Good question Fort......Its probably better answered by Rick or another of the great pickers we have around here. I'm an average picker at best but it satisfies me and I guess that's the important thing. In the final analysis, I'm like everybody else. I like the look and feel AND the glamour of certain names, but I also learned the hard way that the name ain't the thing. I just unloaded the world's worst D-28 to another poor slob who saw "Martin D-28" and was an instant buyer! But since you asked............

If I had the bucks.........Collings are simply wonderful instruments. Beautiful in all respects. For a number of reasons, I also like Larrivee and his are less expensive. I like the LS body in Rosewood, and if I ever can afford to shell out the bucks, I'll have one. In Martin, I like the 0000 body better than the dreadnought although they are quite similar...better balance. Have you played a Bourgeois? Dana Bourgeois KNOWS wood and lutherie. His guitars are very distinctive sounding and if you like that sound, well.......of course there are a couple of Taylor's that I could get wired to. BTW, I think that Taylor is building the best of the "Road Ax" series of anyone into that market.

Hell, I dunno.....Send me some of all of the above...and a few others too!

Spaw