How to Buy a Used Acoustic Guitar : How to Examine The Soundboard of a Used Guitar

Learn how to examine the soundboard of a used acoustic guitar before buying it in this free video for musicians and guitar lovers. Expert: Kip Bradford Bio: Kip Bradford has earned his living as a musician and sound system designer consultant. Filmmaker: Kip Bradford

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Cypherdude1August 11th, 2011 at 7:53 pm

@tiffanyrose82 Here is a professional guitar seller who has a reputation of 100%, 5129 reviews, and a 30 day money back guarantee. IMHO, this would be a good eBay seller to buy from. I don’t know what your budget is, but IMHO you would like the Yamaha FGX730SC. The great thing about these 2 listings is the shipping is FREE and there is probably no tax. I am not affiliated with any eBay seller at all.

Google these 2 listings: 230573713918, 350431031457.

Cypherdude1August 11th, 2011 at 8:10 pm

@tiffanyrose82 You can buy good guitars from eBay, even used ones. HOWEVER, you need to buy from actual guitar resellers with good reputations. You probably bought your guitar from an individual looking to rid himself of a poor quality quitar. Always buy from professional guitar resellers who have a reputation of at least 95% and at least 400 reviews. There are some resellers who have reps of 99.+% and 1000’s of reviews. Finally, always buy from someone who offers a 30 day guarantee.

tiffanyrose82August 11th, 2011 at 8:17 pm

Good video. I purchased a guitar off of eBay, figuring the quality didn’t matter because I’m new and I’m not good at it, so I don’t need a good guitar ;) But, what happened was, the strings buzzed no matter how well I tuned them (open strings) and then two strings broke loose and cut my hand, AND THEN the entire bridge came loose and that was dangerous! So, no more eBay guitars for me. Thanks for the tips, I *know* I’ll be using them :-)

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