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ball ox

Hopefully my confusing thread title has lured you in, oblivious to the fact that this is another "whats the best guitar for €xxx thread. Mwa ha ha ha.:pac:

I've been meaning to buy a new acoustic now for ages. Nothing big, just something to have lying around the house for bashing out new tracks and stuff, nothing for the studio or anything high end. Since I'm off to the 'merica next week I've been looking at a few guitars around the $400-$500 range. So far I've narrowed it down to

Seagull s6
Gretsch G5030/32/35
Fender CD220CE
Takamine G360S G
Taylor Big Baby
Martin DXM
Martin DXK2 Koa

Anyone played any of the above? Any you would recommend/avoid? I'm particularly interested in the Gretsch & the Big Baby.

insinkerator

I dont know much about acoustics, but just to point out, that if you rest the mouse over the thread title, a message box appears with the top line, where you admit what kind of thread this is... So much for luring us in:P:P

ball ox

Damnit!

molloyjh

I've a Martin DX1 that I can't recommend highly enough. I found it plays better than some of the 2.5k Martins I've played. I think its a bit more expensive than the DXM, but if its anything to go by the DXM should be great.

ball ox

I've actually given in at this stage and its now between the DX1 and the Taylor 214. It will all come down to how they play obviously but the I reckon it's gonna be the 214. I'm suddenly very excited about my trip to the US

molloyjh

Heading over myself on Saturday and hoping to pick something up. Was looking at this to add to the collection:

http://www.music123.com/Jay-Turser-JT-Res-Electric-Resonator-Guitar-515706-i1373660.Music123

Alanstrainor

molloyjh wrote: »

Heading over myself on Saturday and hoping to pick something up. Was looking at this to add to the collection:

http://www.music123.com/Jay-Turser-JT-Res-Electric-Resonator-Guitar-515706-i1373660.Music123

That makes 2 of us, heading over to the states on saturday that is. Fender SRV Stratocaster here i come!

molloyjh

Alanstrainor wrote: »

That makes 2 of us, heading over to the states on saturday that is. Fender SRV Stratocaster here i come!

Nice....

Ball ox, where in the states are you headed? Do you know where you're getting the guitar yet?

ball ox

Heading to LA & San Fran. Will probably just go to a guitar centre. Thats weird, I'm going on Saturday too. It's an Exodus :eek: