OK here we go.....
Being the guy that started this thread I though I would let you know the outcome....
I went to the pawn shops around a saw nothing but abused guitars.. some that made me sad..... but that another thread....
So I wen to back to the guitar center and played every guiter from $200 to $550- dollars...
Here's my outcome... and in no way am I a "acoustic guitar PRO....
1. martins DX1 and dxk2: (pruce or koa to and "strange" compound plastic back and sides... nice guitar about $450 and loud.. tons of bass.. but the construction is a bit weird and the clarity was a bit more muddy that I wanted to hear...
2. taylor baby: nice sounding and loud guitar but the intonation was a bit off on 2 of them ( I have been playing for 15 yeas so I am not BS-ing you taylor fans...
3. epiphone various models including masterbuilt: Not a good guitar. Intonation problems and the tuning machines and nut /sadle are cheap and "notchy" ( yah know stick while tuning)
4. various takamine g-series guitars: suprisingly clear and loud.. but a bit plastic-y even the "nofinish-natural models" I would call their tone ovation-esque...
5: yamaha: Nice sounding for the price but all seemes laminate tops ( in my range anyway) and were not loud enough or had "clear boomy bottom..."
6 HERE'S the one I bought....
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Ibanez artwood series....
I have NEVER liked Ibanez guitars and have always played strats and les pauls...
...but the solid wood top, intonation, playability, clarity and price were the ticket////
Soooo I played a few and picked aout a model ... the I bought one on ebay for 200.00 (including a hardshell case...)
I DO feel bad for "using " the guitar center.........
At least I'm not one of those punks that grab a PRS and bash it against a mesa stack while turning around "wishing" I could play...
Then bragging about how my mommy is going to get me one for graduation....
Once again that's another thread... kitarist.gif kitarist.gif