Why You Should Never buy a "Best Choice Products" Acoustic Guitar
Extremely poor quality, mass-produced, and over-sold.
This is already a guitar with tons of corner cutting, yet with more money going into the accessories that are bundled with it. Plus, the wide variety of consumer categories that Best Choice Products dabbles in, shows us they are not at all specialized in musical instruments.
I guess you could say this serves as a Best Choice Products guitar review, but the above box pretty much covers it. Even for kids (more on that below) and beginners, this is an incredibly cheap acoustic guitar with a ton of cost-cutting. We would recommend that you stay away from this brand entirely. Doesn't a name like "Best Choice Products" give you pause?
Some Alternatives We Recommend:
- Yamaha FG800 acoustic
- Martin LXK2 "Little Martin"
- Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster
- Epiphone SG Standard
You know they're going to be terrible if the brand name is Yummy. ~ Kyle
When I was a kid, my mom took me and my buddy Kyle to Costco. We were looking for chicken tenders, and one of the brands they had was called "Yummy." Kylen goes, "You know they're going to be terrible if the brand name is Yummy."
We didn't buy them so who knows what they tasted like.
But the point is, a brand that calls itself Best Choice Products with very cheap, mass-produced, slapped-together guitars, is probably a terrible choice. Plus, this company just pretty much dabbles in everything without specializing or taking much pride in their products (allegedly).
For example, here's their home page for spring (April 2023) when this article was published:
If you look at this company's menu on their home page, they just sort of sell...everything. And in the spring, they're pushing what you would expect. Not guitars.
What's on deck for spring? You guessed it. Planting, gardening, and outside stuff. Of course, there's nothing wrong with this, but Best Choice Products just slaps their name on a little bit of everything. They're not a guitar company in any shape, matter, or form. Here's the primary culprit we're addressing:
It doesn't really even have a name or model. Don't do it, folks.
Pricing tells a huge part of the story
I'm very opposed to the idea that there are cheaper guitars that are "just as good" as the more expensive guitars. The reality is that those claims are completely subjective, while a price tag is based on completely objective measurements. In other words:
- Squiers are not as nice as Fenders
- Epiphones are not as nice as Gibsons
Now, Epiphone (and sometimes Squier) guitars are great options, which is never the case with Best Choice Products. But the point is that the price tells a huge part of the story.
I'm very opposed to the idea that there are cheaper guitars that are "just as good" as the more expensive guitars.
So let's take a look at the price of this guitar. At the time of writing this review, the best selling Best Choice Products guitar on Amazon was $49, and that's with a bunch of accessories. Let's compare that to a Squier Stratocaster and Yamaha FG800. Keep in mind, this table updates live, so the $49 number could have very easily changed by the time you're reading this.
Prices updated Fri, August 21st, 2026.
Comparing Pricing to Other Beginner Guitars
There are a few different packages of the BCP acoustics, which vary by size and the accessories included. But again, you're paying not just for the guitar, but for the accessories. Albeit, you're not paying much, but if you're buying the guitar for this much retail, imagine how cheaply it is being produced.
Now, compare that to the price of the other guitars in this list. The FG800 and the Squier are far more expensive (by comparison) but are honest guitars made by brands that specialize in musical instruments.
Yamaha has multiple product areas, but they have a section of their enterprise devoted entirely to guitars.
All of this to say:
Buy guitars from reputable brands. Here are a couple pages covering the brands we recommend for acoustic and electric guitars:
Incorrect Information in the product description
Another big problem is that there's a lot of incorrect information in the product specs and description listing. Keep in mind, I'm basing this on the Amazon entry, but that's where most people are buying it. Here are a few I'd like to point out.
- Body Material: It's literally just listed as "wood" which is kind of funny. A second row, also labeled Body Material, says it's made of Sapele.
- Guitar Attribute: Listed as Jumbo, but it's a small guitar to begin with, built in a parlor shape. Jumbo guitars are...bigger.
- Guitar Bridge System: Listed as adjustable, but this is a bit of a stretch. I wouldn't recommend trying to adjust it.
- Musical Style: One of my favs, this is listed as "rock" for some bizarre reason. This guitar's musical style is beginner-open-chords.
- Proficiency Level: Listed as intermediate. Please for the love of all things good, don't buy this if you're looking for an intermediate level guitar.
There are more, but these are just some of my favs. Let's expand on the intermediate issue.
Absolutely not an intermediate level guitar
This acoustic might pass for kids who have no level of serious commitment to the guitar, but even if you're a sincere/moderately committed beginner, I would avoid it. Even more so, if you are an intermediate player, under no circumstances should you be considering this instrument. Here's one of the promotional photos that seems to say otherwise:
No one in their right mind would consider this an intermediate guitar, unless that person knew nothing about guitars, which might be the situation that Best Choice Products is in.
So we have to be clear, that intermediate guitar players should look elsewhere, somewhere far, far away from Best Choice Products.
Couldn't it pass for a kid's guitar?
If your child is young, perhaps in the range of five to seven years old, a cheap guitar like this is okay. However, this assumes your child is just trying out the guitar and not showing signs of long-term interest.
For kids who are looking like they want to start taking the guitar seriously, I would not recommend starting with an instrument this cheap.
Sometimes that's a tough call to make, but going with something like the Squier or Yamaha would give your child a far better and more genuine experience with the guitar.
It's your call, but that would be my recommendation.
Conclusion
I'm not just trying to fuss at BCP, even though I am.
But I want to make it clear that just because something is a best-seller, doesn't mean it should be, and it certainly doesn't mean that you should follow the crowd and buy the same thing.
Cheap things always come with a price, in more ways than one.
If you have questions about better options or you want some recommendations, feel free to reach out via the comments section below.
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My now-11 year old son just received a BCP acoustic for his birthday. It’s his 1st guitar and has been showing interest for a while – by playing one of those toy ukuleles from 5 Below. So this BCP is a step up lol. He’s taught himself some chords and seems to enjoy it so far. I’m sure if he sticks with it we’ll get him something nicer, but I’m not sure what the point is of crapping on this product. I’m sure it’s not a great guitar, but at this price point if it drives interest in a musical instrument then good on them.
Yes, I agree. That’s an area where it can be a good option. Thanks for sharing and I hope your kiddo enjoys it.
Acabo de comprar esta guitarra bcp y debo mencionar que soy principiante en esto, pero la verdad que esta guitarra a pesar que es para adultos me parece muy pequeña sobre todo el ancho del brazo de la guitarra, honestamente no me convence, estoy pensando en devolverla y comprar otra para principiantes pero de mejor calidad.
It’s painfully obvious you’ve never even played the guitar you are dumping on. You come off as an elitist where price and having a popular brand name are all that matters. First time I’ve ever visited this site and it will definitely be the last
Cool.
Cool? You just ruined all of your legitimacy in reviewing guitars with that one comment. Let’s talk about you now. On second thought let’s not. I bought a PCP acoustic bass for $100 or less a few years back. When I first looked at it I could not believe how well aligned everything was. I thought to myself myself they must be getting good at mass-producing thanks to today’s technology. The battery kept popping out of the enclosure , I taped it. At first the guitar seemed a little noisy, but I use that to my advantage I can get sounds out of this from low e to the very highest four frets . I’m a pro from Hollywood that didn’t have to go to school I taught myself and learned taking a few lessons. Yes I can run a pool table with a crooked cue . SO LET’S TEACH OUR KIDS FROM THE BEGINNING IT’S NOT NECESSARILY THE QUALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT BUT IT’S THE FEEL THAT THEY PUT INTO IT WHEN THEY PLAY IT. BCP. MORE IMPORTANTLY THANK YOU BCP FOR MAKING INSTRUMENTS THAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD AND ARE COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL. It’s better than the fender acoustic base that I was playing which reminded me I really needed to get one. I couldn’t believe how much better it projected and sounded in that fender it was actually easier to play. And I’m offender jazz bass guy. I don’t even know what this form is but I’m going to make sure the people know you’re a quack here I’ll respond for you…Cool
I’ve owned top brands Rickenbacker
Hartke, Fender bass guitars and played recorded etc. For over 40 years. Like anything else you get what you pay for. Now not actively playing or recording I like to purchase these reasonably priced guitars and modify them. Anyone can do this and turn these extremely basic guitars into a hot rod.. 🔥 Have fun
The modding discussion can certainly have merit here.
Other than a non-adjustable bridge, you didn’t state any actual reasons to avoid it. Just that it’s not as good as a guitar that costs 3x as much. Need more specifics.
I have bought two best choice guitars and they sound great so I don’t know what you’re talking about but mine sound great I have fenders and Yamahas and Epiphone and I tend to play my best choice most
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