Just to add an opinion... When I took classical to improve my jazz and folk playing ( and I'm another Charlie Bird fan ) I went to a store in Michigan that had lots of classicals and didn't seem to mind my spending a few hours trying them out. I wound up with an Alvarez CY-116 because it had a great tone and a fairly big bass which Alvarez isn't really known for. That was about 20 years ago and I think the guitar was about $800 then. If you already play enough to test your own guitars, I'd suggest you try some out and buy what you like rather than relying on Willie Nelson's choice. For Jazz, I like Gibsons, old Gibsons like my 1959 L7C but I knew nothing about classicals. I tried everything they had from 200 to 4000 dollars and liked the Alvarez the best. It has served me well and still sounds great 20 years later. I generally crash and burn somewhere in Leyenda but it's not the guitar's fault. BTW, if you're ever in Northville, Michigan, stop by the "Gitfiddler" it's an amazing place or at least it was back then.