i want to buy one for someone as a gift.

is the Ibanez Dreadnaught a good quality for an advanced beginner?

2/2/2007 2:09:59 PM

I would never buy anything too expensive for a beginner, mostly because a lot of people try it for a while and give up on it. I actually have no idea what that guitar costs, just thought I would throw my 2 cents in there.

2/2/2007 2:19:00 PM

its actually pretty cheap. its so cheap (99 bucks) im wondering if its really a P.O.S.

2/2/2007 4:40:40 PM

A dreadnaught is a style of guitar, not a model. Ibanez guitars are generally good for the money, even on the low end of the scale. With that said, I wouldn't buy a guitar as a gift for anyone who has even a remote idea of what they're doing unless there is one specific guitar you know they want (and by one specific, I mean an exact guitar, not just a certain model in a certain color), because feel is everything and it's very personal.

2/2/2007 9:27:21 PM

fucking tasty

2/2/2007 9:51:38 PM

check this riff it's fucking tastayyY!

2/3/2007 12:12:23 AM

they are for grandpas and pussies

i think you know it

2/3/2007 2:08:44 AM

They are the ones you don't plug in.

2/3/2007 4:04:13 AM

Ibanez would be fine. I played a $100 Yamaha the first 14 years I played and just bought a Taylor a few weeks ago.

2/3/2007 8:18:15 AM

obviously as mentioned, its a personal preference to how the guitar feels, but i've never liked how an ibanez acoustic feels...i would look at Washburn and Johnson in the same price range

2/5/2007 9:59:16 AM

i have an ibanez i got as a beginnner and i still play it and think it's a pretty good acoustic.

2/5/2007 10:09:19 AM

Yours was closer to $400 new, probably. But yeah, I like that guitar a lot.

2/5/2007 10:57:37 AM

I got an Ibanez as a beginner and although it's on the lower end, I think it still has a good sound. There is no sense worrying about it though, if you turn out to really be into it and become a skilled player you will definitely get your money's worth out of a cheaper model. I have no time to mess with mine now so I'm glad I didn't blow a lot of money on a Taylor or a Guild or something.

2/5/2007 3:18:43 PM

depends what you mean by "advanced beginner", OP. Ibanez is typically good though. And for a gift, I'm sure they wouldn't complain if they don't yet have an acoustic.

2/5/2007 3:23:53 PM

thanks all

yeah, this kid has already got one, but its a beat up cheap p.o.s. with a cracked neck.

i want to replace it with something better. but wasnt sure about this 99$ ibanez "dreadnaught" acoustic

99 seems awfully cheap.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_ibanez_ijv50_jampack_quick_start?full_sku=519456%2e010

2/5/2007 3:45:36 PM

again dreadnaught doesn't really tell us anything. that is simply a subset of guitars (like if you said what do you think about this toyota sedan!?!), series/model number would help out far more.

2/5/2007 3:50:13 PM

FWIW, I've owned a couple of Ibanez guitars (though all electric) and I found them to be well-built but fairly soulless. I've never held on to one for more than two years, even the Kevin Shields signature Talman I had that came in silver flake with a Bigsby tailpiece (aka a dream guitar that just didn't have a good vibe).

2/5/2007 4:58:33 PM

i dont know what the hell it is. they call it a dreadnaught. obviously i dont know much about guitars. sorry

check the link i posted for it. maybe you can cipher out some more specific info?

anyhow, im just gonna buy it and quit worrying. it looks okay, and hell its only 99 bucks. i didnt want to buy something obviously f-ed up, but it seems like Ibanez acoustics are tolerable, if not spectacular.

it seems safe to say its appropriate for a beginner.

2/5/2007 5:21:56 PM

guitars are kind of hard to just by for someone else without that person being there (and I guess even harder buying them online). You may end up getting a guitar thats a bad fit for the person. I just started playing recently myself but I think I read somewhere that when buying a new guitar you should make sure the person can play an A major without any complications in order to get a good fit.

2/5/2007 5:22:27 PM

OK...

i think i found it. does "Ibanez V50" mean anything to you?


( nothing like the ol' RTFM )

2/5/2007 5:26:26 PM

^^ But even that's subject to personal preference. By standard technique you should use three fingers to play an open A major, but I only use one finger and prefer smaller necks like Mustangs and Melody Makers.

[Edited on February 5, 2007 at 5:29 PM. Reason : 5]

2/5/2007 5:29:13 PM

i only use one finger too! we're non-standard guitar playing buddies!

2/5/2007 5:31:41 PM

Quote :

"buying a new guitar you should make sure the person can play an A major without any complications in order to get a good fit."

good advice, although not practical for my situation.

still, all the more reason why im really thinking i should just go with the 99$ guitar and not worry any more. its better than what he's got currently, but not so much an investment that longevity is a critical issue.

2/5/2007 5:32:33 PM

^^ w00t!

It'll be a better gift if he gets to try it out first. QC is notoriously bad on cheap guitars, even from one box to the next. Good examples are the initial reissue offerings from Danelectro: I played fifteen of the DC-59s before I found one that really played well, but it's fucking BRILLIANT. Some of them were just awful, and it wasn't a case of bad setup.

[Edited on February 5, 2007 at 5:35 PM. Reason : 7]

2/5/2007 5:34:53 PM

haha it depends on the song, but i'm a one-finger A player too. (no homo)


as far as ibanez not having any "soul" on the electric side, i totally agree with you... but ibanez's to me are great for shredding and metal playing. VERY fast fretboards and necks, and usually great action... so great that it suffers in tone... but for most shredding and metal, you get your tone from the preamp or the pedal, so i guess thats not a big deal.


as far as joeschmoe's problem, i'd say the $99 is a sensible thing to do. If he's a beginner, a medium-end guitar isn't gonna solve any of the issues that new guitar players face... the cheap ones work perfect for learning how to tune, getting those all-important finger callouses, and learning to play both strumming and picking patterns without buzzing out all over the place. if he becomes proficient at the $99 guitar, he'll really REALLY make a medium to high-end guitar sound great.

best of luck.

2/5/2007 5:37:27 PM