Can't decide which guitar to get

[hamstercove]

Hey guys!
I'm currently having trouble deciding which guitar to get, they're all 3/4 acoustic dreadnought style guitars with solid tops. Cort Earth Mini, Takamine Mini, and the Tanglewood TWRT E. Really can't decide. And also your thoughts on acoustic guitars or acoustic electric/semi acoustic guitars?

 

[Dscythe]

Hey man, if you're not brand conscious, get the one that feels best in your hands and sounds best to your ears.

Any reason why you're getting a 3/4 bodied guitar though?

 

[hamstercove]

I find that 3/4 bodied guitar suits to my needs more than a full size one... Yes its smaller, less loud, ....etc but I find that its best for me.

 

[zesn]

Pick the one that you feel the most for after trying all of them.

 

[hamstercove]

Yeap followed your advice and I ended up with the Cort Earth Mini. Fantastic guitar if you'd ask me. Comparable with the Baby Taylor and even some Martin guitars that may be 4 or 5 times higher. Paying for the quality not for the brand. Bought it for $195 and had it modified with a fisherman pickup system (without a preamp) and upgraded it to bone nut and saddle. Changed the pins to bone too. Total cost was about $400++

 

[zesn]

Yeap glad you're happy with your purchase.

That's the way it should be. Play, feel, listen, happy, buy. Haha.

 

[RicFreak]

I've had some bad experiences with the Cort Mini earth due to humidity issue.
Loan it to a relative and it came back (in 3 months) with enlarged top protruding out of the sides.
It may be a one off lemon which I bought. Anyway, I eventually gave it away.
Another option you may wish to consider is the Epiphone expedition. It's very well made and comes with a nice padded gigbag.

 

[hamstercove]

I've had some bad experiences with the Cort Mini earth due to humidity issue.
Loan it to a relative and it came back (in 3 months) with enlarged top protruding out of the sides.
It may be a one off lemon which I bought. Anyway, I eventually gave it away.
Another option you may wish to consider is the Epiphone expedition. It's very well made and comes with a nice padded gigbag.

Yeah I do know the consequences and stuff... but it's ultimately up to the owner. If the owner doesn't take care of his or her guitar properly, no matter what guitar they get it'll still end up in the same state. Fret not as I will take care of my new guitar. I've consulted much people actually and yes I've personally tried the epiphone expedition but still went back to the cort earth mini. Not saying that the epiphone expedition wasn't good, but the cort earth mini just sings to me more than the latter. I've tried Takamine Mini and tanglewood twrte for myself too, but after the much trying the hesitating, I still ended up with the cort earth mini.

 

[debja]

Yeah I do know the consequences and stuff... but it's ultimately up to the owner. If the owner doesn't take care of his or her guitar properly, no matter what guitar they get it'll still end up in the same state. Fret not as I will take care of my new guitar. I've consulted much people actually and yes I've personally tried the epiphone expedition but still went back to the cort earth mini. Not saying that the epiphone expedition wasn't good, but the cort earth mini just sings to me more than the latter. I've tried Takamine Mini and tanglewood twrte for myself too, but after the much trying the hesitating, I still ended up with the cort earth mini.

The Taylor GS mini is nice too! but quite pricey and very prone to humidity issues. how's the cort mini doing so far? I want to change to a 3/4 guitar too because the size is really comfy

 

[Vax]

And for people with small hands like mine, 3/4's sound like a step in the right direction! How's the intonation on a smaller guitar? I've had experiences on a junior-sized brandless acoustic guitar and it goes out of tune within 5 minutes of playing it.

 

[Godsmen]

Where to buy the cort mini? Swee lee?

 

[subversion]

i bought Sigma's TM-15... solid top at this price- couldn't be happier (& i'm not an acoustic fan... must be getting old).