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Originally Posted by lgherb
It might help to know what models you are considering so that members who have owned or played the respective "pure acoustic" or the "acoustic-electric" versions that you're focusing on can weigh in with their experiences of each and what it was that made them opt for their final decision.
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I played about 12 or so different manufacturers and models while in Nashville at the Gruhn Guitar Store. This included Martin, Larrivee, Taylor, and a couple others. I tried to sample a couple price categories from each manufacturer just to see what the differences were.
First of all I quickly realized that for what I want, I'll need to be around the (new guitar) price of $1700 or more, which equates to about $1200 used.
I kept coming back to the Taylor 314CE (around $1700). It's an electric by the way. Really like the tone and feel right out of the box.
Played a Martin D-45 before I played anything else just to see what a high-end guitar was like and I prefer this Taylor over any of the Martin's I played. So far, I'm not a Martin person.
I'd like to hear from anyone which additional manufacturers or Taylor models I should check out since I am a fan of the 314CE. Thanks!