Originally Posted by
wingsdad
First of all, a 'Folk' guitar is a particular type of acoustic guitar. Not all acoustic guitars are folk guitars. So this list is flawed to start with. It's bogus, to the point where it was either compiled out of ignorance or bliss from paid sponsorship by the listed Top 10-- or thier sellers. I note 2 of the 3 'sponsored links', paid Search Engine Marketing devices, are Musician's Fiend and Guitar Center. Still, only 4 of the 10 - Fender, Gretsch, Guild and Ovation - are all part of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. So why isn't Takamine, also now part of FMIC, on the list?
Just one example of how flawed this list is: John Lennon played an Epiphone, true...but a Casino, not an acoustic. Yamaha and Fender get similar credit for their electric players.
There's no way that Fender, Gretsch and Epiphone belong on any Top 10 Acoustic guitar list. I have a Guild made in Guild's prime, when they certainly rivaled Martin & Gibson. But I wouldn't consider today's Guilds among the Top 10, nor would I include Ovation or Yamaha.
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