Has anyone played both?
I would really value your input on differences in sound, richness, feel and vibe
I'm considering one of these primarily for Keb Mo style, bare fingered thumping alternate bass country blues. Also some country and modern fingerpicking and strumming.
I realize Gibson L-00 style guitars are what I should be looking for, but I find many of the reissues lacking in tone and often prefer the richness and authority of the vintage Martin tone (vintage spec'd OMs and 000s)
From what I've read the CEO-7 is a good option for me, but I've heard so many great things about the 000-18GE.. If it is significantly louder, more responsive and has the bass thump I need, it could be the one, and it's probably a bit more versatile?
(Another option is a OM-28V or Marquis, I see-saw between Mahogany and Rosewood
Unfortunately I can't test these guitars in my country, they aren't in stock here anywhere.