Acoustic Guitars

[aigney_mie]

I bought my first guitar about a year ago before I ever really learned anything about them. Now that I'm playing fairly often and am half-decent with it, I'd like to get a nice one for myself. So my question:

What brand/style of guitar do you prefer and why? And as the title suggests, I'm interested in acoustics, but talk concerning electrics or other stringed instruments is quite welcome!

[peacocks]

takamines rock!

[lucky strike]

if you're looking for cheap with a nice sound, i suggest yamaha. for some reason, i love the way a yamaha acoustic sounds, and the neck is so gentle.

[convensive]

were i made of money, i would play a Collings...

[Estlin]

If money were no object, it would be Taylor all the way. They play INCREDIBLY, they sound awesome. And they're mostly all acoustic/electric, which is a nice benefit.

I currently play an Ovation from the 70s, which has a nice tone, but if I had the 2000+ to spend, it'd be gone in a heartbeat for a Taylor.

[lucky strike]

taylors are very, very nice

[summersteps]

I own a Martin acoustic and  I love it dearly!  As far as electrics go, The Fender Jazzmaster is my favorite.

[martin_van_buren]

I own an acoustic Yamaha, which may or may not be complete crap, but which works alright for me. And I have an electric Dean, which is kinda crappy. Or not. I really have nothing to compare it to. All I know is that one of those mysteriously floating pickup things is held on by tape and the cords are always screwing up. I prefer the acoustic one.

[lucky strike]

my friend has an acoustic dean that is far less than comfortable to play. durability was also an issue. i thought it might have just been his. does anyone have a good electro-acoustic dean?

[Maaik]

I gotta stand behind Alvarez and Alvarez Yari.  I've got a really nice one from the late '70s that plays beautifully.

I'm also a Taylor admirer, and am delighted at their Big Baby model, as it sounds enormous, has a really cool unfinished look about it and usually costs less than $400.  Wanna get me one.

[JamesSchneider]

I love my Martin 00-15. Small Mahogany body, super warm tone, surprisingly good bass for such a small body, and I got mine for under $500. Best musical investment of my life (and I've had quite a few).

[martin_van_buren]

I have decided to disown my claim that my acoustic Yamaha "may or may not be complete crap". It's a good guitar and has always worked well for me, and it'd be ungrateful of me not to endorse it. And so I do.

[derrick]

my dad has a baby Taylor, so i got a baby Larrivee(local maker, well regarded), and mine's nicer. It's got a good sound, warm, not too bright, and is wonderfully easy to move around.

I've got a cheap stratocaster too with a Vox amp and one fancy implanted pickup that's really loud and crunchy. i got it from a good friend of my dad's, who's last gig was playing 'randy bachman' in the current county-fair touring incarnation of BTO. good times.

I need to change strings on both of them, I think. it's been 6 months, and the Larrivee is definitely feeling worn. I play the acoustic a lot more.

i'm doing more fingerpicking lately, esp. old Fairport/Thompson stuff like 'The Great Valerio' and 'End of a Holiday', as well as 70's Bruce Cockburn. If anyone has a tab of Sandy Denny's 'Fotheringay', I'd be very grateful.

[Andrew_TSKS]

bto is still around without randy bachman? that's kinda like... guns n' roses without slash.

[John]

my dad has a baby Taylor, so i got a baby Larrivee(local maker, well regarded), and mine's nicer. It's got a good sound, warm, not too bright, and is wonderfully easy to move around.

I play a Larrivee OM-3, which I love, though soundmen hate it 'cause its trebles are all muted-like an' stuff

[Salkin Red]

I play a Guild M20 and would like to say that all Mahogany guitars sound absolutely beautiful.

[JamesSchneider]

I play a Guild M20 and would like to say that all Mahogany guitars sound absolutely beautiful.

My guitar is an M20 minus Nick Drake more or less.