Best solid wood acoustic for £500-£700

Thomas_k

basically I’m tired of hearing these cheap tin sounds from all these guitars.. I want something with a nice rounded off low ends all solid acoustic guitar with a budget between £500 -£700 i was thinking a guild or something like that. Any suggestions would be great ? 

Kilgore

I suggest moving this to the acoustics section.

Kilgore

Eastman do some all solid woods in that price range.

Maybe you could be more specific? Dred, OM, etc. Spruce, cedar or mahogany top? That kind of thing. What do you like playing?

rossyamaha

Can't really go wrong with the Yamaha L16's. Choice of body shapes and they're like dead good and stuff. 

earwighoney

rossyamaha said:

Can't really go wrong with the Yamaha L16's. Choice of body shapes and they're like dead good and stuff. 

No longer under £700, but a fair chunk more.  

Great guitars though.  IMO, one of the best necks for any acoustic guitar - the 5 piece necks are incredibly stable. 

rossyamaha

earwighoney said:

rossyamaha said:

Can't really go wrong with the Yamaha L16's. Choice of body shapes and they're like dead good and stuff. 

No longer under £700, but a fair chunk more.  

Great guitars though.  IMO, one of the best necks for any acoustic guitar - the 5 piece necks are incredibly stable. 

Most places just over but you can get this..

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/14030615390532--yamaha-ll16are-dark-tint?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvs2v69DX4QIVw7HtCh2lpwBnEAkYASABEgJGtfD_BwE

stimpsonslostson

FAITH! 

Thomas_k

Sorry I should have been more specific..   definitely a dreadnought, I haven’t really looked at Yamahas maybe I should.  I was thinking more of the lower end Martin or Guilds. At the moment I have a Martin DC15E soild mahogany and it’s great. So something along them lines... I’ve heard good things about the epiphone masterbilt dr-500mce but I’ve never really heard a good epiphone so I’m very sceptical 

Fuengi

I recently was shopping in this price range and the first thing I'd say is don't discount layered back and sides.

We tried everything, absolutely everything, in the £400 - £800 all solid range at Guitar Village and ended up with a PRS Angelus Ltd Edition which is layered Koa b&s with solid spruce top. It was clearly the best sounding acoustic (to ours ears) at this price point.

Guild and Faith were all decent at that price but didn't match the detail of the PRS. The bracing system they used on that model locks down the back and sides and just focuses on moving the top. It seems to work!

I took it to the Water Rats jam last week and general consensus was it sounded great both acoustically and plugged in. 

I'd definitely look at a Taylor 114 not least because they have always argued that the woods matter less than the way it is constructed. I've also had a bit of a Damascene conversation regarding this, with experience of a poorly finished Eastman as well as this experience with PRS. 

Teyeplayer

Maton S60, the odd s/h Gibson j15 and a couple of Eastmans would all fit your criteria and be good acoustics.

Winny_Pooh

Some solid wood recording king guitars are bargains in that price range.

Kilgore

How about Dowina for a left field suggestion? Slovakian brand, all solid. Andertons stock them, YouTube videos available.

Thomas_k

Thanks all. I’m gonna look at the suggestions. I do like the look and sound of the Gibson J15 im sure you can pick decent second hand ones for a decent price 

zepp76

I have a Tanglewood X15 NS solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, maple binding, bone nut and saddles, dreadnought sized.

its a very nice guitar, I picked mine up for £650 and it's worth every penny!

Andy79

I’ve seen J15s and J35s as cheap as £800 from time to time but never less. Glenns has a J15 at mo £999

BigLicks67

If you go for a Yamaha LL16 make sure you go used as the depreciation is steep. They are very good guitars though.
I've seen a J15 go for £660 recently.

TheMarlin

BigLicks67 said:

If you go for a Yamaha LL16 make sure you go used as the depreciation is steep. They are very good guitars though.
I've seen a J15 go for £660 recently.

These are fantastic guitars!

crunchman

You might pick up something lower down the Furch range second hand at that price.

I wouldn't rule out something that doesn't have solid back and sides.  Laminated can sound good, as can the HPL on some of the lower end Martins.  Those Martins have an unfinished look to them.  There is a finish but it's incredibly thin, so it doesn't restrict the movement of the top.  I have an OOO version and it sounded better than conventional gloss finished guitars of twice the price when I bought it.  I was willing to spend more but there was no point.

Fuengi

Bargain Faith Neptune in the classifieds worth a look. 

thomasw88

I have a tanglewood tW15s I think called and also a simon and patrick  (can't remember the model).  Before that i had a taylor 414.  I much prefer both those to the Taylor by a mile. 

Th4fonz

I would keep your martin and get saving and just buy a d 18 or d28 whether you want hog or rosewood.  As that price range your not going to be gaining anything over what youve got.