All Martin guitars, like all Taylors are not created equal. for Martins, anything lower than the Standard Series D-18 is a sub pro model, filling a price range niche. Martin makes D size guitars like the DM at $500. A fine guitar for the money and better than some piece of nato wood from Yamaha, probably. Is that a better guitar than some $1800 Taylor. for sure, probably not.

But overall, I would think the Martin name still outsells the Taylor name, based on reputation for quality, brand loyalty, and of course resale value.