Grand Concert Acoustic Guitars

Grand Concert acoustic guitars have a smaller body with a narrow waist that is comfortable to hold while seated, even during longer practice sessions. Their sound is balanced and individual strings come through clearly, so the Grand Concert body is often chosen for fingerpicking and quieter vocal accompaniment. This page features steel-string Grand Concert guitars without a pickup, mainly from Pasadena (the PG and PGC series) and Ibanez. You will find the same body shape with a pickup on our Grand Concert electro-acoustic guitars page.

Is a Grand Concert guitar suitable for a beginner?

The smaller Grand Concert body is a good choice if a dreadnought feels too large for your build or you mostly play seated. You will find more smaller-bodied guitars for learning your first chords in our subcategory for beginners.

Grand Concert or Concert?

Grand Concert and Concert both refer to smaller acoustic bodies with narrow waists. In Martin's original naming system, Grand Concert (00) is slightly larger than Concert (0). Dimensions vary between manufacturers, so compare the body width listed for each guitar before choosing. You will find Concert-bodied guitars on our Concert acoustic guitars page.