Yamaha F335 Acoustic Guitar vs Epiphone PR-150 Acoustic Guitar?

Question:Ok, I am new to guitars and was looking for a decent "beginner" accoustic guitar (i wanted to play electric, but my experienced friend suggested i start from accoustic and then move on to electric). I visited musican's friend and guitarcenter sites and I have read good reviews on both of these guitars. Has anyone had experience with any of these? Which is more durable and easier for a beginner? I have tried both at a local guitarcenter but can't tell the difference really...

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ok, I am new to guitars and was looking for a decent "beginner" accoustic guitar (i wanted to play electric, but my experienced friend suggested i start from accoustic and then move on to electric). I visited musican's friend and guitarcenter sites and I have read good reviews on both of these guitars. Has anyone had experience with any of these? Which is more durable and easier for a beginner? I have tried both at a local guitarcenter but can't tell the difference really...

I agree with your friend that you should learn on acoustic and then consider picking up electric guitar later if that's the kind of music that you want to play. The guy here who said to begin on electric was giving you bad advice. Yes, acoustic guitar will be harder on your fingertips -- for a few days, maybe a week at most. The reason is not the way the strings are wound as much as the action being lower on an electric guitar's neck (you don't have to press down as much).

The huge advantage to learning on an acoustic is that you can better hear what your playing sounds like. Anyone can crank everything up on an electric and think that they sound good behind the distortion. Get an acoustic if you don't want to be lazy and if you don't want to fool yourself. Also, with electric guitars you have to worry about amps and cords, which can distract from your learning about music and how to play it.

Get light strings the first few times around until your fingers develop callouses. Your fret fingers (usually your left hand) are going to hurt for a while regardless. Starting on electric isn't going to change that much and you may as well get it over with and learn to play properly on an acoustic.

Like somebody else said, get a solid top guitar. Also, get the best guitar that you can reasonably afford, and one that you feel comfortable with. Take an experienced guitar friend to the store with you to help select. All guitars are not created equal; even two copies of the same model can have noticeable differences. Be prepared to take your new guitar to a luthier or guitar technician for neck adjustment and be sure he fits it with light strings. Good luck.

wow dont listen to your friend i've been playing guitar for 5 years you need to start with electric then acoustic because the strings on an electric guitar are nickel wraped which means they are easier to press down but if you do get and acoustic go with the Epiphone better quality and better sound

They are pretty much the same. The problem is they both have laminated wood tops - the biggest factor in the quality of an acoustic is a SOLID wood top. Look for an "S" in the number. Epiphone makes a PR200S that's decent as is the Yamaha FG700S ($200). The Washburn D10S is $260 with a hard case. A solid top guitar is going to get better sounding with age - you can play it for 50 years.