Which brand makes the best looking acoustics?

[rolleiguy54]

Petros guitars.

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by aeisen93

Which brand do you think makes the best looking acoustic guitars? I’m asking about looks only, not sound. Just curious what you think! My opinion is that Taylor makes the best looking guitars. Everything from the bridge to the shape of the pickguards to the inlays on the higher end models is just perfect.

Post pics if you have them!

Almost anything that's ever came out of Bob Benedetto's shop?

https://benedettoguitars.com/boutiqu...atural-finish/

[RP]

Since the OP didn't specify "wooden" acoustics I'll use the loophole to cast my vote for Emerald. I'll take it a step farther and say that Emerald makes the most comfortable guitars as well...

[Silly Moustache]

I don't like how Taylors look. There, I've said it!

I think it is because they don't look like Martins or Gibsons, and whilst I mostly play Collings, I like that they look like Martins, and Gibsons.

[Steel and wood]

Martin fan, but Gibson makes some of the best looking dreadnoughts and jumbos. (I also love the look of acoustic archtops, even though I have no desire to own one).

[fedexnman]

Guild D-55 is the only gold tuner guitar I care for that's kind of bling , My only favorite bling guitar and the pickguard is awesome looking too .. . I think Martin Guitars sound great but look boring af.... Breedlove had good looking guitars when they had the solo B on the headstock , now they say Breedlove yawn .... I think Alvarez would have a very good looking guitar if they'd ditch the double AA on the headstock and just have Alvarez . Those guitars they got with the arm rest thingy looks good . Taylor's are beautiful with there arm rest thingy . Waterloo with those tigerstrip pickguard ... Gibson J45 standard ... I'm gonna go with Guild makes the best looking acoustic guitar with just the D-55 and F-55 ....

[6L6]

Collings. My '99 D-1:

[SpruceTop]

Originally Posted by RP

Since the OP didn't specify "wooden" acoustics I'll use the loophole to cast my vote for Emerald. I'll take it a step farther and say that Emerald makes the most comfortable guitars as well...

Go, RP, Go, Bro!

[skyblue314]

My vote goes to Santa Cruz, Martin and Gibson.

[L20A]

I will vote for the underdog. Guild D-55 and DV-73. Beautiful but not overdone.

[Goodallboy]

I love the look of higher end Taylors, with bevels and soundport.

PRS makes a lovely acoustic.

Some McPherson's are striking.

Then there's Ryan and others, that are on another level.

[Goodallboy]

Originally Posted by RP

Since the OP didn't specify "wooden" acoustics I'll use the loophole to cast my vote for Emerald. I'll take it a step farther and say that Emerald makes the most comfortable guitars as well...

I second this comment. This line of wood/carbon guitars are visually stunning.

[rstaight]

I'm kind of partial to my Takamime GD93.

[Rosewood99]

So far the dreads I’m seeing here all look pretty much the same. They’re fine guitars but I don’t see anything especially different from one another.

[BrunoBlack]

Originally Posted by Methos1979

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if you really want to see where art meets music, go over to the Custom Shop subforum and peruse ANY of Mark Hatcher's build threads!

Great point! I wasn’t thinking of our superb Master Luthiers who display their work on the Custom sub forum. Mark Hatcher builds guitars that belong in a museum. This thread shows the thought that goes into his builds.

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=585740