What type of guitar should i get? acoustic/ electric/ semi acoustic/acoustic-electric

[white-oak]

Hmm.. personally i'm looking for a folkish warm mellow sound brought about by acoustic, but at the same time, i would want to play some "metal" solos with it... Possible to attain both objectives?

what would you guys recommend?

thanks =)

 

[EugeneSmasher]

For mellow, warm, mid-bright folk-ish kinda tone, I'd recommend the Yamaha FG and F series. I have an old, beat-up Yamaha F310. Damn cheap, the lowest end of the range (costs between $250-300 brand new), but it really gives tremendous tone and a joy to play. Recommended!

Another thing about the Yamaha F and FG series guitars is that they have big soundholes, so you can easily fit quite a wide range of soundhole pickups if you get one without built-in pickup. Regarding soloing, I like these guitars because of the V-profile neck. Not sure about the other FG and F series guitars, but my F310 has a nice, slightly rounded V-profile that I find great for soloing and arpeggios.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

While I'm at it, I'll also recommend the Ibanez Sage Traditional series acoustics. I have one too. They're brighter-sounding than the Yamahas but I find they sound great for folk as well because they have real punchy tone, and very clear-sounding. Great for folk and contemporary alike. Price range is from $350 onwards.