This is why i love this forum. I have a Martin D 16 which i love, full booming tone and just an all around fantastic guitar, payed about $900 used 3 or 4 yrs ago. I just bought a Taylor 414 ce and haven't really played it much as I got it off Ebay and wanted it set up to my liking, but in the short time I have had it, I love it. Very easy neck to play, straight and narrow (great for my lil smokies i call fingers) and just a bright, even tone that sounds fantastic to my ears! I highlight this because isnt that what it's really all about? What sounds good to us? I have a bunch of guitars, some "high end" some "cheapos", but they all have their place to me. Sometimes my $50 epi LP Jr. makes a sound that sounds better to me for a particular tune than my $2000 standard. It all boils down to taste, and personally I don't have a favorite flavor, just grab an axe and play what comes out.