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04-16-2024, 12:41 PM
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Help me buy a Guitar. Might be a tough find
I am a fairly advanced beginner guitar learner (6 months of learning and trying out various guitar shapes and sizes at my music school, during this period). I would like to finally buy my own guitar. I am looking for the following specs.
String type: Steel strings (I don't prefer the nylon stringed classical guitars) Overall Size: 36 inches (+/- 1 inch is fine) Scale Length: 24 inches (+/- half an inch is okay). I don't prefer the full 25.5 inches, nor anything below 23 1/4" inches. Nut Width: 44.5 mm to 47.5 mm (1 3/4" or 1 13/16" or 1 7/8"). I don't prefer the 43mm (1 11/16") ones Material: I know solid wood is not available within this budget, but no real priority here. Body shape: Open to any body shapes in the 36" overall length (3/4 guitar size) as they are all comfortable. I live in Singapore and my budget is <SG$500 (<US$400). Please share some suggestions/recommendations. 
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04-16-2024, 02:48 PM
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Might be tough to find in Singapore, but Epiphone Masterbilt EF500MNS is around that price point, is all solid wood, and I think fits your specs. I had several EF500s from Epiphone's 2004-2009 production run and thought they were great when I had them. I don't know about the RCCE and other models after 2009, which may not be as good. Looks like the models between 2004-2009 are somewhat rare now even in the States.
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04-16-2024, 03:01 PM
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OP - for information, why are you looking for a 3/4 size guitar? That severly limits your options of makes/models and quality of guitar.
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04-16-2024, 06:26 PM
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04-17-2024, 06:34 AM
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I've been way over in Georgia, but I've never been all the way to Singapore...
Anywho... I googled up some Singapore guitar store websites and it seems you have plenty of choices. I'd wonder about what kind of a good deal you could get on an Eastman or a Recording King. I like the Eastman guitars that look like Gibson J guitars, but they make plenty of other kinds including ones that look like Martin D guitars. -Mike
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04-17-2024, 12:17 PM
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Not sure if they are available in your neck of the woods, but if anyone in the UK asked your question with those specs, I would say Faith Mercury parlour all the way: 24" scale, great build quality, all solid woods and a 1 11/16" nut. If you want that 1 3/4" or 45mm nut, then look for their Legacy range, though they are about a hundred or so more.
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