How much did your main axe cost ya?

[iDavid]

I have a Larrivee OM-2 which cost me less than 500 buck several years back...

I've been moving more and more to acoustic so I thought maybe I would treat myself to a second acoustic with a "different" voice than the OM.

I've been looking around at the different brands on this forum and the most recommened builder and WHOA!!!!!!!!

Beautiful guitars to say the least, but oh man, are these babies expensive...

I was wondering what people paid for their main acoustic axe and are these high ticket guitars really worth money? Looks aside, do they play better? Do they sound better, I know that is a matter of taste...

Music is my thing and I play a few hours a day and writing songs is my main outlet. I live in Germany and most of the guitars I read about are not so easy for me to try out....

I guess I'm looking for recommendations on brands that aren't over the top expensive, but are a step up form what I have.... but, I do love this guitar and I had it set-up by one of the best guitar techs in these parts....

Still curious to what you guys have sunk into our guitars

[raz]

Originally posted by iDavid
I guess I'm looking for recommendations on brands that aren't over the top expensive, but are a step up form what I have.... but, I do love this guitar and I had it set-up by one of the best guitar techs in these parts....

Still curious to what you guys have sunk into our guitars

My Martin HD-35 cost me $1700. A friend who is a luthier built me a terrific small-body that I paid him $1500 for.

My next will likely be a Santa Cruz and I'm expecting to drop about $3K. But it's gonna be a while.

[clarkram]

I picked up a Martin OMC Aura about 2 months ago new for $2300. I gig weekly and this guitar has been great fun.

My 95' Taylor 810 cost about $1700 in 1995.

Clark

[Scott Peterson]

My Tacoma DR-38 is an artist relations model that toured the world with Gary "Bisquit" Davis (Dolly Parton) and has some bumps and bruises, but it is a cannon. I paid $800 for her. It was a STEAL.

My stage acoustic is the Line 6 Variax 700 Acoustic; paid $1200 for it in May, 2004. Many, many gigs and never a hiccup. Fantastic live guitar.

[jayn]

I paid about $1600 for my main squeeze, a Martin HD-28V. I got it used, but virtually new condition (maybe 5 months on it). I'd love to have a mahogany dread, but the ones I like are around $2000 used (Collings D1 or Martin D-18GE).

Good acoustics are expensive, but think of all the labor involved and the experience to know what to do with those thin pieces of wood. There's isn't much in the guitar world that sounds as sublime as a great acoustic. A lot of what I'm willing to pay for is tone. Sure they play a little better, but it's mostly the tone that you pay extra for, IMO.

[Old Tele man]

...my electric-acoustic Ovation EA68 Viper was $1400-plus tax.

[Avenger]

I don't have a very expensive guitar. I paid $1000 in 2001 for my Taylor 410-K, which is lower end Taylor dred with satin finished koa sides and a three piece back.

[onemind]

I have a Taylor 412 I bought years ago, for a keyboard (I think it was a Korg X3, or somthing like that, plus about 600 bucks), Nice as much acoustic as I need I haven't picked it up in ages, it's actually looking at me from the corner taunting. I did buy a used Breedlove for 1000. last year but couldn't get used to the neck.

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[Seegs]

I've had a couple of expensive Acoustics...a Santa Cruz Vintage Artist and a Guild F50 Jumbo...both were really great guitars and for some reason they didn't stick around...

I guess because I was concentrating on the electric at that time and and I couldn't really justify such high dollar items sittin' around and collecting dust...

Now that I am starting to do some acoustic projects I picked up a Tacoma DM18 for $700 and I love this guitar more than my high dollar ones from years past...beautifully balanced tone and it's just getting better the more I play it....it's starting to really open up...

I just got done installing a K&K Ultra Pure pu system in it and while this guitar has always sounded great acoustically...it now sounds great when plugged in...great pu!!

Chow,
Seegs

I paid $2300 for my '99 614CEab. It is a fantastic fingerstyle guitar. I have become more of a dred player because I prefer the volume and lower end, and usually play out with my '92 K20CE that I paid $1400 used.


I don't play bars, but if I did I would probably use something along the lines of a Taylor 410CE.

Not too expensive, so you wouldn't worry about it getting dinged up, but still all of the playability of a Taylor. They were built to be gigged, IMO.





Jeff

[KRosser]

Dana Bourgeois dreadnaught - $1295 new/closeout from McCabes in Santa Monica about four years ago.

[erksin]

$900 for a lefty Montana-built 1994 Gibson Gospel new. I dig it, but acoustic is not my first love. If it was, I'd be all over a Collings 12-fret model - there is no other guitar that compares to my ears...

I got a pretty nice Simon & Patrick Rosewood CW for CAN$890 (with tax) this summer in Toronto.

It's actually my first steel string acoustic. I love it. Keep it in DADGAD most of the time.

[Brakhage]

I have a Alvarez Yairi WY-1SB that I paid $970 for. Great guitar for the price.

[r9player]

I use a Takamine EF-341SC .. not the greatest but very functional and good acoustic and plugged sound. "only" $600.
At the time for the same price I also could've gotten a big bodied Ovation (but someone else in Church already had one of these)
Besides that since you are in Germany.. guess Lakewood, Lowden would be two more local brands right?