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easybeat, I noticed the string squeeks.  I found that coated strings like Elixir strings and even the monel Retro strings by Martin  cut down the squeeking. I use both.

I understand perfectly. I was in my local music store looking at 12 strings. My wife said try one of these over her. It was a Taylor GS series maple body ,spruce top. It blew me away at how big it sounded. But the price was big also. I went across the state to a huge guitar store to find something cheaper that I might like. Nothing at the other store hit me like the GS. The sound haunted me. So I went back and they gave me a heck of a discount. $1,000 like Beamer. I bought it and don't regret it at all. The next week I was back in the store where I bought the 12 string. The sales guy told me another guy that was looking at the 12 string came in the next day after I bought it,  to buy it. Boy, I was lucky. And the best part is my wife was OK with buying it.

Hope you find a better replacement. Remember , the search is half the enjoyment.

There were two stores I used to go to that had rooms for you to play loud. Sadly they closed also. I do order on line but I needed TRS cables and didn't want to wait. I do most of my guitar related shopping at a different store but it 10 miles farther.

Amy, leave your Martin in the case for a while. After a bit go back and play a few songs on it. It's like finding an old friend. I have 4 acoustics and 2 electrics and every time I get one out I haven't played for a while it's OH...Yeah  that's why I bought you.

I like Dunlop .73 with the little gripper things on them. As I get older it seems harder to grip a pick where I want it. I do have a few odd picks and still look for what's new. It seems like a lot of people like the .73's in a lot of different styles.

I like western (Cowboy) music. I went to a concert at a Christian College dressed in my cowboy duds. At the break I was talking to the band, The head of the college walked up to me and thanked me for the great show. He thought I was part of the band.  I told him I only wished I was. So I'd say If you got 'em , wear em.

James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt on Neil Young's Harvest Moon.

There are a lot of videos on You Tube about the demise of Gibson. They need to pay a $300,000 Million bond in July 2018 and most don't believe they can pay it back. Gibson has bought many smaller electronic company's trying to branch out and it's not working. Part of their money problems. They also are seeing Quality issues and are trying to put out new models or new colors that aren't working for customers. Their auto tuners were a disaster and they no longer have them on new models.    Phillip McNight (Know Your Gear) has a few videos out and seems to think they will survive. Either they will reorganize in bankruptcy or someone will buy them out. He seems to think either way Gibson will be stronger for it. Only time will tell.

I have an older 4 string Ibanez TR series bass. I love it . It has the nicest neck on a bass I've ever played. I use it mostly for recording. I'll never get rid of it.

I have written many western songs and this story interests me a lot. It's hard to figure how these ideas get into our heads. As Phill said I can't wait for the next installment.

The last one I bought because it was unique. It's a 1994 Orville ES-335.  Orville is Japan's made by Gibson brand. It is a Gibson in every way. What I liked was the pickups were actual Gibson and the headstock was Gibson with the Flowerpot inlay. Gibson Spec's all the way. Doing research I found most experts say it's better quality than Gibson's of the same period. It plays and sounds like a dream. Although it has had a fret job done. The Luthier who did the fret job said it belongs in a museum. It was a happy unexpected find.
So again my answer is "Just one more !