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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

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Playability 85

Sound 89

Build quality 80

Value for money 95

Overall Score 85

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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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Strengths & Weaknesses
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

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Playability 85

Sound 86

Build quality 75

Value for money 92

Overall Score 82

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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

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Playability 85

Sound 88

Build quality 77

Value for money 93

Overall Score 83

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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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Strengths & Weaknesses
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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Playability 85

Sound 86

Build quality 74

Value for money 92

Overall Score 82

Player Feedback

Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)

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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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Strengths & Weaknesses
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

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Playability 82

Sound 86

Build quality 74

Value for money 91

Overall Score 81

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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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