Gibson or Taylor or Martin

Martin.  I like the tone.  I like the feel of the neck.

- Zurf

The question isn't what you would chose for him, but what you would choose for you and why. 

- Zurf

Easy,
One of each.
The Taylor for the electronics, the Gibson for the neck, and the Martin for the body.
Just kidding about all 3. Play all 3, opt for the one that feels best in your hands, fills your practical musical needs, and agrees with your budget.

I have a Gibson J-45 and personally think it's the greatest instrument ever made, but that's my modest opinion only. Decisions, decisions..........

Good question, but it's all personal preffrence. I'v been shoping the high end guitars and between the three, my personal choice is the Tayler hands down.(not to take anything away from the other two) But like everyone on chorie will tell you, go out to the guitar store and play them all. I took that advice myself when I started shoping, and I came across a guitar brand called breedlove. Now my problem is I always wanted a Tayler, but I think I like the breedlove better.(but thats my problem). This probably didn't help you out at all. But to enyone out there getting ready to purchase your first high end guitar, Take your time and play them all.

Totally agree.  I think Tak makes a great guitar.  I had a EAN10C (cedar top) that I thought I would never get rid of (and I wouldn't have if something special hadn't come along and I needed to turn one over) but I'd buy it again.  On the higher end, the Tak 75 is an incredible guitar.  Definitely undervalued and a great buy.

Santa Cruz, Collings, Lowden's - all great guitars but a step up in cash, no question.

Hey there Phil, Yea I have my new guitar, a D-42 Martin. After decieding on Martin it took me a month to deciede on which model I wanted. I found that the D-45 had a bit too much bling-bling for me and I also felt that the D-42 had a sound that I preferred. As far as Santa Cruz and Collins go I am not familar with these guitars.

Hi Weaser, buying a good acoustic guitar is always difficult. WHY: in most cases $$$$$$.
But I did some pretty good business on eBay, we have a very strong currency, the EURO, and a guitar with a price like 2000$ will cost me 1450€, and that guitar will have a price in an European Music Store of 2500€. Even after paying the import and VAT, it will cost me about 1700€.
In fact, at this time, I don't have the money to buy a guitar like Santa Cruz, ot Taylor. (I had a car crash in 09/2000, started to work again as a DOC, but had to stop, because I suffered too much, I was destroying my body, and I am not joking, they did surgery again in 09/2005, with the purpôse to being better, and I even was so convinced that it would be allright a few months later, and I was even accepted as MD on a cruise line, my ChILD DREAM. But I was the only one, all my friends told me that I was crazy, and they were right: I WAS BLIND. Today, it is even so difficult to accept the fact that work ends for me here. The only +thing is, I am overinsured, even the taxman told me that I was probably the best insured independant in Belgium, you need 3 people to earn what I earn. BUT give me all the money in the world: NOTHING WILL CHANGE, and I can ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPT that fact. I have it real difficult, depending on a lot of people, and the only thing that keeps me acting positive isn't my family, but MY PC, and CHORDIE, also my guitars, and the fact that I was never a sportif type, my passion are watching movies, and I do hope that nobody suffers like I do.) My BIGGEST passion, except watching movies, are my collection of guitars, and the fact that I can write about my feelings, also here on chordie. The time I started on Monday with 50$, and returned Friday with a lot more is over.
But HERE I MAKE FRIENDS, and I love chordie because they support you, they help you...
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In my opinion all 3 are good guitars I think like phil said, its a matter of $$$ and of course the sound and feel you're looking for! I personally prefer the Gibson J-45 although I have always been partial to Gibsons I have a good friend who has a 1976 martin D45 herringbone which is beautiful and sounds great but shape of the neck wasn't as comfortable as the gibson. The taylor I've played in stores and find the sound is great but there is something about the fingerboard that didn't feel as comfortable. But thats just me, and I am more of a blues player than anything else and for acoustic blues it has to be the J45! But all that said, I wish you all the best with your new axe!