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They do get significantly better from £200 upwards but I think it is a very much a flattening curve once you get past the £1500($1800) point.
basically the pro quality acoustics start at £2.5k
you can get good used ones for £1600
Martin are usually highly priced for factory-made
You can get some well-made semi-pro models made in east Asia for £1000
Much like with classical guitars, the highest quality ones are generally made by luthiers who make all their own guitars, and small workshops, but some have scaled up from that, Lowden and Avalon being the biggest ever UK makers of Pro acoustics
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Read up a little bit about setup as, like many acoustics, Yamaha usually ship with the action (gap between strings and fretboard basically) a little high; on the principle that it's easier to lower action than raise it. Even second hand instruments might not have been taken through this process. Where you bought it from might help or point you in the right direction. Or read tFB threads/YouTube etc. Some of it is quite simple if you're a bit handy and have the right tools.
Well done!
I ask because I wonder if it's been set up properly
It's very rare for a new guitar to be set properly when you buy it
- specifically ensuring the nut slots are cut deep enough, which they almost never are, and that the bridge saddle is the correct height for your playing
- also you may need the truss rod adjusting, which affects the shape of the neck
to be honest, the truss rod and saddle adjustment are best done after you have played it for a while, and after it has recovered from the storage and journey to your house - the guitar slightly changes shape with humidity variation. Please keep your guitar in a room with not much variation in temperature, and with humidity around 45-55%, and away from radiators, fires and direct sunlight.
Beware that indoor humidity plummets when it is icy/snowy weather
Also it only needs doing once for each guitar normally.
I paid for one on guitars I got for £250+ in the past, but since I have a lot of guitars, I bought the nut slot files, and do it myself.
:-)
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