Recommend me a new acoustic (6-string)

[MonetBass]

Thanks everyone! Great suggestions - much appreciated. Keep 'em coming!

 

[mellowinman]

You can get a Martin Dreadnought for under $800.00

Don't let the naysayers tell you different. I have used mine in studios, on radio, and sound people always say the same thing: THAT THING SOUNDS GREAT!

And it's very playable, and you're not going to be much of a player if your main guitar isn't playable.

Trust me, and listen to no one else. The C.F. Martin company has been making the best acoustic guitars in the world for a very long time.

Here's the Guitar Center page:

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[Bert Slide]

Check out 70's/80's Japanese Takamines. I have two EF-349 mahogany Martin copies. Had the older one since it was new. I think it's an '82. Still has the "lawsuit" Martin shaped headstock and script. I think they sound/play better than the cheaper new Martins out there and some friends of mine who own those Martins also agree. They can be had for about $300 when they pop up for sale. The simple 2-band plus gain onboard preamp sounds really good too for all it's simplicity.

 

[Tony In Philly]

Ovation...

I like Ovations too. I especially like the ones made in their Connecticut factory. They always sound great through a PA system with very little setup.

 

[JSpradBass]

Alvarez

 

[MonetBass]

Thanks to a friend at a local music store, I wound up getting a Yamaha LL6T for a good deal.
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Thanks again, all!

 

[ArtechnikA]

Two Yamaha's in my household, like 'em both.
Didn't recommend them because they're from the '60's and I have no idea what current production is like. Good to know they're still (or possibly, again...) making instruments people like...