Best Super Cheap Small Bodied Acoustic?

[beckmo]

Any acoustic guitarist now any decent but mega cheap small bodied acoustic models?
I don't usually play acoustic anymore, but just fancied a small bodied guitar in the studio.
Was quite surprised about the Squier £59 DR's, thought they'd be quite awful, but they play nice for the price, the size of it put me off though, I'm quite small

So yeah, anyone know any decent one's for under £100?

Bex

[bertie]

So yeah, anyone know any decent one's for under £100?

Bex

in a word no not at that low a price shame cos I just sold a crafter OM for £120......................... the Vintage (cant remember which model no) do an OM/000 size for little money that was quite OK, still think thats closer to £200 (which is still cheap) than £100

If you want something close to 1/2 decent.........I think you're looking at used

[thebeagle]

If you want something close to 1/2 decent.........I think you're looking at used

Definitely - the Vintage Bert mentioned are indeed very good, and Tanglewood do a nice small-bodied model too.

[Basher]

If you're looking for a used guitar I've got a Farida O-16 parlour for sale.

It's small-bodied with a slotted headstock and the neck joins the body at the 12th fret. It has a solid engleman spruce top with laminated rosewood back & sides. The neck is chunky-ish and has a V profile. Comes with fitted Farida hard case - not Hiscox quality but OK for basic protection.

Asking £140 plus shipping but I'd need to see if I could source a suitable box.
Cant quite come down to below £100 but I would do the guitar for £110 without the case (I can use it for another guitar) but I'd not be prepared to post it.



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[redrighthand]

You did say mega cheap... how about £36?

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbcg45.htm

I bought one of these years back as a "party guitar" i.e. a cheap as chips guitar to bring and bash about at parties without fear of breaking it. It was about £25 at the time. Out of the box the strings needed replacing and frets needed soime steel wool on them as they were like sandpaper. I also replaced the tuning pegs with some slightly better ones. Still got it. It doesn't sound amazing - but for the money not bad at all.

[bertie]

You did say mega cheap... how about £36?

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbcg45.htm

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[guitarnoob]

You did say mega cheap... how about £36?

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbcg45.htm

I bought one of these years back as a "party guitar" i.e. a cheap as chips guitar to bring and bash about at parties without fear of breaking it. It was about £25 at the time. Out of the box the strings needed replacing and frets needed soime steel wool on them as they were like sandpaper. I also replaced the tuning pegs with some slightly better ones. Still got it. It doesn't sound amazing - but for the money not bad at all.

Ye gads - I didnt think it was possible to produce a guitar for that cheap! Part of me wonders how much exploitation went on to get it at that price level but another part of me thinks - who cares if I could get a beater for that price!