Not exactly sure what you mean by a "beater" that's "solid wood," but what I interpret this to mean is that you're looking for the least expensive solid wood guitar that plays and sounds nice. A year ago, I would have said "yes" to the older, satin Larrivee parlors...but, now that they're not making them like that anymore, they seem to go for quite a lot of money.
Check into a used Blueridge (some are just solid-topped, but the 100 series ones are solid wood), a used Larrivee -03 series or an older Taylor 200 series (probably with a few dings), or a used Epiphone Masterbilt. Also, check out some solid-wood models by Cort, Johnson, or Tanglewood.
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Jerry
2001 Larrivée D-09
2006 Guild D40 BJ w/ K&K PW mini
1992 Alvarez 5040
2008 Gibson Les Paul Studio
c. 1995 Yamaha CG-150CA
1998 A&L Ami
Johnson M120N
Mid-Missouri M1
Kala KA-C
Last edited by jmhyer; 09-19-2007 at 12:34 PM.
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