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A buyer's guide to O/OO/OOO guitars for children, beginners, and advanced players

O, OO, and OOO models are among the smallest steel-string acoustic guitars, and are generally narrower and shorter in length than dreadnought and jumbo models. Thomann has a vast selection of O, OO, and OOO-style guitars from a range of different brands and for various different budgets.

To find out which O/OO/OOO models are most suitable for beginners and advanced players, how they differ from one another, and what buyers should look out for, consult our buyer's guide.

Thomann's online guide to acoustic guitars provides detailed answers to all of the questions that you might have when puchasing an instrument. And of course, Thomann's guitar department will be happy to assist you. You can contact them by telephone on +49 (0)9546-9223-20, by e-mail at gitarre@thomann.de, and of course using the chat function on the Thomann website. And because purchasing a musical instrument is always a matter of trust, Thomann offers a 30-Day Money-Back Guar­an­tee to ensure a stress-free, no-risk customer experience. What is more, Thomann also offers a 3-year warranty to make sure that its customers can enjoy their instrument for years to come.

What do the O/OO/OOO and OM suffixes used for acoustic guitars mean?

From a historical perspective, these body shapes are among the oldest steel-string guitars and were established by Martin, using the concert (O), grand concert (OO), and auditorium (OOO) designations. A characteristic feature of parlour, concert, and grand concert models is their "slotted" headstock design, featuring backward-facing machine heads like those of a classical guitar. Auditorium and grand auditorium (OM) guitars generally have a solid headstock and represent an intermediate step between concert and dreadnought guitars in terms of body size, scale length (the length of the vibrating string between bridge and nut), and sound. O, OO, OOO, and OM models sound somewhat thinner and more direct, and have a more pronounced mid-range than dreadnought and jumbo guitars, and they are immensely popular among fingerstyle players. Since these guitars are particularly easy to handle and resistant to feedback, those with integrated pickup systems are a common sight on live stages.