ScotFraser wrote:

Unfortunately, those that look nice don't always sound nice or play worth
a damn (witness any recent Gibson or Martin, IMO.) You might try looking
up a used Guild. Not overly pricey, maybe not ever top of the class, but
they record very well. Quite underrated in my estimation. (BTW, I've never
heard a Takamine in my studio that I thought sounded great, & quite a few
of the lesser Taylors have turned out to sound very good into
microphones.)

I interject that the dreadnaught stype Guild 12's I've met have been
tasty, and the superjumbo styles have been muddier than a monsoon
trailer park.

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