This page is about the Maestro by Gibson Acoustic Guitar Pack and similar entry-level acoustic guitars. We have a look at what is said by those who’ve bought one and used it for a while, review the product features, and compare it with other similar acoustic guitars . . .
People’s comments after buying this budget Gibson acoustic guitar are mixed . . .
“The guitar has a very nice sound for an inexpensive acoustic” (Karl23 on Buzzillions .com)
“the guitar buzzed on every fret” (Anonymous, on Buzzillions .com).
Some customers report problems with fret-buzz (which can usually be fixed easily by minor truss-rod adjustments, or slightly filing a fret or two). Amazon rates this guitar as 5-star, but unfortunately that’s from only 1 user review so can’t be taken as a real score.
This Gibson Maestro packages features a Natural Finish look, comes with a strap, picks and lesson DVD and a Five Year Limited Warranty. It does come with extra strings, but most users advise buying better strings anyway. One user also commented that the soft case will scratch the guitar so you’ll also need to buy a hard-case to keep it looking nice!
Having read a bunch of reviews, the general opinion is that it’s a good guitar for the price, and not bad for beginners, children or for someone who wants a cheap guitar to take travelling, but for more serious use one would be better with other options.
The main competition at around the same price range are the . . .
Fender Starcaster Acoustic Guitar Pack which gets a 4-star on Amazon, with most user comments being positive apart from some people not liking the fact that they are made in Asia,
. . . and the Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Acoustic Guitar which gets a 4.5 on Amazon, with a lot of very positive user reviews, the only minor point being that a few people mention filing down one fret to remove slight fret-buzz, but overall, the feedback from users is more positive for this guitar than either the Gibson or Fender above.
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However, after having read what a lot of users have said about a lot of different acoustic guitars around this price range (ie. entry level), there is one guitar which the users rate as exceptional. It is a little bit more expensive, but it gets a solid 5-star rating on Amazon, and some really outstanding user reviews . . .
“This is a $350 guitar hiding behind a $180 price tag.” . . . read more (Travis Dalton, Amazon)
“I had a guitar shop put in a bone saddle . . . What was already a great sounding guitar now sounds as good as anything up into the $800 range, easily. All for roughly $270 ($180 guitar + $90 saddle)” . . . read more (S. Quinn, Amazon)
“For me this has been the perfect affordable beginner guitar” . . . read more (S. Murphy, Amazon)
. . . so, if you want a real acoustic guitar that these users are saying is more than just a child’s or beginners guitar, the guitar users rated so exceptionally is the Yamaha FG700S Acoustic Guitar.
So, here again are the two options most recommend by users . . .
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Summary of what has been said by people who buy these guitars . . . if you can afford it, get the Yamaha FG700S Acoustic Guitar, which is exceptional, but if you want something for a child or beginner only, at the lowest possible price, people who’ve bought them give the Jasmine By Takamine S34C NEX Acoustic Guitar the better comments than other acoustics at the lowest price-range.
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The smaller parlor guitar one thing in common with other guitar, six strings. This small guitar sounds bad at standard tuning. Not great at songs your heard. It was a hand by people in the 1900-30. Never very popular. The blues players found it perfect for
that style of music. Tune it to open C or Drop D. is the wa it is payed, that is the sound you want. Not a kids guitar, not for a camp fire. Not your only guitar, you will have your go to stuff.
It is simple and has a place in history. Now? You need to understand the sound feel and the reason you have one. Mood/blues and write songs for the style. Learn so you know what your getting.