Gibson Acoustic Guitars vs. Martin/Taylor?

Martin will always be the cream of the crop for me. Such a warm resonant tone. Perfect acoustic guitar in my mind.

Taylors I have never liked. Tinny, brassy, not for me.

Gibsons are nice, but the hummingbird always sounded too boomy to me. Other models are great, but not as good as Martin imo.

I like the way martin's sound. gibsons are nice and taylors are my least favorite out of the 3.

the Orginal Martin D-28, which is now HD-28. is the standard that all other guitars are compared too.

taylor make quality products across the board

Gibson has a a different type of sound I could not justify the price tag for.

Martin guitars have a warmer sound while Taylor is bright. In my opinion you have to pay 2k or more to get the true Martin sound, but with a Taylor you can spend half of that for an equal quality sounding product, and even less. My Taylor was around 1100 and I love it; but then again, I prefer the brighter sound for acoustics and think they are better for my style. I do a lot of rythym finger picking (you can adjust brightness by simply changing strings - elixir would be poppy and bright, D'addario would be woody/warmer).

With that said. the upper level Martins are the standard for acoustics, nothing can truly top them. They are just expensive, and really out of a lot of people's price range.

For a Gibson they have more of a woody sound; if that makes any sense. I think they make some quality guitars though, and are very reasonably priced. You really need to sit down and play, play many guitars. Find what is comfortable for you, and find what sound you like.