Wednesday, March 18, 2026

29 thoughts on “What’s the best acoustic guitar ever? #martinguitar

  • D18 or D28. Preferably both! Until then I’ll keep picking away on a piece of junk that I only paid £60 for… and I think that was generous. Until I save enough for the Dreadnaught.

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  • Considering I have only played cheap guitars since I work for a living, I haven't a clue. But from the ones I have played…I like Guild acoustics

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  • I’m a Seagull guy for the rest of my life. They’re beautiful, sound amazing, easy to play, and affordable.

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  • Electric guitars are a diamond dozen and pretty much all of them are decent however… When it comes to acoustic guitars… You absolutely get what you pay for

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  • It’s so subjective but I’ve played a lot of em and I find a J35 to be the most comfortable best sounding guitar to play

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  • Cheap tanglewood I was gifted years ago that's covered in scratches and stickers. It's really rich, bassy and plays super smooth.

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  • Don’t know the number but I had a cheapo Fender for a couple of decades. Sounded great with the sound hole pickup.

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  • Trick question imo although the Martin D18 is a beauty.

    There’s tons of good sounding ones and I’ll suggest some of my favorites that aren’t cheap made like a squier or a rogue or a Mitchell

    Cheap$ :Epiphione Dove or Hummingbird. Sigma DR8.

    Affordable$$:Eastman E10, epiphone j200, Yamaha FG 850, gretcsh5024.

    Expensive$$$:I’d say a Maton 808, Taylor 814, Martin D28

    Ridiculous$$$$: LowdinF35,Lakewood M56 KOA

    Never gonna see at a shop$$$$$$$$:Greenfield G4.

    It also depends on how good the hands are holding the instrument. As a guitar player myself, I’ve witnessed a bunch of players make pawnshop junk sound better than a brand new custom shop guitar worth thousands.

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  • Of the acoustics I’ve had, Epiphone DR-400 MCE master built and a 1970s Ventura were the best. Those are the only 2 I’ve kept. The Ventura needs some work done on it. It’s worked hard for 50 years.

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  • Well for Martin it’s actually the D-28, but of all time it’s the Gibson J-45, Hummingbird, or SJ-200 depending which sound you want. Never a mahogany back and sides for a Martin.

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  • The Martin D18 is a great guitar but I think the Martin sigma D18 is one of the best guitars cause rock legend Kurt Cobain used it

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  • Well in this case, it may have a lot to do with who's playing it why it sounded that good.

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