Yamaha Junior 3/4 Size Acoustic Guitar ... Gretsch Jim Dandy Flat Top Acoustic Guitar: available at AmazonA cheap acoustic guitar from one of the best-known and respected guitar manufacturers ...

To help you find the best affordable acoustic guitars for beginners, we asked Patel, Brooks, Hollingsworth (who calls himself the “king of cheap guitars”), and five more experts about the axes ...

It's not my best guitar ... You can't call it a budget instrument, but Yamaha makes plenty of those. The TA lineup also has larger guitars, if the concert size isn't your bag.