Are There Good Acoustic Guitars Under $500?

The budget acoustic guitar market has become more and more popular over the last several years, so I wanted to check it out. In this video I take 4 acoustic guitars around the $500 range and shoot them out against one another to try and find my favorite one.

Enter The Guitar Giveaway Here!
https://www.rhettshull.com/budget-acoustic-giveaway

Join The Green Room (one guitar will go to a Green Room member)
https://flatfiv.co/pages/become-a-green-room-member

Guitars In The Shootout:

Orangewood Echo Live
shorturl.at/nrBMX

Epiphone Hummingbird Pro (affiliate link)
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=EEHBFCNH&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FEEHBFCNH--epiphone-hummingbird-pro-acoustic-electric-guitar-faded-cherry-sunburst&intsrc=PUI1_5713

Fender CD-140SCE (affiliate link)
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=CD140SCE12&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FCD140SCE12--fender-cd-140sce-12-string-natural&intsrc=PUI1_5713

Walden D550E
https://waldenguitars.com/product/d550e/

Gear Used To Make This Video (affiliate links)

Earthworks SR25's (microphones)
shorturl.at/bde27

Zoom H6
shorturl.at/suRV4

Check Out My Guitar Tone Course Here!
https://flatfiv.co/products/the-tone-course

THE GREEN ROOM
https://flatfiv.co/pages/become-a-green-room-member

MY HX STOMP PRESETS
https://flatfiv.co/collections/rhett-shull/products/rhetts-amps-hx-stomp-presets

MY HELIX PRESETS
https://flatfiv.co/collections/rhett-shull/products/rhetts-amps-helix-presets

MY KEMPER PROFILES
https://www.rhettshull.com/kemperprofiles/

MY IMPULSE RESPONSES
(BUNDLE) https://flatfiv.co/collections/rhett-shull/products/rhett-shull-ir-packs-bundle
(INDIVIDUAL) https://flatfiv.co/collections/rhett-shull?page=1

Channel Discord Server
https://discord.gg/hMTvsRb


The Backstage Journal Podcast
(apple) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstage-journal-podcast-with-rhett-shull/id1463640779

(spotify) https://open.spotify.com/show/1q8Rrv42WhyOgk080LZOe2?si=Nl3sRiMFQTaurIGfn71QtQ


Rhett Shull 2
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTb6eUG0lZdmabwro3221LA


Shipping Address
5805 State Bridge Road
Suite G90
Johns Creek Ga
30097

MY FAVORITE GUITAR ACCESSORIES (sweetwater affiliate)

Slides
(glass) https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=GRS-MA&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FGRS-MA--the-rock-slide-amber-glass-slide-medium

(brass) https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=SMP-MB&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FSMP-MB--the-rock-slide-aged-brass-slide-medium

Capo
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=G7Perf6Blk3&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FG7Perf6Blk3--g7th-performance-3-art-capo-6-string-black

Mogami Gold Cable
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=GoldInst10&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FGoldInst10--mogami-gold-instrument-cable-10-foot

Strings
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=NYXL1046-3Pk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FNYXL1046-3Pk--daddario-nyxl1046-nickel-wound-electric-strings-010-046-regular-light-3-pack

Picks
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=510R100&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2F510R100--dunlop-510r100-primetone-standard-grip-guitar-picks-1.0mm-12-pack



Guitar Stands

(5 guitar rack) https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=GS525B&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FGS525B--hercules-stands-gs525b-5-space-guitar-rack

(single stand) https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=GS415BPlus&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FGS415BPlus--hercules-stands-gs415bplus-plus-series-universal-autogrip-guitar-stand-with-foldable-yoke



MY RECORDING GEAR (sweetwater affiliate)

Great River Mic Preamps
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=MP500NV&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FMP500NV--great-river-mp-500nv-500-series-microphone-preamp

Great River EQ’s
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=32EQ&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2F32EQ--great-river-32eq-500-series-equalizer

Distressor (compressor)
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=ELI8XM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FELI8XM--empirical-labs-el8x-distressor-with-british-mod-and-image-link

Rodecaster Pro (podcasting setup)
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2330848/794166/11319?prodsku=RodecasterPro&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FRodecasterPro--rode-rodecaster-pro-podcast-production-studio



MY CAMERA GEAR [Amazon Affiliate]

Camera
https://amzn.to/3dhq4RD

Lens
https://amzn.to/3dhiZQX

Microphone
https://amzn.to/36O2vxp

Live Stream Switcher
https://amzn.to/3cj0p9U


Tripod
https://amzn.to/2FDP0mD

Lights
http://amzn.to/2FBCZjO

Monitor
http://amzn.to/2oUqXZc

Friction Arm
https://amzn.to/2OzzEUE