[BoneDigger]

For me personally, if it came down to adding to my collection, at this point I would buy one more expensive guitar. However, that's because I have my basses already covered. If I did not already have a large number of guitars, probably two or three good used guitars, fitting two or three different needs. I would have an OM for finger picking and a spruce/mahogany dread for strumming and flat picking.

The IBG Epis are very nice and I am very happy with mine. I own the Hummingbird and the J200 of that series. I also own an Eastman E20OM, which is a very nice guitar. You could get the Epi IBG J45 for $800, the E20OM for $1200, and still have enough for another guitar or other stuff.