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The Best?
I need a new guitar. Steel string, will be played in a bluegrass setting as well as a contemporary christian setting, and be used for solo fingerstyle pieces.
If my cap is $2,000, what is my best choice? what about $5,000? What about $10,000 I am looking for opinions. be as subjective as you want. include all brands: martin, taylor, lowden, olson, schenk, anything that you can think of. |
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Sorry, there is no "best" for me and my opinions that is a guaranteed "best" for you.
P.S. Your "include all brands short list" includes only guitars that I would define as "absolutely not the best". I know this was just for example, but those names don't inspire me. Well, except for Olson.
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I would say a dread from Martin, SCGS, Bourgeois, H&D, Collings, Gibson... I would buy used., 1 3/4 nut, mahogany. Explore cocobolo and other woods with your extra grand-
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Well, if only you'd asked about $10,500!
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Ha! I know the feeling. if only i had $10,500....
I was just looking for custom builders. I am not new to the guitar world, but I am new to the "buying a custom guitar" world. Never done that before. There's something about not playing it before you buy it that scares me... anyway, maybe i need to change my Topic. what's your favorite custom builder/custom model? |
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For my money...
2k: shop hard for a used Santa Cruz D-12 5k: custom order from one of the many awesome builders in that price range...for me that would be John Osthoff or Matt Mustapick 10: Order 2 guitars from the 5k list above... Chris
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A brand new duet I wrote with my daughter: https://youtu.be/u0hRB7fYaZU Olson Brazilian Dread #1325 Olson Brazilian SJ #1350 Olson Tiger Myrtle Dread #1355 Olson Brazilian Jumbo #1351 Olson 12-string Jumbo (one of only a few) Martin D-42 Johnny Cash #51/200 (only 80 made) And a few others Quite a few limited edition and rare Martins ----------------- http://www.kekomusic.com |
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Come on, Bruce! Build him a guitar for $10,000! Cut the guy some slack, will you?
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I would talk with Glen DeRusha ( one of our members) and have him build you one. I have one of his customs and hands down its the best playing and sounding acoustic I have ever played.
http://www.greenmountainguitars.com/index1.html Great guy to deal with ! |