Reddit reviews Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar (Vintage Sunburst)

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Edit: what do you think about this OP https://www.amazon.com/Epiphone-DR-100-Acoustic-Vintage-Sunburst/dp/B0002F7IV2

Edit the second, Edit Harder: OP declined the offer. Now I have to find someone to buy a guitar for.

A Good Day to Edit: As much as I wish I could buy all of Reddit a guitar, I've already bought one and am working on getting two more sent out, as well as rockets for 6th graders. Unfortunately my discretionary budget for this month is tapped out. Rock on you beautiful bastards.

Get a full body "dreadnought" acoustic, my first was an Epiphone D-100 ($100), and 15 years later I still play it regularly. Great sound, and the low action makes it a lot easier to play than most other acoustics.

Don't listen to people telling you to drop $300+ on an instrument you can't play, there are plenty of good major-brand beginner guitars in the $100-200 range.

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It's a Gibson version of the 1931 Martin Dreadnought. So any Dreadnought style guitar will sound similar because dreadnought signifies a particular size and shape. The Epiphone DR-100 are about the cheapest Gibson Dreadnought - I think they're about $160 or less: https://www.amazon.ca/Epiphone-DR-100-Acoustic-Vintage-Sunburst/dp/B0002F7IV2

How you mic an acoustic, or how you preamp it etc... will be responsible for much of the sound. No one can listen to the playback of a studio recording and differentiate between a $100 guitar and a $30,000.00 guitar. Side by side you'll notice a difference acoustically, but again, the $30k guitar will sound better only if you know it cost $30k. Guitar selection is a pseudo religious, romantic and spiritual sort of thing.

But, if you're going for someone else's sound acoustically, find out what piezo pickup that Miles guy is playing, and what preamp gear he's using. Then play some Dreadnoughts and see which one you like best.

If you get a guitar second hand, you can leave yourself enough cash to get it set up. Used guitar + pro setup is a better idea than mid-priced guitar no setup. Unless you buy a Martin, Gibson or Guild, you're likely to buy a guitar that will depreciate substantially the minute you get it home. So buy one that's a year old and pay for a tune up.