I am in the process of hunting down the "perfect guitar" for my own personal use. The majority of what I play is fingerstyle. My main guitar right now is a Taylor 410, and I really love it's warm and rich tone, but I feel the need for a rosewood guitar to get that extra punch and definiton of tone.

I know that ultimately I'll have to play and select, but there are so any different guitars to choose from. I find that the Martin D28 is little too heavy onthe bass end and the high end doesn't really sparkle or have the balance for fingerpicking.

I've played a Taylor Dan Crary and was quite impressed.

I also know that what I hear playing, from behind and above the guitar, is not always what projects outward from the instrument. When trying out the instrument, what are some ways of discovering those tones?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.