The ten best acoustic guitars are

[markb]

That list does not seem like it was well put together. Not that those companies make bad guitars. The tone of the article makes it seem as though the writer was writing for the non-playing reader as opposed to gearheads such as most of us.

It felt more like a desperate attempt to think of ten guitar brands to me. Look at the Gretsch list. Bo Diddley?? Acoustic Gretsch?? :

Oh, and Gibsons are great acoustics because of the electronics they use? Purr-leeease

I disagree about the "folk guitar" tag. A folk guitar is a guitar you use to play any kind of folk music. I've played folk music on Les Pauls, strats and teles as well as a variety o nice acoustics.

[Eric***]

It felt more like a desperate attempt to think of ten guitar brands to me.

That's exactly what I thought when I saw the list.

So...what would be a good top-10 list? Seems to me that Takamine, Seagull/Godin, Larrivee, and possibly Breedlove would make the cut. I don't have a lot of experience with a lot of acoustics, but those are ones that I've played and liked that weren't on the list.

[markb]

That's exactly what I thought when I saw the list.

So...what would be a good top-10 list? Seems to me that Takamine, Seagull/Godin, Larrivee, and possibly Breedlove would make the cut. I don't have a lot of experience with a lot of acoustics, but those are ones that I've played and liked that weren't on the list.

Here's a few off the top of my head and in no particular order based on instruments I've played.

Any of these manufacturers will get you a fine guitar which you will keep.

Martin (but nothing with X in the model name)
Gibson (includes pre-1970 Epiphone)
Guild (older is better but the new Chinese guitars are still excellent)
Larrivee
Yamaha (high end, no APXes)
Maton
Santa Cruz
Takamine (for stage use only)

For lower budgets I'd happily play any of the following. Bear in mind that many cheaper guitars are made by a small number of builders and badged

Cort (variable, shop around)
current Epiphone (certain models, and not the J160e)
Fender (variable, shop around)
Tanglewood (might be UK only)
Crafter
Any of the Godin brands (Seagull, Simon & Patrick, Art & Lutherie)
Walden
Blueridge
Johnson Carolina / Recording King (see what I mean about badging)


A few more than 10 and I've probably missed loads of perfectly good guitars.

Also, note what a guitar snob I am

[phoenix_p0]

My friend has a Takamine, can't remember the exact model but it's a great guitar. Fantastic sound. Only problem is a buzz created by a slightly loose fitting battery pack...

Other than that though, list seems fairly reasonable.

I'm actually glad to see Yamaha on there - not the most glamorous name, I know, but my big dreadnought sounds fantastic.