The qustion was about the cost of martin guitars.

Most people will have their own favourites, and this will often colour their own views. I have owned many different makes, Martin, Gibson, Ovation, Dobro, Fylde, Yamaha ( even Suzuki) etc, and have played many more. Always, the guitar that I currently play is 'THE BEST'. I have never ownes a Taylor, although I have played a few and agree that they are a very fine instrument.

There does seem to be a lot of unjustified 'Martin Knocking'going on at the moment which is a little unfair. Martins are undoubtedly a good guitar, some of them are great, my own Dh28 is brilliant, and I have yet to hear a guitar that would suit me better. But just because you are a particular fan of 'x' manufacturer, does not mean that'y' manufacturer is crap. A freind of mine has an Epiphone j200 that is absoloutly stunning, yet remarkably cheap.