Acoustic guitar purchase—-help needed

Electric guys usually like Taylor's.

martin

Don't, get one of those that are as thin as an electric, you will never be satisfied with the sound of it.

I like an applause too, nostalgic purposes. Taylors are legit though.

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I’m having a hard time getting the feel for the thickness of the body on acoustics.... I’m thinking on the lines of a thin/thinnish body in the $500-800 range.

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Ovations with the super shallow bowl might be just what the doctor ordered - they're always going to sound better plugged in - just the nature of it. I'm in the minority, of course, but I dig Ovations.

Thank you guys for the input. I’ll check them all out.

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He'd find a Martin neck way too thick and wide.

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I don’t mind thick necks, it’s the body that bothers me. Is the neck thicker than a 50’s Les Paul?

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I don’t mind thick necks, it’s the body that bothers me.

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The body thickness is something that you will get used to, if you find a guitar that sounds and plays great. Those are the main things to look for, sound quality and playability, of course structurally sound too. Make sure to check out some used ones, and look for a deal.
A quality guitar with some scratches, is better than a beauty, that never sounds right. The best acoustic guitar that I own now(maybe ever) came from a pawn shop and cost 250 bucks. It's a Takamine that was made in Japan and has a few scratches on the cedar top, back and sides are perfect though. I couldn't spend 1,000 bucks and get a better guitar.
Also be sure and check out the Canadian Guitars, Simon & Patrick, Seagull, Norman.

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I got a Taylor 210 with some buckle rash for $400 on Facebook Marketplace a few years back.

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That was a really good buy.

Keep in mind too that it was only recently that CNC became commonplace cutting necks ... before that, six different guys contoured six carve-spec necks with very rough templates and subsequent variances.

And then how passive or aggressive the sander is during the sanding process further influences contours.

Then you have things like neck accidentally got dropped, or pinged against a table edge, and a nick needs to be sanded out to pass QC? Presto, a spot neck contour variation.

My point is even specs that allegedly don't deviate, use as a rough gauge. Don't swear by them. And if they are that important, try before you buy or secure from a vendor with a liberal return policy, where you can get your money back "because the neck just doesn't feel right" to you.

And if small body and low action are priorities, get an electric and play it clean perhaps? Or fit it with a piezo and utilize acoustic amps, acoustic sims, acoustic plug-ins? Lot more optioms from which to pick too. Just a thought.