Re: Beginner Seeking Advice - Guitar or Octave Mandolin?
There is a lot of good advice here. I'm going to have to say that if your primary goal is to move into singing, then go with guitar. Its an instrument that is tough to beat for solo singing and the amount of easy guitar songs available is untouchable so you will be up and running way sooner. Sure Sarah J is great but those aren't exactly entry level songs she is writing. Then, after you have a solid bass of guitar songs, try some of them out on your Mando. Use 2 finger chords for them at first. If that works well, then try it on an OM.
As for which inexpensive but decent entry guitars(<500) , I can recommend the Taylor GS Mini (I like the mahogany model's sound the best)or a used Seagull Artist or a used Alvarez. As always, an easy playing set up is key to learning.
As for the OM, I like my Pono for singing but they are >1k. Maybe find a used one for half that in a few years time (they're pretty new still).
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