2. Why?
Acoustic guitars make a nice sound when you play
them. We enjoy listening to that sound.
Doing this project helps us know which guitar makes
the nicest sound and which provides the best bang
for your buck.
3. Guitar Center
Criteria Taylor 210CEG Martin DCX1E Epiphone AJ-
200E
Material Sitka Spruce Spruce and Spruce and
Mahogany Mahogany
Shape Dreadknot Cut away Dreadknot
Pick Guard Yes Yes Yes
Finish Glossy body, Satin Glossy
Satin back
Tuners Chrome Die-Cast Chrome Die-cast Premium Chrome
Neck Width 1.69” 1.75” 1.69”
Strings Steel Steel Steel
Sound
4. Kennelly Keys
Criteria Taylor 314CE Martin 1 Series Epiphone E-J200
Material Solid wood Sitka Spruce Maple
Shape Cutaway Dreadknot Jumbo
Pick Guard No Yes Yes
Finish Glossy body, Satin Natural Gloss Glossy
back body, Satin back
Tuners Grover Closed-gear Grover
Grover
Neck width 1.75” 1.75” 1.68”
Strings Steel Steel Steel
Sound
5. Store Results
Criteria Guitar Center Kennelly Keys Trading Musician
Price E-199.99 E-399.95 Relatively cheap,
M-678.98 M-899.95 good quality
T-199.99 T-1,399.99 guitars started
around $100
Availability Had a lot of every Mostly Yamahas, Only used
brand some Martins lots instruments, none
of Epiphones, little of brands we
Taylors wanted
Customer Service Great! New lots about the Didn’t
instruments. acknowledge our
prescience.
7. Recommendation
We recommend thee Martin guitar from Guitar
Center. It was the best because the sounds was crispy
and angelic, the look was fabulous, and the wood
was top quality. Though the price is high the guitar is
worth it.
8. Authoritative Source
sweetwater.com
Acoustic Guitar Buying Guide
Helped us a lot, gave us the general information
about each of our criteria. Showed how the criteria
affected the sound and quality of each guitar.
