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05-26-2020, 06:14 AM
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Rank these brands
Just for fun, in your order of personal preference (note I did not say from best to worse), also, feel free to add to or remove from the list (these are just the brand names I often see on this forum), just want to get an idea of what brands generally come out on top and which ones generally end up at the bottom:
Martin Taylor McPherson Goodall Huss & Dalton Eastman Lowden Collings Bourgeois Froggy Bottom Santa Cruz PRS Breedlove 
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05-26-2020, 06:28 AM
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I don’t get the exercise.
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05-26-2020, 07:05 AM
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Sorry, but there are too many brands of impressive musical instruments on that list for me to pick only five.
Martin is a touchstone for me in a way that no other brand is or could be, even though I only acquired two keepers for my personal working guitar collection in the past four years. But a 1939 Martin 000-28 was the first truly world class guitar that I played after I’d gotten competent enough to discern its quality, and playing it was both revelatory and a genuinely formative experience for me. It gave me a taste for 14 fret Triple O’s and OM’s that is never going to go away. Wade Hampton Miller
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05-26-2020, 07:45 AM
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Pointless to rank. They all have their strengths. It just depends what tone you are looking for and your budget.
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05-26-2020, 08:45 AM
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I'm just here to read the comments...my ears aren't good enough to participate.
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05-26-2020, 08:50 AM
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Okay, I'll play. (Why not? I'm not playing God. I've tried all these brands and I have opinions that are as valid as anyone's.) I'm going by the best examples I have played of each. I've played many more Collings than Froggy Bottoms, for instance, and more than enough Taylors and Martins to pass judgement. But these are ranks, not grades: I've played many an Eastman that I would enjoy playing daily. They are all fine instruments.
Goodall Lowden Froggy Bottom Collings Santa Cruz Martin Huss & Dalton Bourgeois McPherson Breedlove Taylor Eastman PRS
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Hatcher Woodsman, Collings 0002H, Stella Grand Concert
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05-26-2020, 08:57 AM
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Goodall, Froggy Bottom, Martin, Santa Cruz, Huss and Dalton, McPherson
My top 6 of the ones you listed.
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05-26-2020, 09:35 AM
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For what it’s worth (very little), here is a list from top to bottom that reflects my experience with the guitars I’ve owned and had considerable experience with.
Froggy Bottom Goodall Collings-Santa Cruz-Bourgeois Huss & Dalton Martin Taylor Eastman
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#13
05-26-2020, 09:41 AM
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I've only played a Taylor, Martin, McPherson, Eastman, and Collings. Given these choices, I'd be more likely to own a Taylor, Martin, or Eastman. To me and my ability (or lack thereof), the McPherson and Collings are not worth the extra money.
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