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Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa
A number of years ago I had the opportunity to work out on an uber-high-end boutique guitar, whose maker elicits near-deification among cognoscenti of such instruments... 
A/B'd it against the Irish-made Avalon A-201 (also a cedar/EIR 16" small-jumbo) that I wound up taking home with me that day - I played while my wife listened, then vice versa... 
Was the big-buck box better than my well-under-$2000 Avalon...? 
To our hands/ears, not $12K+ worth...  |
It could be argued that you are just not fussy enough to justify the difference. That's not a criticism. To others, that difference may be more in contrast and, as such, they can justify the price because it will significantly improve their experience. For you it didn't.