You've got $2000 and can only own one acoustic. Which is it?

[Cromwell]

High end Yamaha or Eastman, more bang for your buck

[SpruceTop]

Either a Larrivee D-40M or Larrivee D-40R. I usually post these models out of personal experience and the fact that I'm a dreadnought kinda guy. Then, I, and others often find out that the OP actually has a smaller body-style in mind.

I think it would be helpful when threads like this are posted that the OP specifies that, along with what body-style guitar they prefer, what the allotted sum will be used to buy:

A NEW guitar
A USED guitar
Any guitar, NEW or USED

[Yamaha Man]

I got my D-35 for $2000 a few years ago.

[packmule]

Used 000-18 or OM-21

[Bob from Brooklyn]

I already have a D18 and a J45 so at this point I'd go hunting for a good deal on an OM21.

[buddyhu]

Originally Posted by fitness1

I'd try to find a used Webber

My thoughts exactly!

If I only get one instrument, I need to go with a dreadnaught, since I attend jams with a variety of instruments. But I have a Webber jumbo that is amazing...

If not a Webber, I’d probably go with a D18, or D28.

[mischultz]

Originally Posted by TBman

Taylor 314-ce

I play finger style so that one would do the trick, unless I found a Furch Yellow used.

** edit

A Gibson J-15 gets honorable mention though even though I've moved on to other styles that call for other things ...

You can find a Furch Yellow new without even negotiating on the Reverb.

[TDavis]

New: Martin OME Cherry, Martin 000-15sm, or Gibson J-15

Used: Martin 000-18, Martin 00-18, or pre V-Class Taylor 414ce/514ce

[dspoel]

A used Martin CEO-7, may have to stretch the budget just a bit though.

[jpricewood]

Originally Posted by subby

Used is definitely an acceptable answer as long as the price is realistic. i.e. no "Martin 000-28. Just watch the market for a year and a half!"

I got my OM-28 for $2,000 in excellent condition. Watch harder or negotiate better.

[dwasifar]

Can I keep the $2k and play the guitar I already have?

There's nothing I could spend $2k on that I would expect to like more than my Taylor 710, so I guess I can't really answer.

[madison]

The best used Martin 000 I can find.

[raysachs]

Well, I only have one acoustic guitar and it cost me just a little under $2000. It’s a CEO-7 and FOR ME it’s a perfect all-rounder. I love the sound, the neck profile, the wider than normal string spacing. It fits me perfectly. Doesn’t mean it would be the best for other folks, but for me it’s perfect.

Not sure you could get a CEO-7 all that close to $2000 today. I bought about 9 months ago when the pandemic was just taking off and guitar inventories were still high. I got it for 60% of list, which was pretty common then, but today nobody’s discounting like that because there’s very little supply and lots of demand. Maybe you could find something used in that ballpark though...

-Ray

[RP]

Originally Posted by egordon99

Can't go wrong with a Martin D-18

Not only that, but it would be money well spent...

[hairpuller]

Definitely a used 000-18, and if you are real lucky a used 000-18 GE.

scott