I own an absurd number of Martin examples, specifically the D-28. I'm a sucker for an old D-28. I have a couple from the late 1800s, but those aren't worth nearly as much as you probably think they are.
Taylor makes good guitars. You can pay a lot for 'em, or get their lower end stuff. I don't have much experience with the cheaper examples by pure happenstance. I've just never been around them much. There's also Takamine which is a Japanese guitar affiliated with Taylor, though those can get expensive in their own right. They're kinda like Gibson's Epiphone (I think).
Oh yeah, I've heard of Takamine. I always liked Ovations, for some reason all the ones I ever picked up had good action and sounded nice.
Wonder whatever happened to those Carvin guitars you could mail order.
Jimmy Rogers' widow gave my dad a guitar and told him he could keep it if he'd just learn a few chords but he gave up quickly. She and my grandmother were best friends in San Antonio.
Ovation makes great guitars. I take an Ovation 12 string on stage with me, as a general rule. Things are rock solid and don't care about humidity or temperatures.
Oh wow, yeah I forgot they make 12 strings, man it's been over three decades since I played one.
What acoustic numbers would you (do you) play live?
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