Two of the BEST Affordable Guitars!! - Orangewood Oliver vs Austen!

Have you ever wondered how body style and wood effects acoustic guitar tone?
Check out this multi-genre tone test to find out!
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Enjoy!

[dshall]

Regardless of which you thought sounded better, can we all agree on this... WHAT A WORLD WE LIVE IN WHERE YOU CAN GET A GUITAR THAT SOUNDS LIKE THESE FOR UNDER $200?!?!?!

WOW!

[tdtom]

and of course, no orange trees were harmed in the making of these guitars!

[DarrellBraunGuitar]

Happy Monday! Let's kick off the week with a little comparison :)
Mahogany or Spruce? Dreadnought or Concert? What's your favourite acoustic guitar combo?

[TheRycooder]

Oliver. But the real winner is DARRELL!

[kartike]

Forget about which guitar is better .. I just love listening to whatever you play..😇

[southofthebrainproductions]

First off. You play some great acoustic. Very clean and lovely. Liked the mahogany for sure. Really stunned by how nice these guitars sound for the price point. Great vid!!!!

[Thesappysongwriter]

I love that you play Jack Johnson in your demos! He is my favorite musical artist!

[J.Burrough]

So glad you did this. I’m searching for my 13y/old son an acoustic. Right on time.👍🏻

[RCSmiths]

As always, both sound absolutely phenomenal! But I'd actually gotta go with the Austen! Great work my man!

[jaxchiro]

Just ordered an Oliver. Thanks for these reviews, very helpful.

[johnchung]

Always so glad to hear you play jack Johnson songs!!!

[RGMDG]

I am quite surprised how good both of them sounded. The quality of import instruments has really improved tremendously, even in the last 5 years. Thank you for another enjoyable video Darrell.

[nhrifle]

One of your earlier reviews got me interested in the Orangewood guitars, so I bought the Mason mahogany, followed by the Oliver spruce. They sound fantastic and the sound is improving. A set of Elixirs on the Mason really brought it to life. Anyone looking for a good guitar should give these a long look.

[KeganVanSickle]

I think the Austen sounds better, but the Oliver looks better.

[johntousseau]

I have an Austen. I found one in a guitar shop and liked how it sounded so I picked it up.

[YBNegative]

At this price just get both! They each had good qualities and sound. Nice Video Darrell, Sold me on the brand for sure!

[stanparsley]

Thanks Darrell,
Always the best comparison videos.
The Oliver looked and sounded great.
Orangewood may be my next acoustic purchase.

[myewgul]

Oliver. I like the warmer sound as opposed to the prickly brighter sound but it looks like I'm in the minority in the comments haha

[lrdstrahd]

I am really impressed with these. Thank you for the review.

[daddio]

A wonderful and totally unexpected surprise. Though an advanced guitarist, had anyone asked until now I would have always turned them on to the Yamaha Fg800 series for affordable starter guitars that provided great quality and sound for the price. When I heard these through my computer speakers, I couldn't believe the quality of the tone and the great looks. Thanks for introducing them to us. As one who remembers the days of decades ago when cheap guitars just meant crappy guitars, this new level of intro instruments is truly amazing.