it really depends on ur own personal opinion. not ur friends, no matter how much experience he or she has. I personally love Martin acoustics because they are very high quality and have a great tone. on the other hand i never really liked ovations although they are good guitars i just do not like the style. you need to go to ur local music store and sit down with a few different guitars and just try them for urself. go with ur own choice and you will not be dissappointed.

Get an ovation. Get it to a music store and get it set up right. With any guitar, you should get a professional to juice it up. It'll only cost about $20. I play a Celebrity too, and it's pretty great, unless you want to be able to be more percussive with your guitar. I recommend either a taylor or a Takamine. They're more versatile than martins.

i have the perfect choice of acoustic/electric guitar for you and it has the look of an electric guitar. it is a 400 guitar on sale for 200 at music123.com its a Peavey generation custom ex now what it is,is a beautiful electric guitar but it has a switch on it that when it is plugged in ur amp you can switch from electric to acoustic so you can play the guitar and then flip the switch nd it will sound like ur playing an acoustic without the bulkyness of an acousti. so will have the best of...

I use Ovations for performing (I have a 12 string and a six-string) and for me they're the best electro-acoustics in the world. The curved back does make them more difficult to play sitting down, though!

I also have a Little Martin travel guitar with built in electrics, and that's pretty awesome too. Go to a music shop, and try out as many electro-acoustics as are in your price range, and see which one sounds and plays the way you want.
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