have no idea what you will receive or if it gets run over by a truck and then laid at your door in pieces. But mine was great and Monoprice will let you return it for *any* reason (within 30 days); so what's your problem? But you'd actually make money selling it if you hated it. Sometimes you just have to recognize a deal people, or don't.
And anyway; there are some personal preferences and playing styles; that you may want to set your guitar up, to match. DIY setup works very well for guitars. If you have never fixed anything in your life then ask a friend to help you.
Us happy, low cost guitar buyers are just trying to tell you; if you are never going to fix anything on your guitar the go pay a shop. You will pay more for your guitar and even more for custom setup. And then you will pay over and over again, as needed. All because you don't want to make a mistake while working on your overpriced guitar. Then, see $60 guitars. Problem solved. Rather than fussing about your guitar costing more, just buy one of these.
Heck we're all luthiers now! LOL. And you know what? It's fun as it can be. You probably will not need to setup your Monoprice guitar; YET. Just like any guitar.
https://luth.org/ LOL