re: If you were upgrading your acoustic, what would you get?

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My point is that you can find quality solid wood guitars for the price of their laminates.

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I'm not aware of many solid wood guitars in the $600–$700 price range of a Taylor 110 for example—but I'm no authority on this stuff and for all I know, there may be many such acoustics on the market. I believe a Seagull S-6 is solid wood, but I can't recall for sure. Maybe some Epiphone models—or even a Gibson in the under-$1000 price range? Anyway, I'd be the first to tell the OP to compare any solid wood guitar with comparably-priced Taylors, Martins, etc. Absolutely. Or maybe a used solid wood—last summer I picked up a used Larrivee L-03 for $650, and I love the thing.