Best Semiacoustic Guitars Under $800 2026
Affordable semiacoustic guitars under $800 - great value without compromising quality
Last updated: January 14, 2026 • Next update: January 21, 2026
#1
⭐
5.0/5
(27 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Harley Benton CST-24HB TOL Tobacco Fl Bundle
Vintage Style
Country
Blues
Key Feature:
• Classic vintage aesthetics
✓ PROS
- • Natural acoustic resonance
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
✗ CONS
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
- • Prone to feedback at high volumes
Harley Benton CST-24HB TOL Tobacco Fl Bundle*Bundle offer comprising*, Harley Benton CST-24HB TOL Tobacco...
⭐
5.0/5
(27 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Art. 371890
$549
#2
⭐
4.6/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
8/10
Larry Carlton H7T Cherry Sunburst
Blues
Vintage Style
Rockabilly
Key Feature:
• Comfortable playing feel
✓ PROS
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
- • Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✗ CONS
- • Can be more expensive
- • May not suit heavy rock styles
Larry Carlton H7T Cherry SunburstElectric GuitarStyle: Semi-HollowBody: MapleTop: Flamed mapleSet-in neck:...
⭐
4.6/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
8/10
Art. 584325
$714
#3
⭐
4.5/5
(54 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Larry Carlton H7V VS
Vintage Style
Country
Rockabilly
Key Feature:
• Classic vintage aesthetics
✓ PROS
- • Classic vintage aesthetics
- • Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✗ CONS
- • Prone to feedback at high volumes
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
Larry Carlton H7V VSElectric GuitarConstruction: Semi-HollowbodyMaple bodyFlamed maple topSet mahogany neckEbony...
⭐
4.5/5
(54 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 537001
$604
#4
⭐
4.7/5
(42 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Larry Carlton H7T Cherry Sunburst LH
Blues
Country
Jazz
Key Feature:
• Comfortable playing feel
✓ PROS
- • Classic vintage aesthetics
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
✗ CONS
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
- • Can be more expensive
Larry Carlton H7T Cherry Sunburst LHElectric GuitarLeft-handed modelStyle: Semi-HollowBody: MapleTop: Flamed...
⭐
4.7/5
(42 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 584329
$769
#5
⭐
4.5/5
(31 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
8/10
Larry Carlton H7V BK
Clean Tones
Blues
Rockabilly
Key Feature:
• Classic vintage aesthetics
✓ PROS
- • Warm, resonant hollow body tone
- • Comfortable playing feel
✗ CONS
- • Can be more expensive
- • May not suit heavy rock styles
Larry Carlton H7V BKElectric GuitarConstruction: Semi-HollowbodyMaple bodyMaple topGlued-in mahogany neckEbony...
⭐
4.5/5
(31 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
8/10
Art. 537002
$758
#6
⭐
4.5/5
(3 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
8/10
Epiphone ES-335 Figured Tea Burst
by
Epiphone
Blues
Rockabilly
Jazz
Key Feature:
• Classic vintage aesthetics
✓ PROS
- • Comfortable playing feel
- • Classic vintage aesthetics
✗ CONS
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
- • Requires careful stage positioning
Epiphone ES-335 Figured Tea BurstElectric Guitar"Inspired by Gibson" modelDesign: Semi-HollowBody: MapleTop...
⭐
4.5/5
(3 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
8/10
Art. 501055
$658
#7
⭐
4.8/5
(42 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Ibanez AMH90-BK
by
Ibanez
Vintage Style
Jazz
Country
Key Feature:
• Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✓ PROS
- • Comfortable playing feel
- • Classic vintage aesthetics
✗ CONS
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
- • Can be more expensive
Ibanez AMH90-BKElectric GuitarDesign: Semi-hollowBacksides and top: Basswood3-Piece Nyatoh / maple neckFretboard:...
⭐
4.8/5
(42 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 510007
$791
#8
⭐
4.5/5
(41 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
8/10
Ibanez AR520HFM-LBB
by
Ibanez
Jazz
Rockabilly
Vintage Style
Key Feature:
• Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✓ PROS
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
- • Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✗ CONS
- • May not suit heavy rock styles
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
Ibanez AR520HFM-LBBElectric GuitarType: Hollow bodyBody: maple/okoumeTop: Flamed maple3-Piece neck-thru-body:...
⭐
4.5/5
(41 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
8/10
Art. 533433
$769
#9
⭐
4.4/5
(7 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Gretsch G2622 STRML CB DC CPR
by
Gretsch
Clean Tones
Country
Rockabilly
Key Feature:
• Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
✓ PROS
- • Comfortable playing feel
- • Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✗ CONS
- • Prone to feedback at high volumes
- • Can be more expensive
Gretsch G2622 STRML CB DC CPRElectric GuitarStyle: Semi-HollowBody: MapleNeck: NatoFingerboard: LaurelFingerboard...
⭐
4.4/5
(7 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 620001
$604
#10
⭐
4.5/5
(48 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
6/10
Ibanez AS73-TBC Bundle
by
Ibanez
Jazz
Vintage Style
Blues
Key Feature:
• Classic vintage aesthetics
✓ PROS
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
- • Classic vintage aesthetics
✗ CONS
- • Prone to feedback at high volumes
- • May not suit heavy rock styles
Ibanez AS73-TBC Bundle*Bundle offer comprising*, Ibanez AS73-TBC*Electric Guitar*Design: Semi-acousticBody: MapleBody...
⭐
4.5/5
(48 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
6/10
Art. 367306
$527
#11
⭐
4.5/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Guild Starfire I DC California Burst
by
Guild
Jazz
Rockabilly
Clean Tones
Key Feature:
• Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✓ PROS
- • Natural acoustic resonance
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
✗ CONS
- • Can be more expensive
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
Guild Starfire I DC California BurstElectric GuitarType: Thinline hollowbody archtop with centre block and double...
⭐
4.5/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Art. 565200
$769
#12
⭐
4.8/5
(51 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Gretsch G2622T Strml Cb Dc SO
by
Gretsch
Country
Jazz
Clean Tones
Key Feature:
• Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✓ PROS
- • Classic vintage aesthetics
- • Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✗ CONS
- • May not suit heavy rock styles
- • Prone to feedback at high volumes
Gretsch G2622T SO StreamlinerElectric GuitarStyle: Semi-hollowbodyBody: Maple laminatedNeck: NatoFingerboard:...
⭐
4.8/5
(51 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 570437
$637
#13
⭐
4.8/5
(8 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Ibanez AS73-TCD
by
Ibanez
Clean Tones
Country
Rockabilly
Key Feature:
• Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
✓ PROS
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
- • Warm, resonant hollow body tone
✗ CONS
- • Prone to feedback at high volumes
- • Can be more expensive
Ibanez AS73-TCDElectric GuitarAS Artcore seriesBuild: Hollow bodyBody: BasswoodTop: BasswoodSet-in neck:...
⭐
4.8/5
(8 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 503633
$531
#14
⭐
4.7/5
(56 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
8/10
Epiphone ES-335 Vintage Sunburst w/Case
by
Epiphone
Rockabilly
Jazz
Vintage Style
Key Feature:
• Classic vintage aesthetics
✓ PROS
- • Classic vintage aesthetics
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
✗ CONS
- • Prone to feedback at high volumes
- • Requires careful stage positioning
Epiphone ES-335 Vintage Sunburst w/Case*Bundle offer comprising*, Epiphone ES-335 Vintage Sunburst*Electric...
⭐
4.7/5
(56 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
8/10
Art. 538653
$681
#15
⭐
4.9/5
(28 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
8/10
DAngelico Premier Mini DC Surf Green
by
DAngelico
Country
Vintage Style
Clean Tones
Key Feature:
• Classic vintage aesthetics
✓ PROS
- • Comfortable playing feel
- • Great for clean and lightly overdriven sounds
✗ CONS
- • Limited high-gain capabilities
- • May not suit heavy rock styles
DAngelico Premier Mini DC Surf GreenElectric GuitarType: Semi-hollow with Double Cutback and sides: Maple...
⭐
4.9/5
(28 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
8/10
Art. 606613
$714
How to Choose the Best Semiacoustic Guitars
Budget Planning
- • Under $200: Entry-level
- • $200-$500: Intermediate
- • $500-$1000: Advanced
- • $1000+: Professional
Quality Check
- • Sound clarity & tone
- • Build materials & finish
- • Hardware durability
- • Overall craftsmanship
Key Features
- • Your musical style
- • Skill level match
- • Intended use case
- • Brand reputation
Frequently Asked Questions
Key factors include build quality, sound characteristics, playability, brand reputation, warranty coverage, and value for money. Consider your musical style, skill level, and intended use to find the best match.
Budget depends on your needs and experience level. Beginners can find quality options for $200-500, intermediate players should consider $500-1500 range, while professionals often invest $1500+ for premium features.
Higher-priced semiacoustic guitars typically offer better materials, craftsmanship, and performance. They're worth it if you're serious about music, perform regularly, or need professional-grade features.
Top brands combine quality, innovation, and reliability. We evaluate brands based on build quality, sound performance, durability, and customer satisfaction to recommend the best options for different budgets.
Both have advantages. Online offers better prices and selection, while stores allow hands-on testing. We recommend researching online first, then testing in stores if possible. Many online retailers offer excellent return policies.
