About 12 year's ago I had saved up enough to buy a Martin. I went in to Paul's in Dingwall,( the locally trusted shop)
I had settled on one guitar but in the back of my mine I wasn't too happy.
Paul suggested that I tried this other guitar and I did. It was a Takamini and I fell in love with it. I still love it and nowadays I'm more determined than ever to buy a product for it's value rather than it's name.
I reckon Don Williams agrees with me