Help Me Buy A Guitar

[SecondCity]

The new US made Guilds are great. I was in a shop and another guy brought his in to compare to a Marquis. I think his was the 50 or 55 (rosewood, if I recall). We were passing guitars around and he handed me his. It sounded amazing. I really liked it a lot--way more than I expected to. Ditto for a 1970s Bluegrass guild they had in the shop.

[Boozehound]

Originally Posted by Davelebon

Yeah this is very true! But someone mentioned a collings guitar and a guild. I want to see all the options before I purchase something. A used D-18 is probably what I will buy but I want to hear about what everyone likes.

Collings are great, and loud,, but you will be hard pressed to find one anywhere new $2K. Even $3K would be a stretch.

I would 100% go for a post-2012 D18 on the used market. They are one of the best values around. If I had a D-18 for my only acoustic it could do pretty much everything I needed it to.

[MBee]

Originally Posted by Davelebon

I recently sold 3 of my guitars that I no longer played so I have an amount of money to buy another guitar. I really want a nice dreadnaught that is a beast. One of the guitars that people call "a canon". I want this guitar to be a high end guitar in terms of sound but to save on money I dont want extra pearl or deluxe features. I want something like a D-18 in terms of style. I like playing country and flatpicking. My budget is under 2000. If anyone can provide recomendations on what they think is best, I would appreciate it!

How about this guy. A little over your budget, but still.... https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=625577

[lgherb]

Originally Posted by YamahaGuy

Yamaha A3M, A3R, A5M, A5R, FG5, FGX5, FG3, FGX3. Any of those.

I'd also add the LL16 to that list.

For the original poster, the term 'Cannon' does not necessarily just mean 'loud' but is a guitar that projects the sound accurately a good distance. Tonal quality is just as important as volume.

[baw3]

I just bought a D-18 from M. friend and I was comparing it to my Eastman E10ss for about an hour and I ended up sending it back. I guess the Martin sound just isnt for me. Its not my dollar, but if it was, I would look at a Eastman E20D-tc or the E10D-tc. Both guitars punch way over their price points. Just my 2 cents. I had a Martin DSS-17 for a while and I actually liked it better than the D-18.

[rollypolly]

Used D-18. I wanted one and got one a few months ago for well under 2k. Check Reverb often and this forum, and also used from Guitar Center.

Someone else mentioned used Guilds. If I were to get another dread, I'd probably look for D25 or similar , there are a few lesser known models all solid that are very affordable.

Taylor dreads are also tempting - a DN3 or 310/410 are good buys and have 1-3/4" nut width.

[DBW]

I got my used (2020) 000-18 for $1,999 so you can get a used D-18 for the same price as 000 and the D are the same price new. I traded my 2020 D-16 and some $ for it.