Food for Appalachian thought
Posted by r on February 15, 2012
Prices in USD, based on new instruments widely available ca. 2012 in the United States only.
“Viable” means the bottom level of available instruments that most existing players of the instrument seem to consider actually acceptable for a beginner’s use, based on real input from existing players, general forum responses to the very common “What guitar / banjo / mandolin should I start with” threads, and other such input around the Internet.
| Viable “starter” | Intermediate | Pro-grade | |
| Electric guitar | 130-150 | 300-450 | 1000-2500+ |
| Acoustic guitar | 150-250 | 300-800 | 1000-3000+ |
| Electronic keyboard | 75-300 | 400-500 | 700-1500+ |
| Dobro | 400-700 | 800-1000 | 1500-3500+ |
| Banjo | 400-700 | 1000+ | 1500-9000+ |
| Mandolin | 500-700 | 1000+ | 2000-9000+ |
Kind of ironic how comparatively expensive it is to be a poor-redneck “traditionalist” these days.
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