What To Look For When Buying a Used Acoustic Guitar

‪@SteveTheGuitarGuy‬ talks about buying used acoustic guitars and what you need to look for to make sure you are buying a quality instrument with a lot of life left. Many used acoustic guitars, especially vintage acoustic guitars, will suffer from fatal flaws like neck angle problems, high action, low saddle depth and belly bulging all of which will affect both the playability as well as the intonation of the guitar. Follow along as Steve explains what exactly you should be looking for to make sure your new (used) acoustic guitar is going to be playable. 00:00 - What to check when buying a used acoustic guitar? 00:45 - Neck angle and high action on acoustic guitars 01:20 - Example of saddle height on an acoustic guitar bridge 03:00 - Check for cracks where the guitar neck meets the body 03:45 - Check for cracks anywhere in the guitar (neck, headstock and soundboard) 04:30 - Check to see if the bridge is starting to lift from the soundboard #acousticguitar #guitarrepair #vintageguitar #stevetheguitarguy