[epaul]

There are lots of "great bang for the buck" guitars in the sub-two grand market. Frankly, you will find it hard to go wrong.

The Taylor 414ce is as fine a guitar as you will find, given your budget (and, again, speaking frankly, you could spend a grand more and not do any better).

Taylor, Martin, Larrivee. Horses for courses. All good.

(Don't worry about the built-in electronics of the Taylor affecting the sound. And don't depend on the advice of forum pundits (like me, I guess) to determine this. There are all kinds of Taylor 414s, with and without electronics, in stores. Play them and listen to them for yourself. My dollar says after doing so, your worries will evaporate. My guess is you will love the Taylor electronics and even though you may only plug in once in a great while, you will be very happy you went with the "package".


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