VT. some of my favorite places to find instruments is in pawnshops. You may have to haunt two or three for awhile but eventually you either find what you want or you decide you want something else.

When I visit family and friends in Oregon I leave my Martin at home in Alaska, leaving me without a decent instrument while I'm gone. My brother - a non-player - bought a couple of guitars at garage sales over the years but, much as I hated to tell him, they were junk.

A few years ago I went to a pawnshop there and bought a Washburn with a nice sound, for $100. I leave it down there for anybody to play but when I visit, I am outfitted.