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I think you should visit the acoustic music company in Brighton if you can, that's the place to find out what kind of guitar really works for you (well, it's best to live with a guitar for a bit and see how it develops you, people talk about guitars breaking in, I reckon it's often the players who get broken in by the guitar )
check out these guys http://www.soundpure.com/c/acoustic-guitars-flattops-/38
they do a test in 3 different ways for each guitar on sale, with really good players - youtube videos on here. They will send hifi recordings on request, but they expect you to be a genuine customer to get those
These show different styles of playing very nicely
Dynamically I have never found them wanting either, in fact straight out of the case, they always seem 'looser' than a brand new Martin to me.
None of this really helps the OP, I suspect. Clearly acoustics polarise opinion!
I have never tried the upmarket Taylors for more than a few minutes
Certainly acoustics are completely personal, that store in Brighton had £6k guitars that sounded awful to me, and others that were amazing
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All correct of course
Also remember the old trick - that some shops selling mostly cheaper guitars often keep a badly set up expensive brand guitar on show to make punters the cheap brand is just as good
An easy way to avoid the issue is to go to a shop full of used pro-level guitars, they will almost all be setup properly
Unless you can find a shop that does setup guitars properly - there are a few good acoustic shops around the UK: Frailers, Mairants, Acoustic music co in Brighton, Sounds great and Coda have a few, although picking a quiet moment is hard in Coda. Big box-shifter shops are not the best place to try acoustics. Some classical shops stock a load: Forsyths in Manchester has plenty of Atkins usually, etc
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I played a used (very pearly) RK OM type a few months ago that was astonishingly good. It's the only one I have ever played, so I can't vouch for the brand beyond that particular guitar - it may just have been one of those rare 'gems'. It was seriously impressive.
That said, if you can afford it, I'd by a Martin. If you look after it, it will be a companion for life.....
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Glad you got sorted out in the end. A good acoustic is a great thing to own - sounds like you've chosen well.
Hope you really enjoy it.
If I see a second hand ooo15m I'll think about it.. But £1.1k seems too much when looking at what I paid for this beast!
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