Which brand makes the best looking acoustics?

[Rosewood99]

Originally Posted by zmf

True. May as well pick one example to represent the quintessential guitar -- beautiful in its simplicity -- and it might as well be the D-18.

On second thought I don’t think I would call them beautiful. I think handsome would be more appropriate for those dreads.

[1neeto]

Way too suggestive. Some like the Gibson bling, others, the simplistic beauty of a Martin. I’m partial to Taylors, but I think every manufacturer makes beautiful instruments. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. [emoji23]

[j3ffr0]

They all make good looking guitars; it depends what you prefer. I'm not a bling guy, so that leaves body shape. My favorites are the Martin 000/OM body shape and the Gibson J-45 shape. Many others make guitars in these shapes and they all look good.

[mtdmind]

Martin and Fender. I see beauty in simplicity.

[mtdmind]

Originally Posted by fedexnman

I'm gonna go with Guild makes the best looking acoustic guitar with just the D-55 and F-55 ....

I agree. Love their pickguard.

[zmf]

Originally Posted by paulzoom

On second thought I don’t think I would call them beautiful. I think handsome would be more appropriate for those dreads.

I didn't mean to imply that D-18's are beautiful. That would be disrespectful of a handsome Martin dread.

The emphasis was on the beauty of simplicity.

In a zen kind of way.

[mc1]

Kinda surprised no one has mentioned Daisy Rock.

[aeisen93]

Originally Posted by mtdmind

I agree. Love their pickguard.

I actually don’t like the pickguards on Guilds! My favorite pickguards are Taylors

[Dbone]

Taylor is pretty nice as far as high volume guitars go, but in my view there are so many boutique builders that can make far more special/attractive instruments.

[Rosewood99]

Originally Posted by mc1

Kinda surprised no one has mentioned Daisy Rock.

I guess if you are Prince.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by paulzoom

I guess if you are Prince.

The purple-black burst is really pretty nice.

[saxonblue]

Originally Posted by 619TF

As always beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.

There....fixed it.

[Taylor Ham]

I'm not especially interested in bling, I'm more of a hot rod guy. So to me, the silhouette is more important.

Irrespective of maker, I would say the 16" L-5/ Small Jumbo shape as originally set down by gibson looks the best. The curves and tangent lines are well defined and flow smoothly into each other. The F mandolins don't look bad either. So it would be late 20's- early 30's gibson for me.

side note, one could consider different eras effectively different makers, especially for companies like gibson and fender that have had so much variability throughout their history.

Different strokes for different folks.

[619TF]

Originally Posted by saxonblue

There....fixed it.

No, no you didn't.

[asobi]

Aesthetically, Kim Walker is unbeatable to me.