Alvarez, Michael Kelly, and Ibanez all have exotic wood product lines. I would recommend any of them any day, and they're a good deal cheaper than Taylor or Martin. Granted, if you've got the bread to snag yourself either of those two, and that's what you like, I'm not going to make any effort to stop you. Still, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to check those brands out as well.
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Music Gear Review - Keyboard/MIDI and Songwriting Editor/Mod
"I don't like it, and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it." - Erwin Schrodinger, on Quantum Physics
Keys: Nord Stage 88, Nord Lead 2, Yamaha W7
Upton Bass Custom Upright, BSX Allegro EUB, '80s Peavey T-40, MIM Active Jazz Bass, Godin BG-5, Fender Bassman 100, `68 Fender Bassman 50 head, Gallien-Krueger Fusion 550, SWR (pre-Fender) Goliath III 4x10, Markbass 2x10 Traveler