First Act
First Act
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 TAKAMINE BY JASMINE S35 ACOUSTIC GUITAR NATURAL NEW  US $92.75
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 222 First act guitar designed by adam levine US $50.00
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 ACOUSTIC GUITAR 30 INCH NATURAL WOOD BLUE FIRST ACT DISCOVERY US $3.24
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 FIRST ACT 222 ACOUSTIC GUITAR 36 BRAND NEW IN BOX INCLUDES STRAP PICKS US $74.99
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 First Act 6 String 36 Steel String Hardwood Top Acoustic Guitar Model MSG 36 US $49.99 |
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 Stagg James Neligan 12 string dreadnought NA30 12 US $419.00
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 Blueridge BR 60AS Solid Adirondack Spruce Top Dreadnought Sunburst BR60AS US $570.00
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 First Act Acoustic Guitar Model MG410 US $169.90
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 New First Act 41 Dreadnought Classic Full Size Acoustic Guitar Pack MG497 US $59.90
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 Guild F 47M Grand Orchestra Blonde Acoustic Guitar Deluxe Hardcase 385 4000 801 US $2,599.99
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 FIRST ACT ACOUSTIC CLASSIC FULL SIZE GUITAR MG497 BRAND NEW US $74.95
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 First Act MG394 Acoustic Guitar with Hardwood Steel Reinforced Neck Natural US $60.00
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 First Act FG 125 Acoustic Guitar Discovery Series US $35.00
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 NEW LUNA WOODLAND SPALT MAPLE ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR US $389.99
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 First Act Discovery Soccer Ball Guitar FG 170 US $14.99
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 Yamaha FX325 Electric Acoustic Guitar With Hard Case US $299.99
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 FIRST ACT DISCOVERY BIGINNERS GUITAR MODEL FG 1017 w STRAP US $43.00
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 First Act Guitarwith the original box US $50.00
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 First Act Model 222 Acoustic Guitar New in Original Box US $49.99
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 First Act 222 36 Acoustic Guitar US $59.99
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 BRAND NEW 222 First Act Dreadnought 41 Acoustic Guitar Adam Levine AL460 US $65.21
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 Guitar First Act MSG36 w case US $75.00
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 Blueridge BR 40 12 Contemporary Series 12 String Guitar Solid Spruce Top US $479.00
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 Blueridge BR 63 000 Acoustic Guitar Rosewood Sitka Spruce BR63 US $419.99
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 Blueridge BR 40 Dreadnaught Guitar Solid Sitka Spruce Top BR40 US $349.95
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 Yamaha CG162C Solid Cedar Gloss Top Classical Guitar US $349.99
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 Blueridge BR 160A Historic Dreadnaught Guitar Adirondack Spruce Top BR160A US $859.95
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 New First Act 41 Dreadnought Classic Full Size Acoustic Guitar Pack MG497 US $59.99
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 First Act MG364 Designer Acoustic Steel String GUITAR 36 Inch Black US $39.99
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 DRAWMER DUAL NOISE GATE DS201 US $279.99
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 1965 GUILD MARK IV CLASSICAL GUITAR SWEET VINTAGE WITH A BEAUTIFUL SOUND US $695.00
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 SX RESO 1 FS VS SQUARE NECK RESONATOR GUITAR New US $179.95
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 Blueridge BR 63AS 000 Acoustic Guitar Adirondack Spruce US $549.99
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I was given a first act clarinet and?
It's been gently used. It was a gift, I didn't buy it. Now I've played it a couple times (and I'm a total beginner at the clarinet, been playing it less than a month) and it sounds and works okay.
It's plastic. I don't understand why people bash first act so much. Does anyone besides me have first hand experience with them and call tell me what's so supposedly bad about that brand of clarinets? Thanks.
They bash them because they're made in China and everyone knows that "all things from China are bad". Right, we know that can't possibly be true, can it. But, some things from China (or anywhere else are indeed bad).
The other reason they bash them is because they aren't made by Yamaha or Jupiter or Selmer or other companies they've heard of but didn't know that the lower student horns by some of those companies are made in..... go ahead and guess... yes! China (and Taiwan). In fact, some are made in the exact same factories by the exact same workers. Imagine that. ☺
And then some people bash them because they don't cost enough. Those people don't care if it works or not - only how impressive the label is on it. We Americans tend to like a nice show of ostentatious materialism.
When Yamaha and Yanigasawa first started importing to the US, we heard the same thing about the "cheap garbage made in Japan" - because they weren't Selmer, Conn, or King. 100 years ago many musicians complained about the "cheap American made garbage" from Selmer, Conn, and King because, as everyone known, only Parisians can make a good clarinet. [sarcasm intended]
Here's the real deal for you from someone that has played a lot of these instruments from the cheapest beginner horn to the finest pro horn: At the bottom where the student plastic clarinets are - they're all the same. They aren't made great and the materials aren't so hot but they're essentially the same. For a couple, you get to pay extra for them because of trade tariffs or simple brand marketing. They work for students that aren't exactly ready to play the Mozart at Carnegie. Between $250ish and $800ish there just isn't a lot of difference in quality - and therefor no difference in playability.
At the top they're the same too. An R-13 isn't any "better" than a Selmer Paris or Leblanc Paris or a Patricola or etc... They're essentially the same too - best materials available with the finest craftsmanship and high dollar to buy that. They play really well and are great for professionals that are going to play the Mozart at Carnegie. Giving one to a beginner is like learning to drive in a Ferrari - serious overkill. And, these will cost you over $3,000 with many in the $5,000 range - which isn't a problem for someone making a living playing clarinet but is a bit extreme for someone in high school.
In the middle are all sorts of models with all sorts of features that are essentially the same as everyone else's model that has the same build and features but different from those that have different build and features. Not unlike the way a cheap Ford and a cheap Chevy are just about the same but not the same as an expensive Cadillac and probably a little better than the cheapest Kia. But, they're all cars and they all get you where you're going and back - some just do it more reliably or more comfortably than others.
Many repair techs don't like to work on these though. It's not because they're hard to work on but because it's really hard to get parts and because the build quality is so low (you get what you pay for) that they tend to not stay repaired very well.
