Stagg SW201 Left Handed Guitar – Beginner Solution For Lefties

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If you happen to be in pursuit for a small-body acoustic guitar for left-handed that's very well suited for kids – and you're on a budget too – the instrument we would recommend checking out first is the SW201 model from Stagg.

Armed with a solid sound, sturdy build and a fair price tag, this six-string packs a punch worthy of any newbie, and even has some classy looks to sweeten the deal! After testing it out, out impressions were quite positive, make sure to check 'em out below!

Body & Neck

The guitar utilizes a basswood body with a classy high-gloss finish available in four color finishes – elegant Black, wild Blueburst, classic Natural, and party Pink. Although basswood is hardly a rare or prized tonewood, the level of craftsmanship is at more than an acceptable level, resulting with an instrument that's well-rounded and without any fatal flaws associated with so many cheap guitars.

This means that the frets job is excellent, with very few sharp and pointy edges and a solid neck that fits into the player's hand well while producing a low level of buzz and fret noise. Speaking of which, the guitar is armed with a maple neck combined with a rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets and white dot markers. The headstock is classic Stagg, while the decorated white rosette adds a special charm to what is already a gorgeous item.

As always, the 3/4 small-body design is perfect for kids, players with smaller hands, and travel in general.

Hardware

This is a purely acoustic guitar without an electronic department to plug it into a PA or an amp, hence hardware is reduced to a minimum. However, the components that are here do a fine job in keeping the instrument in proper form.

Those include a set of die-cast chrome tuners that are capable of sustaining right tuning for a decent amount of time, along with a standard rosewood bridge with white pins, which is once again solid and does a fine job in keeping the proper intonation and action.

This fella was crafted in the US of A, with other notable features including a black pick-guard, a plastic nut, and a set of included steel strings.

Sound

The sound of basswood on this instrument is characterized mostly by stronger middles and a punchy vibe. It is no secret that smaller-body guitars produce a twangy sound, and this is one of the instances where that twang is used to the instrument's advantage.

The tonality is generally more on the fat side, but still with warm basses and bright highs. There's definitely good dynamics here, which comes as an important factor for all the beginners in our book. This is a six-string suited for a variety of genres, ranging from pop to rock. That bluesy raw vibe will always be present in the mix, though, and we love it.

Value/Conclusion

This is a frequent choice on our rundowns of best beginner guitars under $200. We like how many left-handed players have praised it as particularly comfortable, we like the punchy bluesy sound, and we like the looks. The manufacturer took some pretty standard low-budget components here and crafted a top-notch piece thanks to high craftsmanship skills. And for that we salute them!

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