Best Acoustic Guitars Under $400 in 2023
Here you'll find the best acoustic guitars under $400. Here you'll find the best acoustic guitars under $400.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Cort MR730FX
- From Cort's 2017 MR series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides back
- Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Prefix Plus T (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic Cort Neck Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Grover w/ Black Knobs tuners
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Cort MR730FX
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
2. Cort MR710F
- From Cort's 2020 MR series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Mahogany back
- Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Presys (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic Cort Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast w/ Black Knobs tuners
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Cort MR710F
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
3. Cort SFX-CED
- From Cort's 2021 SFX series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Red Cedar top
- Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides back
- Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Presys II (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic Modern "V" Shape Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast w/ Black Knobs tuners
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Cort SFX-CED
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
4. Epiphone Dove Studio

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- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Epiphone's 2012 Epiphone Inspired by Gibson series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Select Maple back
- Select Maple sides
- Mahogany neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
- Indian Laurel bridge
- Acoustic SlimTaper D Set neck
- 20 Medium Jumbo frets
- Grover Rotomatic 14:1 tuners
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Epiphone Dove Studio
- Expensive Wood
- NuBone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Plastic Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Harley Benton CLD-30SCM-CE SolidWood
- From Harley Benton's 2019 Custom Line series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.591"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Cedar top
- Solid African A-Grade Okoume back
- Solid African A-Grade Okoume sides
- Okoume neck
- Pau Ferro fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore / Presys-II with built-in chromatic tuner (Preamp/Active)
- Pau Ferro bridge
- Acoustic C Shape Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Machine heads Grover tuners
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Harley Benton CLD-30SCM-CE SolidWood
- Ivory Tusq Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Ivory Tusq Saddle
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- Laminated Top Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Cort L450C
- From Cort's 2020 Luce series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Mahogany top
- Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides back
- Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: (/)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic Cort Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast w/ Black Knobs tuners
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Cort L450C
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Solid Side Wood
- Solid Back Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Electronics
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
7. Cort GA5F-BW
- From Cort's 2020 Grand series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Cedar top
- Blackwood back
- Blackwood sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Presys (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol w/ Ebony Pins bridge
- Acoustic Cort Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast w/ Black Knobs tuners
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Cort GA5F-BW
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
8. Cort SFX1F
- From Cort's 2019 SFX series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Spruce top
- Mahogany w/ Arched Back back
- Mahogany w/ Arched Back sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Presys II (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic Modern "V" Shape Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Chrome plated machine heads with ebonite buttons tuners
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Cort SFX1F
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
9. Cort Little CJ Adirondack
- From Cort's 2019 CJ series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 23.5"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Adirondack Spruce top
- Mahogany(Arched Back) back
- Mahogany(Arched Back) sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Presys II (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic V Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Vintage Open Gear tuners
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Cort Little CJ Adirondack
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- Low-Quality Material Saddle
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
10. Cort L710F
- From Cort's 2020 Luce series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.3"'' scale
- 15.748" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Mahogany back
- Mahogany sides
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Presys (Preamp/Active)
- Ovangkol bridge
- Acoustic Cort Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast w/ Black Knobs tuners
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Cort L710F
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Electronics
- Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock